Life imitated art in a dangerous way on Tuesday when two youngsters started a fire by the apartments on Lake Tahoe Boulevard just below South Tahoe High School. “The 8- and 10-year-old girls are fans of ‘Naked and Afraid’ and wanted to start a survival fire,” Police Chief Brian Uhler told Lake Tahoe News. (This […]
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By Carolyn Wilke, Sacramento Bee A recent report by UC Davis gave a grim assessment on the health of forests around Lake Tahoe. The threats facing them include white pine blister rust, an invasive fungus, and bark beetles, an insect that attacks trees. And both of these were exacerbated by the recent drought. From 2015 […]
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· Live Violence Free’s annual gala is Sept. 15, 5-8:30-pm at the Landing Resort in South Lake Tahoe. The $85 tickets are available online. · The 43rd annual Truckee Pro Rodeo is Aug. 26-27. For details, go online. · The Village at Squaw Valley continues its longstanding tradition of raising a glass to Labor Day […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal Federal financial assistance is starting to flow into Nevada to help defray an estimated $30 million in damage from two flooding events in much of the state in January and February. The state Division of Emergency Management already has $4 million in authority from the federal government for the […]
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By Angela Hart, Sacramento Bee California’s high housing costs are driving poor and middle income people out of their housing like never before. While some are fleeing coastal areas for cheaper living inland, others are leaving the state altogether. Homelessness is on the rise. California is home to 12 percent of the U.S. population, but […]
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A nearly 15 acre fire burning two miles south of Spooner Summit is 5 percent contained. It started about 2pm Aug. 22 from lightning. The Genoa Peak Fire is creeping and smoldering in timber and brush, according to the U.S. Forest Service. No structures are threatened at this time. Two helicopters are working the fire […]
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Caltrans is identifying and marking dead and dying trees that could impact the safety of the traveling public along state highways. The effort is part of an on-going need to address over 102 million dead trees that have died due to drought and bark beetle infestation since 2010. Caltrans is marking potentially hazardous trees along […]
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Women As Change Makers, a one-day summit featuring the region’s best and brightest women, will delve into what it really take to grow a business, nurture a career, find balance, and forge lasting relationships. The female speakers have taken the road less traveled, learned valuable lessons along the way, and cultivated success on their own […]
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By Kim Burrows, KRNV-TV Shane Roskie just moved to Reno from Parker, Colo., to be closer to his girlfriend. The two quickly realized that the housing market was tight. He purchased a new home in Double Diamond with his girlfriend because he couldn’t find one in an already established neighborhood. “There’s not much available so […]
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By Kathryn Reed CAMP RICHARDSON – On the same day when climate change and what that means for potential wildland fires dominated the conversation, the reality of the threat came to fruition hours later as firefighters fought multiple blazes from lightning strikes. Speaker after speaker on Tuesday dwelled on the health of local forests and […]
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