By Kathryn Reed A spotlight is being shined on a private street with a very public profile. Herbert Avenue in South Lake Tahoe is one of those streets that is popular with people who live in the neighborhood. They use is to avoid Ski Run Boulevard. Now the developers of Whole Foods 365 wants to […]
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By Van Butsic, Henry McCann and Jeffrey Mount, San Francisco Chronicle California’s forests are on fire, with tragic consequences for communities around the state. While the firestorm in the Wine Country has made international headlines, many small mountain communities also were aflame or on high alert. The focus now is on saving lives and protecting […]
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By Emily Swanson and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, AP Adult caregivers looking after aging relatives and friends have little training for their stressful roles but still find the experience rewarding, according to a poll released last week. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey finds that long-term caregivers don’t just provide rides to the doctor […]
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By Anjeanette Damon, Reno Gazette-Journal AT&T is the business that has applied for a substantial sales and use tax refund, claiming it mistakenly paid Nevada taxes it owed other states, according to a statement released Saturday by the company’s Nevada president. The company could receive as much as $27 million back over three years, […]
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By Nick Zaccardi, NBC Sports Double Olympic snowboard champion Shaun White suffered a serious crash in training in New Zealand for the second time in as many months. White was in the hospital after a “straight up old fashioned face plant” while preparing for the Olympic season, he said in an Instagram post Saturday. “I’ve always lived my […]
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By Shivani Vora, New York Times Natural disasters like Hurricanes Maria and Irma and the recent wildfires in California have led to a spate of warnings from countries that want to caution their citizens about the risk of traveling to the United States, but the advisories are also noting potential for violence in the wake […]
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· On Nov. 18 at 10am there will be a book sale at the South Lake Tahoe Library on Rufus Allen Boulevard. Friends of the Library members are allowed in at 9am. · Heavenly Mountain and Northstar ski resorts plan to start making snow Nov. 1 prior to opening day Nov. 17. Kirkwood plans on […]
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A GoFundMe account has been set up for Tina Pearce as she fights for her life. On Oct. 12, Pearce was on Interstate 80 with her beloved 12-year-old beagle Lucy going to the 24-hour emergency vet in Reno when her vehicle was hit head-on by a drunken driver, driving on the wrong side of highway. […]
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To the community, Once the money goes into the General Fund it can end up anywhere, that’s why this Measure C is a good tax (if there is a good tax) because it is a specific fund that cannot be used for anything but what it’s voted on. Specifically this started as a way to […]
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By Emily Zentner, Sacramento Bee A group of Sacramento area bicyclists took off on a 150-mile ride on Oct. 20 to commemorate a similar record-breaking ride taken in 1917. Jeff Barker, 49, of El Dorado Hills organized the Centennial Ride to honor the 100th anniversary of Eugene Hepting and Abbie Budd’s bicycle trip from Sacramento […]
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