Geoff Schladow, director of the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center, will provide the annual state of the lake lecture on July 26. He will talk about the most important factors that affected the health of Lake Tahoe last year. This is an opportunity to learn about the most pressing issues for this year and the new programs […]
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Operation Dry Water is a year-round boating under the influence awareness and enforcement campaign. The mission of ODW is to reduce the number of alcohol- and drug-related accidents and fatalities through increased recreational boater awareness and by fostering a stronger and more visible deterrent to alcohol use on the water. Operation Dry Water’s heightened […]
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Talks are under way to build 50 to 75 units at the Y in South Lake Tahoe. The California Tahoe Conservancy has been working with Sutter Capital Group, owners of the Crossing, to acquire neighboring CTC parcels. The two entitie sare in exclusive negotiations. In the next month CTC hopes to have a pre-application meeting […]
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By Ted Gaines This Sunday marks the 11th anniversary of the devastating Angora Fire. I will never forget the severity of what I saw 11 years ago when I toured the wreckage left behind from this destructive fire. The community has done a remarkable job of picking up the pieces and rebuilding their homes and […]
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Rick Hopkins, co-owner and senior conservation biologist at Live Oak Associates Inc., will make a presentation July 21 arguing against “traditional kill strategies” to control population of predators. The event will take place at the Donner Memorial State Park Visitor Center in Truckee. Doors open at 5 and the program begins at 5:30pm. There is […]
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By Susan Wood Interim City Manager Dirk Brazil sat across the table from citizens Wednesday for a fireside-type chat where he heard topics as diverse as the ones he’s faced in the two weeks of being on the job. South Lake Tahoe Mayor Wendy David introduced Brazil, who replaced former manager Nancy Kerry after a […]
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By Andrea Pitzer What does it mean that the United States of America is taking children from their parents and detaining them in camps? News of a tent city dedicated to holding children in harsh conditions should evoke alarm, not least because child detention has a long and nasty history. For centuries, children have been […]
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By Ariella Gintzler, Outside As of this month, customers can purchase North Face apparel that’s been worn, torn, washed, and restored to like-new condition through a collaboration with the Renewal Workshop. The new site, called the North Face Renewed, launched earlier this month with a limited collection of refurbished items, mostly factory rejects and damaged returns. The items, which […]
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By Associated Press CVS Health is making prescription deliveries nationwide to accommodate the heightened expectations of convenience from consumers. Comment on this story The nation’s second-largest drugstore chain says it also will make home deliveries of other items, like allergy medicines, vitamins or household products. The service will cost $4.99 for deliveries made in one […]
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By Melissa Matheney, KRNV-TV Inspectors say 20 to 30 dams in the Truckee Meadows are categorized as “high hazard.” The “high hazard” rating means if they were to breach, there would be catastrophic damage that could result in severe flooding. The Bureau of Reclamation maintains dams at Tahoe, Prosser, Boca, Stampede and Lahontan reservoirs. A […]
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