A swarm of earthquakes continues to rattle the Gardnerville area. While most have been less than a magnitude of 2.0, a 3.5 temblor struck at 9:31pm on June 9. It was located about 12 southeast of Garderville. At 10:15pm a 2.2 quake hit. A 3.9 quake hit on June 6. There have been no reports […]
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By Keith Ridler, AP BOISE, Idaho — State officials have approved an Idaho utility company’s plan to close a coal-fired power plant in Nevada about 10 years ahead of schedule and raise monthly bills for customers to cover depreciation costs. The Idaho Public Utilities Commission announced Monday a settlement with Idaho Power to close […]
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· June 10 is the one day of the year when people may fish in any public water in Nevada without a fishing license. · On June 13 from 6:30-9:30pm padre Paul Funfsinn will be offering a spiritual healing service at Unity at the Lake in South Lake Tahoe. Donation of $30 is suggested. Call Juliette […]
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By Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times Who flies to Reno on a spring evening, rents a car and heads into the mountains with no skis, no mountain bike and a backpack full of books? Me. Why? Because in 1861 a 25-year-old Missouri riverboat pilot named Sam Clemens boarded a stagecoach bound for the same territory. […]
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Jonathan Hetherton with Farmers Insurance will give a presentation about flood insurance on June 14 from noon-1pm. The talk is sponsored by the South Tahoe Association of Realtors. It will be in the agency’s conference room on James Avenue in South Lake Tahoe. This session is open to the public to learn about the costs and […]
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By Rick Gross It can be easy to overlook the importance of saving for retirement, especially when you’re focused on shorter-term financial priorities such as buying a new car or saving for college. However, it’s crucial to consider your long-term financial security and make saving for retirement a priority. If you start early and save […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee Californians pay about 15 cents a gallon extra at the pump to fight climate change. Here’s what they’re getting for their money: continued progress in the effort to curb carbon. Greenhouse gas emissions fell by 1.5 million tons in California in 2015, state officials announced Wednesday. The reduction was the […]
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Search efforts resumed Friday morning for a kayaker who was reported missing from the D.L. Bliss State Park area on June 8. Pham Dan Vu Thanh called a friend Thursday at 9:15am to tell him he was going kayaking and camping in the Lester Beach area. As of 6:15pm he had not been hear from. […]
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Updated 6:25pm: Just before 7 Friday morning firefighters arrived at a house on Paloma Street in South Lake Tahoe that was fully engulfed in flames. A woman living in the duplex was taken to Barton Memorial Hospital for smoke inhalation. Two dogs at the residence died in the fire. The cause of the June 9 […]
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Crews working overnight to remove the mounds of mud from Highway 50 in the American River canyon were able to clear the roadway so one lane is now open. Caltrans originally thought the road would be closed until Friday night if not longer. Expect it to be slow going between White Hall and Kyburz. The […]
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