By Kathryn Reed Tests on the water of the Tahoe Keys canals continue to show blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria. The toxic algae have been in the lagoons of this South Lake Tahoe neighborhood since at least Aug. 11. “Based on the levels being detected in last week’s samples, coupled with the site-indicators present […]
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By Kathryn Reed While the 2017-18 budget is on Tuesday’s South Lake Tahoe council docket, an item tucked on the consent agenda may be the bigger news. Employees not represented by a union are voluntarily rejiggering how they get paid in an effort to save the city money and provide themselves with a cushion if […]
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By Lisa Herron As we drive through the state and national forests we have all seen the Smokey Bear fire danger rating signs. What do those signs mean and what are the criteria for low, moderate, high, very high and extreme ratings? What is the National Fire Danger Rating System? The National Fire Danger Rating […]
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By Paul Wiseman, AP The American workplace is grueling, stressful and hostile. So concludes an in-depth study of 3,066 U.S. workers by the Rand Corp., Harvard Medical School and UCLA. Among the findings: • Nearly 1 in 5 workers — a share the study calls “disturbingly high” — say they face a hostile or threatening […]
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Motorists can expect longer delays on a section of Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe beginning next week because lane restrictions will be increased. Work has been suspended for the Labor Day weekend. Beginning Tuesday at 12:01am the contractor is permitted to reduce the highway to one open lane in each direction around the clock […]
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By Julie Carr Smyth and James Anderson, AP Nevada’s Brian Sandoval is part of a bipartisan group of governors urging Congress to retain the federal health care law’s individual mandate while seeking to stabilize individual insurance markets as legislators continue work on a long-term replacement law. The recommendation spearheaded by Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a […]
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The Slinkard Fire is estimated to be 9,00 acres with 12 percent containment as of early Friday night. Topaz has been evacuated north of Highway 89 to the Nevada state line. For public safety, Highway 89 remains closed between highways 395 and 4 (at Monitor Pass). Highway 395 is closed from the junction of Highway […]
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Alpenglow Sports in Tahoe City is having an event just for women on Sept. 27 from 6:30-9pm. Anita Sports Bras will have bras for every body type and activity. Whether you need a bra for low impact activities like yoga, or high impact sports like running that bra will be available. This will be a […]
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Thanks to an $8,000 grant from Dog Day in the Park, the Tahoe Unleashed Dog Park in the North Tahoe Regional Park has added dog agility equipment to the small dog, large dog and outback areas of the park. Dog Day in the Park was instrumental in developing and constructing the Tahoe Unleashed Dog Park […]
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By Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times The Trump administration is considering overhauling a program that allows foreign college students to work temporarily in the United States, sparking panic among operators of ski resorts and concessions at state and national parks who rely heavily on such seasonal help. In a conference call Wednesday, ski resort […]
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