By David Jeans and Majlie De Puy Kamp, New York Times It seems like a common convenience in a digital age: a car that can be powered on and off with the push of a button, rather than the mechanical turning of a key. But it is a convenience that can have a deadly effect. […]
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A South Lake Tahoe man serving time for burglary now faces murder charges in the death of his 3-week-old son. When David Paul DeMartile Jr. died on Nov. 14, 2008, there was something suspicious that led officers to request an autopsy. It was determined the infant had been abused. However, there was not enough evidence […]
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By Carl Segerstrom, High Country News Ted Stroll, a bespectacled, balding, retired attorney whose remaining hair is short and white, doesn’t fit the stereotype of an extremist mountain biker. But his group, the Sustainable Trails Coalition, is challenging the mainstream mountain biking establishment by fighting to permit bikes in America’s wilderness areas. Stroll’s crusade has […]
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By Jim Krajewski, Reno Gazette-Journal A record was set at the Nevada state swim meet on Saturday that can never be broken. Incline senior Kate Rye won the 50-yard race for the fourth time. She is the first person in any division, boys and girls, to accomplish the feat of winning the same race at four […]
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By KTVN-TV The Placer County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help to identify two suspects involved in a series of burglaries from March. Secret Witness is offering a cash reward of $750 to find two people who were involved in vehicle burglaries on Mt. Rose Highway, residential burglaries at North Lake Tahoe and fraudulent […]
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By Kellen Browning, Sacramento Bee As gas prices continue to rise nationwide – with California leading the way, at $3.71 per gallon – Americans are planning fewer and shorter road trips this summer, a recent survey found. Currently $2.93 per gallon on average in the U.S., gas prices are expected to rise to $2.95 by […]
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By Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle The thunder rumbled across the mountains, a low, steady roll that carried for miles. On Saturday evening, as I cooked dinner at our fire pit, I gazed above a distant ridge, where the thunder seemed to originate. About a minute later, a lightning bolt fired across the dark sky. […]
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If you have a story you want to share on stage, then enter WordWave’s annual one-act playwriting competition. Three winners will be celebrated on Oct. 20, with winners receiving a $500 cash prize and a two-night stay in South Lake Tahoe to see their work directed and produced as a staged reading at the historic […]
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· The South Lake Tahoe Library will be hosting an art program for children ages 8-13 on June 2 from 10-11am. Children will learn about Pointillism and create artwork to keep. Space is limited, registration required. Register online, then click on Programs and Events Calendar. · Tioga Pass is open. · The spring Progress for […]
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By Kathryn Reed With the acquisition of the 206-acre Johnson Meadow, 93 percent of the Upper Truckee watershed is now owned by public agencies. Tahoe Resource Conservation District in April closed on the South Lake Tahoe property. It roughly borders Lake Tahoe Airport, Highway 50, the Upper Truckee River on the Sierra Tract side, and […]
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