By Clare Rudolph Since the mosquito-borne illness known as Zika virus first made headlines in 2015, panic has spread more quickly than the disease itself. Here are some facts about this emerging illness. What is Zika virus? A relative of dengue, yellow fever, and West Nile, the Zika virus first appeared in Uganda in 1947. […]
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In an effort to help raise awareness with the younger generation about the importance of stormwater pollution prevention, the Nevada Department of Transportation is having a drawing contest for all Nevada students grades K-5. Winners will become published artists, with the first place student’s artwork featured on the cover of the 2017 NDOT Stormwater Program brochure, […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News asked candidates for South Lake Tahoe City Council, Lake Tahoe Community College, Lake Tahoe Unified School District, Douglas County School District, South Tahoe Public Utility District and Lake Valley Fire Protection District a series of questions. We are running the responses in the order received. All profiles may be found […]
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By Joe Mathews Californians think we have a system of public education. What we really have is a system for rationing public education. I got a taste of this in the spring, when I took my 5-year-old son to our local school district offices to determine his educational future. This being California, the determination was […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal What kind of paperwork do I have to file to go to work in a casino? How bad do I have to be to be listed in Nevada’s “black book?” And what the heck is the “gray list?” Those are some of the questions answered in the new […]
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By Associated Press MAMMOTH LAKES — Firefighters are battling a wildfire in the Eastern Sierra that has led to the evacuation of a campground and several ranches and private developments near Mammoth Lakes. The U.S. Forest Service says the blaze broke out Saturday about 7 miles north of the ski resort town along Highway 395. It has burned at […]
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Truckee’s High Fives Foundation is awarding empower grants to two people who have suffered spinal cord injuries to help them have more active lives. Taylor Fiddyment, 22, was injured in 2011 in an ATV accident that left her paralyzed. She has worked with the High Fives Foundation, receiving prior grants that have brought her skiing, […]
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By Tracy Bloom and Eric Spillman, KTLA-TV A grim study led by a UCLA geography professor revealed that the current five-year drought in California could last indefinitely, with the resulting arid conditions becoming “the new normal” for the state. The study, which looked at prolonged periods of dryness in California over the past 10,000 years, was […]
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North Tahoe Public Utilities District and Laulima Development LLC are starting lease agreement talks for the company to operate and maintain the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach. Three groups initially sought to operate the lakefront entity. The board chose Laulima as the preferred operator. A primary goal of the district’s is to seek […]
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Steve Myers, the builder of the old drive-in theater in South Lake Tahoe and one time owner of Echo Summit Ski Area, died June 24, 2016. He was 94. Steve was born July 7, 1921, in Minneapolis to Frank Colby Myers and Mildred Dyer Myers. The family soon moved to Oakland. Steve graduated from UC Berkeley […]
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