By Larry Weitzman In case you are wondering, RMAC is the acronym for the River Management Advisory Committee, a committee set up in the early 1980s by the Board of Supervisors to help advise them on river and nearby land use issues. It is composed of more than five members who have a vested interest […]
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By Emily DeRuy, Bay Area News Group That old line about getting college students to attend events on campus by offering free pizza is no joke for some young people these days. In a first-of-its-kind study that looks into the issue of hunger on college campuses nationwide, 13 percent of households with students at community colleges […]
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Four brothers from San Francisco have been arrested on theft charges. They are accused of stealing high-end mountain bikes from various locations in Truckee, Tahoe City, Squaw Valley, and Carson City. Surveillance images caught the suspects committing the thefts, but no specific identifiable information could be established. Investigators were able to determine the make and model […]
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A fifth board member is coming to the CalTahoe Joint Powers Authority board – a rep from Fallen Leaf Lake Fire Department. The JPA operates the ambulance service on the South Shore. It has been functioning as a four-member board with two people from South Lake Tahoe and two from Lake Valley. This has not […]
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By Siobhan McAndrew and Marcella Corona, Reno Gazette-Journal The Voltaire Canyon Fire was burning an estimated 100 acres and was 25 percent contained. Voluntary evacuations were still in place for the Carson Indian Colony, said Erica Hupp, of the Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest. “There was one house that was in immediate danger, but crews were able to […]
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By Elizabeth Shogren, High Country News Near the end of 2005, Louise Helton had one of those life-changing moments that usually only happen in Hollywood movies. Friends had invited her to join Nevada movers and shakers in an ostentatiously decorated Las Vegas casino ballroom to hear former President Bill Clinton speak. He challenged the audience […]
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To the community, Cannot tell you how much your article on media access means to me and a host of other living in ED Hills, Serrano. You hit that nail squarely on the head. There is a pending lawsuit as of April 17, but access to us has been limited these past four years. I […]
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By Thomas Moore, Las Vegas Sun Nevada’s legalization of recreational marijuana has made life easier for users but more difficult for gaming companies, something the Nevada Gaming Commission hopes to address in a special meeting on Thursday. Legalized weed presents a number of problems for the gaming industry: Using and selling pot is still a […]
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· Warren Miller’s “Line of Descent” ski movie will be at the Squaw Valley conference center at the Olympic Valley Lodge on Nov. 24-25 and at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe on Dec. 1-2. All shows are at 7:30pm. · Faces of the Homeless is an opportunity to promote awareness in South Lake Tahoe about the issue […]
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By Ryan Sabalow, Sacramento Bee Earlier this summer, state biologists announced that a pair of wolves in Lassen County had three pups. Turns out, they missed one. Last week, Stafford Lehr of the Department of Fish and Wildlife told a state board that a fourth pup has since showed up on motion activated trail cameras […]
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