To the community, After 1.5 years of negotiations with the developer Laulima, the North Tahoe Public Utility District (NTPUD) board has voted to pursue a 70-year lease — really a sale — of our community’s free and clear lakefront venue, North Tahoe Event Center. The lease states that Laulima can sublet or assign to any […]
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By Mike Carter, Seattle Times The body of Heavenly Mountain Resort ski patroller Dmitri Pajitnov, who went missing on Mount Rainier last month after he fell through a snow bridge, has been found at the bottom of a waterfall, the park said. Mount Rainier National Park initially published a news release right after the 30-year-old […]
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By Jason Blevins, Denver Post A looming season-pass showdown among Colorado’s ski-industry heavyweights moved closer to reality Monday as the new Aspen Skiing-KSL Capital Partners venture bought Utah’s posh Deer Valley resort. The purchase adds a key Utah destination to the partnership’s growing portfolio that already included resorts in Colorado, California and elsewhere, and makes a […]
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By Kathryn Reed The dilapidated, graffiti-ridden, eye-sore of what once was a gas station in Meyers could be history this time next year. The building isn’t going anywhere – but it will undergo a major remodel. The former use is staying the same; only instead of a Beacon gas station it will be a Shell. […]
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By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County is getting petty and personal – and Lake Tahoe News isn’t going to take it anymore. We are done being silent. El Dorado County has an image problem. El Dorado County says one thing (that it wants to be transparent) and does another (cuts off access). El Dorado County […]
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By Agnel Philip, Elizabeth Sims, Jordan Houston and Rachel Konieczny, News21 WOLFFORTH, Texas – As many as 63 million people – nearly a fifth of the country – from rural Central California to the boroughs of New York City, were exposed to potentially unsafe water more than once during the past decade, according to a […]
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By Bailey Schulz, Las Vegas Review-Journal Experts disagree on exactly when Nevada will see self-driving cars, but state officials say policies are ready for their commercial debut. The Nevada Legislature passed a bill June 16 that allows for the testing and operations of fully autonomous vehicles, whenever they come onto the market. The bill also […]
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By Angela Hart, Sacramento Bee Democratic state lawmakers aiming to ease California’s housing shortage say they are focused on three bills they estimate would generate $20 billion for affordable housing development over the next five years and lead to 70,000 new low-income apartments. They acknowledge it won’t be enough to solve the state’s unprecedented housing […]
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Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care will open the gate to the new wildlife center that is under construction on Al Tahoe Boulevard on Aug. 27 from 11am until 2pm to show people what has been done on the property. Most of the work has been underground, however, all perimeter foundations are complete. The next step is […]
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The Truckee Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) chapter is returning to the Lake Tahoe Airport this year for a Young Eagles rally, offering free airplane rides for youngsters 8-17. The rally will be Sept. 23 starting at 8am. The free rides are part of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Young Eagles program, in which volunteer pilots introduce […]
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