By Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times Starting Tuesday, visitors will have to call up a new website to book a tour at Hearst Castle, a vintage cottage at Crystal Cove in Laguna Beach, or a campsite at Half Moon Bay. And each day brings an expanded booking window too for those who like to […]
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By Colton Lochhead, Las Vegas Review-Journal Opponents of recreational marijuana say Nevada will be hit with “very serious unintended consequences” if the state does not tighten its regulations of the legal cannabis market. Kevin Sabet, president of the national anti-pot group Smart Approaches to Marijuana, hammered Nevada for what he called weak restrictions on marijuana […]
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By Andrea Thompson, Climate Central The West is ablaze as the summer wildfire season has gotten off to an intense start. More than 37,000 fires have burned more than 5.2 million acres nationally since the beginning of the year, with 47 large fires burning across nine states as of Friday. The relatively early activity is […]
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It’s a done deal — Intrawest, Squaw Valley Ski Holdings, and Mammoth Resorts are all under the same ownership. In early April, Aspen Skiing and Denver private equity firm KSL Capital Partners announced they were partnering on a $1.5 billion deal for Intrawest Resort Holdings’ six ski areas. Two days later the new Aspen Skiing […]
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A transient who is a registered sex offender was arrested at the Placerville Library for allegedly exposing himself to patrons. Gabriel Armenta, 42, is accused of exposing himself to a woman and her 18-month-old daughter. The incident occurred the morning of July 27. Officers said Armenta had been convicted of indecent exposure in the past. […]
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Aug. 1 marks the second consecutive day the South Lake Tahoe Bank of the West branch has been closed for unspecified reasons. According to the Tahoe City branch, the South Lake office will reopen on Wednesday. It was closed for “environmental reasons,” according to Tahoe City. The woman said she could not say anything else. […]
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By Kathryn Reed One of the great things about this recipe is that it can be served hot or cold, as a main dish or a side. I made this as an entrée. However, the next day I had some of it cold, so then it was more like a pasta salad. And like so […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal A Tahoe-area wildlife activist is suing Nevada officials he says falsely accused him of domestic terrorism. The activist, Mark E. Smith, is suing the Nevada Department of Wildlife and several of its employees he says, “maliciously continue to make,” misrepresentations. Smith’s lawsuit targets wildlife biologist Carl Lackey, game division […]
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A special pair of dogs came to Pet Network Humane Society in Incline Village last month. Honey and Buddy were confiscated from a severe home environment. Honey, a 14-year-old Dachshund blinded due to neglect, requires constant guidance. Luckily, she has Buddy, a 4-year-old German shepherd/Pyrenees mix, who has taken on the role as her service […]
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· Karin Holmes will be the interim principal at Sierra House Elementary School starting this school year. Taking her spot as assistant principal at South Tahoe Middle School will be Alana Cayabyab (also on an interim basis.) She teaches second grade in the two-way immersion program at Bijou Community School. The changes are because Ryan […]
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