Skiing at various North Shore resorts could benefit the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District Excellence in Education Foundation. Tickets purchased in advance online or at Tahoe Dave’s ski shops at a discounted are valid at Homewood, Northstar, Squaw Valley-Alpine Meadows and Tahoe Donner. Most tickets may be used throughout the season, non-holiday. For more info, call […]
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By Colton Lochhead, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevada’s cannabis industry wants to be tested. Hoping to avoid the pitfalls seen in other states that have legalized marijuana, several in Nevada’s marijuana industry want the state’s stringent testing of medical marijuana products to be carried over to the recreational market. Doing so is essential to protecting the […]
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El Dorado County received approximately $200,000 from CalFire to help low income senior citizens remove dying trees that endanger their residence. Specifics about the program will come in February when the county receives the money. The dollar amount is the maximum the county could have gotten from the state agency. Another $868,840 was obtained by the […]
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By Jim Yuskavitch, Sierra It’s been nearly 50 years since one of the last grizzly bears in Washington State’s wild North Cascades was shot and killed. It’s been even longer, more than 90 years, since the last known grizzly vanished from California, where the great bear’s image is still emblazoned prominently on the state flag. […]
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Men and women of various ages and types are needed for Lake Tahoe Community College’s winter quarter production of the comedy “Love/Sick” by John Cariani. Auditions are Jan. 10 at 7pm in LTCC’s Duke Theatre. Performances of “Love/Sick” take place March 17-26. This is a collection of nine short plays. Set on a Friday night […]
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Statistics from the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office’s recent Joining Forces click it or ticket traffic safety campaign indicate that drivers are buckling up, but many are speeding and driving while distracted by their cell phones. Of the 360 citations issued during this three-week campaign, five were for seat belt violation. However, 151 citations were issued […]
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A 32-year-old Reno man remains in custody this morning on pimping and other charges. Bail for Francisco Nieves has been set at $345,000. He was in arrested in South Lake Tahoe on Dec. 19 after the 23-year-old victim reported the crime to Carson City sheriff’s deputies. She told investigators the incident occurred at a South […]
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By Kathryn Reed Two board members of the California Tahoe Conservancy have refused to resign even though they have been asked to do so. And now the state agency’s attorney is backpedaling when it comes to what exactly he wants them to do. Tom Davis and Sue Novasel, who represent South Lake Tahoe and El […]
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By Pete Bissonette How many friends do you have? If your doctor isn’t asking now, they may start soon. According to researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, your social circles are as important to your health as diet and exercise. Researchers evaluated data from four U.S. population surveys from adolescence into […]
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By Blair Anthony Robertson, Sacramento Bee The surge in popularity of fermented foods in recent years – eating them, creating them at home, exploring different cultures and cuisines – is based largely on the idea that this stuff can be really good for you. In today’s filtered, purified, sanitized, antibacterial world, you might think avoiding […]
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