By Sarah Litz, Reno Gazette-Journal Nevada Highway 88 was closed in both directions near Gardnerville on Thursday morning after a two vehicle crash, officials with the Nevada Highway Patrol said. Trooper Dan Gordon with the Nevada Highway Patrol said one lane of traffic was reopened at 8:20am. At around 6:53am, three vehicles were involved in […]
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A Missouri man was arrested Tuesday in Truckee on charges of transporting nearly 150 pounds of marijuana. A California Highway Patrol officer stopped Randall Scott Akers, 38, on Dec. 27 on Interstate 80 near Highway 267 in Truckee for reportedly having a GPS device affixed improperly on his windshield. The officer then noticed the auxiliary diesel […]
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By Associated Press State officials say Nevada gambling revenue dropped about 1.5 percent in November mainly due to decreases in the Las Vegas area. However, Stateline revenue jumped 12.5 percent to $16 million. The Nevada Gaming Control Board said Thursday that the state’s casinos won more than $930 million in November. Revenue on the Las Vegas […]
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Several Tahoe area ski resorts made Liftopia’s inaugural Best in Snow Awards. Winners were compiled in five regions: Northeast, West Coast, High West, Southeast and Midwest. Magic Mountain in Vermont came out on top as the Overall Best in Snow winner in North America, with customers saying it’s “the best kept secret in the Northeast” […]
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Rosie Borges, known by most in South Lake Tahoe as Mrs. Rosie, passed away in her sleep on Dec. 24, 2016. She was 87. She was born Rosie Perreira Luis in Kings County, Cali., July 10, 1929. While growing up in Stratford, Calif., she had memories of hand milking cows with her seven siblings every […]
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By Kathryn Reed SnowGlobe might be the safest place to be for the next three nights – assuming you aren’t a criminal. Controlled environments where there is fencing to contain people are safer than free-for-all venues like what is found in the Stateline casino corridor on New Year’s Eve. Still, law enforcement has strategies in […]
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By Joe Mathews California is trapped—in the dangerous space between two authoritarian regimes that want to fight each other. One is in Beijing; the other is taking power in Washington, D.C. Viewed from the Golden State, it’s striking how much they have in common. Both are so nationalist and bellicose they are spooking neighbors. Both […]
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Homewood Mountain Resort plans to resume normal operations on Thursday after a fire ravaged a base lodge on Dec. 28. Top-to-bottom skiing will be available starting at 9am. Access to the upper mountain will be via Madden Chair, which is located at the North Lodge. Ski school, rental shop, retail store, and food and beverage […]
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Lifelong South Lake Tahoe resident Curt Amacker died Dec. 25, 2016. He was 57. Curt was born July 23, 1959, in Carson City He lived in South Lake Tahoe his entire life, other than a short time while attending tech school in Phoenix. Curt was an avid outdoorsman who loved the mountains, riding ATVs and […]
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A 13-year-old boy from Meyers is lucky to be alive after falling through the ice at Lake Baron today. The youth, whose name has not been released, was riding his bike at Tahoe Paradise Park in Meyers when the front tire broke through the ice. The ice cracked, then the boy and his bike went under […]
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