Highway 50 over Echo Summit is expected to be open by 8:15pm after being closed since just after 6:30pm Sunday. Two vehicles collided on Oct. 2, with at least one person transported to Barton Memorial Hospital. While snow has been falling intermittently in the Lake Tahoe Basin since this afternoon, the California Highway Patrol would […]
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By Colton Lochhead, Las Vegas Review-Journal A Nevada Supreme Court commission on Thursday called for sweeping reforms of the state’s guardianship system in hopes of better protecting the state’s growing elderly and infirm population. The 236-page report comes as a culmination of 15 months’ worth of commission meetings dating back to June 2015 and includes […]
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Comments are being sought on the draft environmental impact report for the Palisades at Squaw residential housing project in Olympic Valley. Currently zoned for high-density residential development, the proposed undeveloped 19.9-acre project site could include up to 63 residential lots consisting of 33 lots for single-family homes and 30 lots for half-plex units, a 100-foot-wide […]
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A free medication take-back event will take place Oct. 22 from 9am-noon in Tahoe City. It is hosted by the Placer County Sheriff’s Office in partnership with Tahoe-Truckee Future Without Drug Dependence. Pills should be emptied from bottles into plastic bags and then sealed. Liquids may be dropped off in original bottles. personal information should be […]
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By Molly Hucklebridge Coolidge When Krysinthia White’s team, 20 Percent Survival, completed the MedWAR Tahoe Challenge at the Taylor Creek Sno-Park, they knew it was not a first place finish. Yet they were still smiling after six flat tires, a bee sting, and multiple wrong turns. “From our perspective, last place was the best place,” […]
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By Abby Stevens, Moonshine Ink No one can remember Bud Jones ever changing his clothes. His garb was Levi jeans and jean jacket, a cowboy shirt, big boots, and a black floppy hat with grease rings around the top. He usually kept a tin of Star Tobacco and a flask of whiskey close by, and reportedly […]
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It’s Fan Appreciation Day on Oct. 7 at Lake Tahoe Community College. The Coyote soccer teams will face conference rivals Lassen Community College at 2pm (women) and 4pm (men). Snacks, beverages, games, prizes, and free Coyote swag will be plentiful. This is an opportunity to see the new field and root for the home team. […]
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To the community, This letter is for anyone interested in seeing students in Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD) get the best opportunities possible. Dr. Annie Davidson is a candidate for LTUSD School Board Trustee Area 1. Whether you are able to vote in trustee Area 1 or not, I encourage you to consider Annie’s […]
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A vacant house in South Lake Tahoe was destroyed by fire early this morning. Investigators are still trying to determine to the cause of the 2am Oct. 2 blaze on Chonokis Road. Estimated damage is $150,000. — Lake Tahoe News staff report
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By Associated Press Nevada has officially recovered as many jobs as it lost during the Great Recession and hit a new record for employment. Gov. Brian Sandoval announced Friday at the Governor’s Conference at Business that as of August, more jobs were created in Nevada in the past six years than the 186,400 that were […]
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