By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee California’s major reservoirs are holding 69 percent more water than a year ago, the U.S. government announced Friday, but regulators warned that drought conditions continue to plague the state. In its annual inventory of water in storage, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation said the six key reservoirs owned by the […]
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Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the city of South Lake Tahoe is offering a workshop entitled 60 Minute Strategic Plan: Learn How to Solve Your Strategic Issues Quickly and Make Better Decisions Faster. The goal of the workshop is for individuals and teams to learn an innovative planning and problem-solving […]
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The South Lake Tahoe Tax-Aide Program through AARP needs people to work in the volunteer-run tax preparation and assistance center. Volunteers will be helping people in the South Lake Tahoe and surrounding area with free and individualized services. Volunteers who provide tax preparation services work directly with the taxpayer to fill out tax returns. Volunteers who are […]
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This year the North Lake Tahoe Ski Swap will take place at Homewood Mountain Resort’s north lot on Oct. 22 from 10am-4pm. This is a fundraiser for North Tahoe High School. The ski swap is being paired with Homewood’s Pumpkin Festival. The swap features affordable winter sports gear and equipment from private sellers, as well as over a dozen […]
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Publisher’s note: The following endorsement is from Lake Tahoe News after a team of seven community members gathered to discuss who should be on the South Lake Tahoe City Council. Even with 10 candidates running for South Lake Tahoe City Council, Lake Tahoe News was left wanting something more. Maybe there isn’t that ideal, perfect […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal Just when it seemed like undercover police cars couldn’t get any stealthier, along comes this. After adding red- and blue-emergency lights inside the front visors of unmarked police cars, Ford said Monday it is introducing rear emergency lights that are built into the spoiler. The system means that in states where officers […]
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A bear caught Oct. 9 in Incline Village by the Nevada Department of Wildlife was released this morning near the Mount Rose Summit. NDOW was attempting to trap a bear that had caused damage to a building in an attempt to reach the area underneath the structure, according to wildlife biologist Carl Lackey. “I’m confident […]
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By Daniel Rothberg, Las Vegas Sun On a trip to Great Basin National Park, UNLV geoscience Professor Matt Lachniet says that rainfall many millennia ago formed lakes in the desolate basins lining this strip of rural highway. Between the towns of Pioche and Panaca, we stop at Cathedral Gorge, where a multimillion-year dance of erosion and […]
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Publisher’s note: This letter was sent to the Placer County Board of Supervisors. Dear Board of Supervisors, I am submitting this article for the record for the Martis Valley West Parcel Specific Plan as further evidence that the MVWPSP FEIR did not into take in consideration the threat of wildland urban interface. A CalFire representative […]
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Updated Oct. 13: The USFS will not be burning this week. The Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team, which includes federal, state and local fire and land management agencies in the Lake Tahoe Basin, will begin their fall prescribed fire operations this week. If conditions are favorable, the Forest Service may conduct prescribed fire operations beginning […]
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