In an effort to better understand the imbalances between water supply and demand, the Bureau of Reclamation is launching a study in the American River Basin. This comprehensive water study will help inform water management in the Central Valley Project. The basin encompasses 2,140 square miles from its headwaters near Lake Tahoe to Sacramento where […]
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By Kathryn Reed KINGS BEACH – A 6.6-acre ridgeline parcel bordering the Lake Tahoe Basin is going to one day have 760 units built on it. In approving the project on a 4-1 vote Tuesday, the Placer County Board of Supervisors did not take the recommendation of the Planning Commission, which in July denied the […]
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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 Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee The opening lyrics of a popular song during the 1940s advised listeners, “You’ve got to accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative, latch on to the affirmative (and) don’t mess with Mister In-Between.” It may be state schools Superintendent Tom Torlakson’s favorite ditty, because he certainly adopted its upbeat credo last […]
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By Associated Press Kids may get more of a sting from flu vaccination this fall: Doctors are gearing up to give shots only, because U.S. health officials say the easy-to-use nasal spray version of the vaccine isn’t working as well as a jab. Needle-phobic adults still have some less painful options. But FluMist, with its […]
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By Ben Botkin, Las Vegas Review-Journal Outside political groups reported last week putting another $4 million into Nevada’s U.S. Senate and congressional races, according to Federal Election Commission data available Friday. The majority of the spending went into the competitive Senate race between U.S. Rep. Joe Heck, R-Nev., and Democratic candidate Catherine Cortez Masto, a […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal El Nino is long gone for now but its legacy remains, at least when it comes to Nevada bears. So far this year the rate at which bears are being struck by cars or otherwise handled by wildlife officials is lower than in previous years with drier winters. According to […]
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Thinning of trees for fuels reduction and forest health is scheduled to resume this week between Fallen Leaf Road and Camp Richardson Corral and in the Spring Creek Homeowners Tract on the South Shore. Whole tree and mechanical cut-to-length tree removal will take place in these areas over the next several months, weather permitting and […]
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Auditions for Charles Dickens’ classic play “A Christmas Carol” will be at Lake Tahoe Community College’s Duke Theatre on Sept. 20 at 7pm. Performances will place Nov. 12-22. Actors of all ages and ethnic backgrounds are needed, from age 10 to 65. All actors will play multiple characters, except for the actor playing Ebenezer Scrooge. […]
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By Lauren Sommer, KNPR A deadly fungus that’s been devastating frog populations is spreading across the globe — it’s helped drive the extinction of 200 species so far. In California, the chytrid fungus has moved inexorably across the Sierra Nevada, leaving thousands of frogs dead. But scientists are trying to turn the tide against the […]
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