By Mead Gruver and Matthew Brown, AP The Trump administration has opened the door to industry-friendly changes to a sweeping plan imposed by his predecessor to protect a ground-dwelling bird across vast areas of the West. Wildlife advocates warn that the proposed changes would undercut a hard-won struggle to protect the greater sage grouse. Representatives […]
Read more
By Vicki Gonzalez, KCRA-TV The father of a UNR football player who drowned in Lake Tahoe wants his son’s death to send a powerful message of safety on the water. Marc Ma, 20, was recovered in the water off the Homewood shore last week, after going missing in June 2016 during a paddleboarding trip with […]
Read more
· Rotary Club of South Lake Tahoe’s second annual Rotary Hootenanny is Aug. 19, 3-7pm at Lake Tahoe Golf Course in Meyers. Tickets are $50 for unlimited beer and food tasting. · Starting Oct. 1 it will cost more money to record documents in Douglas County. · On Aug. 7, Douglas High grad Zack […]
Read more
By Melinda Myers You spent the summer weeding, watering and tending to your vegetable garden. Now all your effort has paid off with a bountiful harvest. Maximize the flavor and nutritional value of your homegrown vegetables with proper harvesting and storage. For the freshest flavor, always prepare and serve vegetables immediately after harvest. But let’s […]
Read more
By Reuters U.S. health insurer Anthem Inc. said on Monday it will no longer offer Obamacare plans in Nevada’s state exchange and will stop offering the plans in nearly half of Georgia’s counties next year. The moves come after Republican senators last month failed to repeal and replace Obamacare, former President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare […]
Read more
By Joe Mathews President Trump claims that California allowed millions of non-citizens to vote in the 2016 elections. This allegation, while totally bogus, has put California on the defensive as Trump and his allies use the lie to justify a new federal commission devoted to making it harder for all Americans to vote. Californians should […]
Read more
By Lynn Elber, Associated Press The chief executive for PBS is sounding the alarm about public broadcasting’s future if federal funding is axed as called for by President Donald Trump. “PBS will not go away, but a number of our stations will,” CEO Paula Kerger said Sunday. “There is no Plan B for that.” PBS’ […]
Read more
A judge has given Patty Olson her request of time. Olson, whose commercial property in the Bijou area of South Lake Tahoe is tied up in court, was granted an extension to the stay. This means while her appeal to the bankruptcy court’s decision is ongoing the foreclosure process on the real estate is on […]
Read more
Rangers at Mormon Station State Park in Genoa will be putting on a breakfast Dutch oven cooking demonstration on Aug. 13. Rangers will be cooking up a breakfast casserole and a bacon bomb, all while explaining the basics of Dutch oven cooking. Guests will learn today’s cast iron techniques, as well as those used by […]
Read more
By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – The vote and tone of Tuesday’s Douglas County School District board meeting proved the electeds are tired of dealing with Patrick Taylor. Taylor is the Cave Rock resident who a year ago entered into an agreement to buy the shuttered Kingsbury Middle School property. He has been given multiple extensions […]
Read more