By Joe Mathews This week, California should give thanks for Cheech. Richard Anthony Marin deserves our gratitude not just because his new autobiography, “Cheech Is Not My Real Name … But Don’t Call Me Chong,” is the best California book of the year. Or because he provides hope that short, bald men still can be […]
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By Ginga Kolata, New York Times When Jason Lalli tore his left anterior cruciate ligament at age 26, he thought he would be fine as soon as he had his knee repaired. As a soccer player who competed through college and then on recreational teams, he knew that A.C.L. injuries could be debilitating but also […]
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By Noah Glick, KUNR As Nevada’s gubernatorial race begins to heat up, current Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval says he hopes one key piece of his legacy remains intact for the next administration. Sandoval says he wants to hear what all the candidates have to say, but there’s one specific issue on his mind. “Obviously, I’m […]
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With Black Friday just days away and the holiday season here, the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office offers 12 Tips of Holiday Safety to help people stay focused on personal safety. Be careful not to get so caught up in the shopping frenzy that you lose awareness of your surroundings. If you see suspicious activity in […]
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By Kathryn Reed It was a bit of a grade-school level civics lesson for those who sat through the South Lake Tahoe mayor’s address on Tuesday. It was not about laying a path for the future. It wasn’t about what the council has done in his one year holding the gavel. It wasn’t about how […]
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A South Lake Tahoe man was arrested in Gardnerville on a slew of drug charges. Douglas County deputies stopped a vehicle on Nov. 19 at 7:37pm for alleged traffic violations. The car matched one that was called in that evening as being suspicious by the reporting party. The passenger, Patrick MacRoberts, 45, from South Lake […]
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By Maria Mircheva In the time of Thanksgiving, we at the Sugar Pine Foundation are thinking of the people and organizations that have made our work possible. We are especially thankful to the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation and Patagonia, our first funders, but also to all our partners and volunteers. Twelve years ago, the Sugar […]
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By Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times Regina Bateson was at home trying to get her young children to fall asleep before they realized Donald Trump would be their next president. Jessica Morse was volunteering in an empty office in Colorado surrounded by the wreckage of Hillary Clinton’s failed campaign. Roza Calderon felt like she […]
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The Adopt A Child Christmas Tree is decorated with wish list items from more than 150 Live Violence Free family members. People have until Dec. 11 to pick a child to buy gifts for. All gifts must be delivered to LVF no later than Dec. 15. All children’s gifts are to be unwrapped. Adult gifts […]
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By Bart Chambers Cooking is the leading cause of home fires and fire injuries and Thanksgiving Day is one of the peak days for home cooking fires. According to the National Fire Protection Association, U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated 1,760 home cooking fires on Thanksgiving in 2015. Unattended cooking was the leading contributing […]
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