The Voltaire Fire burning in Carson City remains at 504 acres and 30 percent contained. Crews are continuing aggressive work on containment lines on June 14. People are advised to continue to avoid Voltaire Canyon Road. The fire started earlier this week when two campers were burning poop in a hole, according to officials. — […]
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The Kiwanis Club of Tahoe Sierra is partnering with the South Lake Tahoe Police Department, El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office, California Highway Patrol and TRPA to put put on a Bike and Safety Rodeo in the front parking lot of South Tahoe Middle School on June 23 from 11am-2pm. The purpose of the rodeo is […]
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Beer, bingo and burritos at South Lake Brewing on June 19 will benefit Animal Coalition of Tahoe. Bring your friendly dog on a leash and get $2 off your first pint. The event is from 6-9pm at 1920 Lake Tahoe Blvd, just west of the Y in South Lake Tahoe. Money goes to ACT’s spay-neuter […]
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By Bing Pan, The Conversation Are fewer people visiting the U.S. now that Trump is president? Some have blamed the Trump administration for a sharp downturn in international tourist arrivals in 2017, as measured last September. A more recent revision of the numbers suggests that might not be accurate. So what’s driving the latest trends […]
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To the community, On June 13, scientists with the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center released their report on Lake Tahoe’s average water clarity for 2017. Their finding of an average of 59.7 feet depth of clarity is the lowest since they began taking measurements in the 1960s. The record-level low for Lake Tahoe’s clarity […]
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The South Lake Tahoe Planning Commission, acting in its capacity as the South Lake Tahoe Airport Land Use Commission, will be discussing an update to the Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan for Lake Tahoe Airport on June 21 at 3pm. The draft ALUCP is online. ALUCPs are land use documents that provide for the orderly […]
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By Laura Tsutsui, Politico California is one step closer to getting a cut of $2.5 billion over the next decade for its water needs now that the House has passed a bill aimed at funding water research and infrastructure projects. The drought-stricken state has positioned itself as independent of the federal government — most notably, […]
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Motorists can expect traffic delays on Highway 89 between Truckee and Tahoe City as Caltrans repaints the edge lines in both directions of the highway. Striping operations are scheduled for June 14 from 7am-7pm. Rolling lane closures will be used. Motorists are cautioned to slow down when they see the flashing amber lights of the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Despite $2 billion being spent on environmental improvement projects in the Lake Tahoe Basin over the course of more than a decade with the primary goal to improve the clarity of the lake, Mother Nature is foiling those plans. UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center on June 13 released the annual lake […]
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· Raley’s, Bel-Air and Nob Hill stores are offering discounted tickets to the 29th annual American Century Championship, the celebrity golf tournament at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course on July 10-15. · July 28 is the second annual Bikes & Brews Festival at Kirkwood. · Troopers from the Nevada Highway Patrol, as well as other employees […]
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