Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News this month will be running several stories leading up to the 10th anniversary of the Angora Fire on June 24, 2007. By Ken Herrmann First Wednesday It had been a tough day. Actually, the last few days had been stressful and I had not been sleeping well. I am thinking […]
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An underground utility problem has hundreds of people in Tahoe City without power. The outage was first reported at 11am June 21. At that time 1,500 customers had no electricity. Liberty Utilities has no estimate on when power will be full restored. — Lake Tahoe News staff report
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By Sandra Chereb, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Nevada’s state park system grew by 12,000 acres Tuesday with approval by a legislative panel to accept the scenic land along the East Fork of the Walker River. The Legislature’s Interim Finance Committee accepted the transfer of land, formerly three privately held ranches, which includes 28 […]
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By Anshu Siripurapu, McClatchy After years of drought, the state of California is bracing for water. Lots of it. Maybe even a rerun of the havoc caused by the failure of the Oroville Dam this winter. As the record snows in the Sierra Nevada mountains begin to melt, there’s concern this spring and summer that […]
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· Tahoe Rim Trail Association is having a fundraiser June 30, 5-9pm at Great Basin Brewery, Taps and Tanks location, 1155 South Rock Blvd., Reno. · Wanderlust is July 20-23 at Squaw Valley. · As a result of a silent auction during the Amgen bike race in May, the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority was able […]
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The Truckee Artist Lofts suffered another funding setback, but the town leaders are not giving up on the affordable housing project. Twice now the project has failed to receive the 9 percent California Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. The proposal is for 77 apartments in a four-story building ranging from studios to three bedrooms, with a […]
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Valhalla will host Will’s Kids for the second year on Aug. 4 from 11am-5pm. This is a free and family-friendly event. Participants will be able to enjoy a variety of arts and watch a children’s version of this year’s Shakespeare on the Lake production of “Love’s Labours Lost,” put on by the Young Shakespeare […]
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By Kathryn Reed The time it takes to get from point A to point B all depends on the time year. Construction and snow are variables, but the real impact is tourists. There are two main reasons they are staying in their vehicles. One, there isn’t reliable transit for them to use once they are […]
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By Terry D. Kramer Why would someone who spent much of his career working for a multinational telecommunications company care so much about preserving “net neutrality?” That someone would be me. I worked for Vodafone, the British telecom giant that serves Asia, Africa, Europe and Oceania, while living in London and The Hague. I went […]
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By Matthew Frankel, Motley Fool Only one-fifth of American adults say they have no financial regrets whatsoever, and 73 percent say that they regret making one of six specific financial mistakes, according to a new survey. Here’s what money mistakes Americans regret, and how to prevent the regrets of other Americans from becoming your own. Just […]
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