Fire destroyed a vacant Tahoe City house on Thursday morning. By the time North Tahoe Fire Protection District firefighters arrived at about 5:50am Nov. 17 the house was fully engulfed with flames, and power lines were down. The house on the corner of Sequoia Avenue and Highway 89 was a vacation home, according to officials. […]
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Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce is launching Go Local & Win on Nov. 26. This campaign promotes and rewards shopping and dining locally by having a chance to win gift certificates and a shot at three grand prizes. For business owners and operators, it provides an opportunity to increase customers. To participate, pickup […]
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By Kathryn Reed Bijou Community Park needs help. “There are a lot of things people would like to do and add to the park but there is no master plan,” Pete Fink told the South Lake Tahoe City Council on Nov. 15. Fink is a member of the city’s Parks and Recreation Commission. That advisory […]
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By Joe Mathews As long as Silicon Valley and its futuristic technologies dominate our politics, we’re doomed to stay stuck in the past. The big story of the poisonous 2016 elections was how new digital media tools ended up crowding out two big topics from our conversation: the present and the future. This phenomenon […]
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By Olivia DeGennaro, KRNV-TV As the medical marijuana industry grows in Nevada, more people are turning to cannabis to treat their chronic pain; but now some dog owners are following suit. In Jaci Goodman’s household, dogs aren’t just pets. They’re part of the family. She said, “they’re our children because we didn’t have kids.” As […]
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By Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times A nice Pinot Noir, or even a Beaujolais Blanc Chardonnay may seem like the obvious, civilized options to serve for Thanksgiving dinner — and they are. But something from the whiskey family may work even better at cutting through the holiday meal’s richness, and at soothing uncomfortable family exchanges across the table. Because […]
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By Sandra Chereb, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Nevada has received a $978,000 federal grant to combat and reduce recidivism among inmates convicted of property crimes and drug offenses, the state Department of Corrections announced Wednesday. The grant from the U.S. Department of Justice will fund a program targeting male property crime offenders between […]
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By Tony Berendsen There are only eight states that are less populated than Nevada, and only one with more public land. That adds up to a lot of open country to go hunting for meteorites: rocks that have fallen from space. Unfortunately, there are a lot of rocks in Nevada, so finding a space rock […]
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Light Up a Life is hosted by Barton Health’s hospice staff to honor those who have died. It is a nondenominational ceremony to share readings and a remembrance message. The event will culminate with the lighting of tree decorated with photo ornaments honoring individuals lost. The event is Dec. 6 from 6-7pm in the North Room at […]
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· League to Save Lake Tahoe is having a holiday open house on Dec. 15 from 5:30-8:30pm at its offices in South Lake Tahoe. Bring a jar or cup to transform it into a keepsake. Canned food and new toy donations will be collected. · The Triumph Development hotel and residential project has […]
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