By Kathryn Reed A South Tahoe High School graduate has been offered the job as fire chief for Lake Valley Fire Protection District. Tim Alameda comes with a wealth of experience, knowledge of the area as well as the issues throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin. “I’m a firefighters’ fire chief. That is my reputation. I […]
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· Fire Fest will be at Hard Rock Lake Tahoe in Stateline on Sept. 24 from 10am-3pm – not at Lake Tahoe Airport as it has been in the past. Helicopters will be able to land there. · TRYP’s South Shore mixer is Sept. 14 from 6-9pm at the Landing Resort in South Lake Tahoe. […]
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Power is out to about 2,000 customers, mostly in the Al Tahoe area of South Lake Tahoe. Liberty Utilities does not have an estimated time when the power will be restored. South Tahoe Middle School has lights. Kids are getting educated; the only thing that is out is the Internet. Lights at the district office, […]
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To the community, Because so many people only write letters and become vocal to complain I am going to write something to thank two people who have helped me out recently. After calls, letters and some frustration I finally got the right people involved to fix the street light that was out on our street. […]
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The El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency, Family Caregiver Support Program is offering a free Aging & Caregiver education series in South Lake Tahoe. The series will be on Oct. 10, 17, 24, 31, and Nov. 7 and 14 from 1-3pm at Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel. The educational series will provide instruction and […]
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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 Jan Jones, Las Vegas Sun Two. That’s the number of women who are among 34 highest-paid executives in Nevada’s casino industry. And it’s not just about the money. If you look at the 10 most prominent gaming companies, there are only three women among the 50 most-senior executives. It’s very likely that America is […]
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By Christopher Ingraham, Washington Post The percentage of American adults who read literature — any novels, short stories, poetry or plays — fell to at least a three-decade low last year, according to a new report from the National Endowment for the Arts. In 2015, 43 percent of adults read at least one work of literature […]
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Updated 9:41pm: The children were returned to their custodial grandparents by a friend. The children are now safe and unharmed. The suspects are still outstanding. —– The father of two Douglas County children is accused of forcibly abducting them this evening. An Amber Alert has been activated. Dason Valdez, 29, does not have any custodial […]
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The first snow of the season in Lake Tahoe is expected to fall on Tuesday — just not at lake level. Forecasters at the National Weather Service in Reno are calling for up to 3 inches above 10,000 feet. The snow level is not expected to drop below 9,000 feet. The rest of the basin […]
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