By Benjamin Stillman, Reno Gazette-Journal What do you buy for the outdoors-loving Nevadan who has everything? Consider the gift of life giving water. Or, at least an atlas that shows the location of approximately 1,300 Nevada Department of Wildlife guzzlers. Read the whole story
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By Erica Hupp When asked to describe her job, Grace Newell said with pride, “I serve as a bridge between the tribes and the U.S. Forest Service. And it’s a two-way bridge; that’s very important.” Newell is the tribal liaison for the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, stationed at the supervisor’s office in Sparks. She goes on […]
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Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce’s annual human resources update will be Jan. 18 from noon-1:30pm. Topics will include the new minimum wage, all gender bathrooms, worker protections, and more. The goal is to provide updates to make sure businesses stay protected in 2017. Bring your lunch to the chamber conference room in Stateline. Cost […]
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By Larry Weitzman Sometimes all new vehicles are rehashed old designs. But not so with the new Lexus RX; it is all new. It is the best-selling Lexus, so messing with success can be dangerous, but not in this case. While the new design is an evolutionary step forward, having a shape relationship to the […]
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· BlueGo is offering free rides on routes 50 and 53 on the South Shore from Dec. 24-Jan. 1. For more info, go online. · El Dorado County Board of Supervisors is having a special meeting on Dec. 28 at 10am in Placerville to consider accepting a $57.14 million loan from the USDA to build […]
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By Kathryn Reed Two Markleeville men face multiple charges related to illegally hunting deer in Alpine County. “This is about as egregious as anything we deal with, second only to wildlife trafficking,” Lt. Chris Stoots with California Department of Fish and Wildlife told Lake Tahoe News. Ramsey Horse, 29, and William Berreman, 26, are accused […]
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By Bob Berwyn, Inside Climate News There are warning signs that some forests in the Western U.S. may have a hard time recovering from the large and intense wildfires that have become more common as the climate warms. After studying 14 burned areas across 10 national forests in California, scientists from UC Davis and the […]
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By Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee Winter is here, and so are ice needles in the Sierra Nevada, a frozen phenomenon. Michael C. Brelle, a chemistry professor at Sierra College, discovered them on his property in Alta, elevation 3,700 feet, in 2014, his first winter in the rural community. Each year around the winter solstice, Brelle […]
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A South Lake Tahoe woman is accused of operating a fraudulent travel business near Reno. Washoe County Sheriff’s Office received 71 complaints from victims of this business since the investigation began in September 2015. Vivian Saenz-Alvarado, 39, was arrested Dec. 7 and a week later transferred to the Washoe County Detention Facility on Dec. 14. […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe planners this month approved the change in operation permit as well as issued the building permit for the old Ace Hardware store near the Y to be turned into a brewery. “The proposal includes a mill and grain storage room, two ADA accessible restrooms, office space, a cold box, […]
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