Caltrans is warning motorists traveling over Donner or Echo summits to be prepared for travel delays through Monday morning. The National Weather Service says snow levels may be as low as 2,000 feet and that up to 3 feet of snow could fall in the higher elevations. Windy conditions are also forecast, so low-visibility, whiteout […]
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Highway 50 and south Carson Street will be reduced to one lane in each direction March 6-9 from about 9pm to 6am. Freeway signs are being installed in anticipation of the connector opening. The detours include: March 7: South Carson Street will be temporarily closed directly south of the Highway 50 intersection between approximately 1-4am. […]
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By Kathryn Reed Understanding drug addiction – by the user, health care professionals and loved ones – is the first step. Terri Cherry, retired pharmacist from Barton Health, this week gave a talk about prescription drug abuse. She emphasized that it is a disease, not a weakness – and certainly no one makes a conscious […]
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By Mike Kazmierski I hate to sound like Chicken Little, but this is not a new message. In July 2015, yes, over 18 months ago, I wrote an article titled “The Impending Housing Crisis.” That article talked about the 50,000 new jobs we were expecting in the region and the 30,000 to 40,000 new housing […]
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By USSA VAIL – Jamie Anderson (Meyers) scored her 11th Burton U.S. Open podium on Friday, with a second-place finish on the challenging Vail slopestyle course. Chris Corning (Silverthorne, Colo.) was the top American finisher for the men, with one of the best runs of his career, landing in fifth. Anderson, who has never missed […]
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By Kirk Mitchell, Denver Post A California woman has sued a snowboarder who plowed into her from behind at Vail Ski Resort, causing severe injuries, including broken bones. Hsu Chiang Chou sued Philip Moroco II in Denver U.S. District Court on Thursday for a collision that happened Jan. 17 on Vail Mountain, according to the lawsuit […]
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Live Violence Free will start a new parenting class on Wednesdays, beginning March 8, 3:45-4:45pm. The course is 12 weeks. It is designed to help parents provide a nurturing, structured environment for their children. Participants in the course will be taught how to encourage their children and expand their emotional intelligence. Parents will also build […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal One sure sign the Sierra Nevada is experiencing a historic winter is the snowpack is getting too deep for devices scientists use to measure it. It’s a problem that cropped up Wednesday when researchers sought to confirm snow depth at a data site on Slide Mountain at Mount Rose Ski […]
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To the community, This year was South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue’s second year hosting a coat drive for kids. It ran from mid-December to the end of January, and was once again a success. I am inspired by the generosity and compassion displayed by our residents who stopped by one of our two stations and […]
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A Washoe tribe police officer was involved in a traffic collision on Friday morning. A 19-year-old Markleeville woman was driving north on Diamond Valley Road just before 11am March 3 when she pulled onto the shoulder. As the 25-year-old male officer as passing the woman’s vehicle she “immediately made an abrupt U-turn, directly into the […]
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