By Brad Branan, Sacramento Bee Accidentally shot by a fellow U.S. Army soldier, Larry Celano suffered a spinal cord injury that left him unable to walk. After earning a Purple Heart for his service in the 1989 Panama invasion, Celano worked as an accountant for five years before continued medical problems led to an early […]
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About 3,ooo people in the Meyers-Christmas Valley area without power this afternoon. Liberty Utilities believes a fuse blew because customers on the streets of Oglala and Mandan reported hearing a bang or boom at about 3:20pm Jan. 29. Crews are on their way to determine the exact cause of the outage. Liberty also told Lake […]
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By Kathryn Reed Crusts are one of those things that often keeps people from making pies or quiches. This recipe will make you rethink that dreaded crust. Not only is this easy, but it’s healthier than most crusts. The best thing for cutting the sweet potatoes would be a mandolin. I’m still struggling to figure […]
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By Tony Bizjak, Sacramento Bee Where’s the biggest traffic jam in Northern California this weekend? Try Tahoe. With sunny skies, clear roads and plenty of snow, tens of thousands of skiers, snowboarders, families and other recreationists are hitting mountain highways this weekend, creating hourlong traffic jams in some areas around Lake Tahoe. “It’s ‘blue bird […]
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Chickenfoot’s latest two-CD set has 13 songs from the group’s two shows at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe in March 2016. The CD — “Best + Live” — will be released this March. Chickenfoot is comprised of Sammy Hagar, founding Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith and guitarist Joe Satriani. The first […]
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By USSA GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — Tommy Ford (Bend, Ore.) picked up his third Audi FIS Ski World Cup top-15 giant slalom result of the season, finishing 14th on Sunday. Austria’s Marcel Hirscher skied to his 20th career World Cup giant slalom victory by a massive 1.50 seconds ahead of Matts Olsson of Sweden in second and […]
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A backcountry skier had to be rescued from the Flora Lake area on Friday. The skier, whose name has not been disclosed, was one of four who left from the Donner Pass rest area on Interstate 80 on Jan. 27. An injury to the man’s leg prevented him from continuing. A California Highway Patrol helicopter retrieved him […]
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By USSA ASPEN, Colo. – California women took two of the three podium spots in halfpipe at the X Games on Saturday night. Elena Hight (South Lake Tahoe) won her first X Games gold medal and Chloe Kim (Torrance) earned bronze. In a contest where only six of 18 runs were landed, Hight rose above […]
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By Kathryn Reed EMERALD BAY STATE PARK – Splintered ice on the bay’s edge gives way to a deep sapphire hue. Inviting, mesmerizing, magical. Emerald Bay. With Highway 89 closed, now is the time to explore this area on foot. For decades it was the norm for the South and West shores to be cut […]
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By Dan Blumstein I am a scientist who loves Groundhog Day, that least scientific of holidays. Every February, as Punxsutawney Phil shakes the dust off his coat, emerges from his burrow, glances at his shadow (or not) and allegedly prognosticates winter’s end, I gather a group of professors, graduate students and other assorted science geeks […]
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