By Kathryn Reed Someone – or multiple people – are lighting wildland fires in South Lake Tahoe, with crews having put out seven in the last week and a half. The latest occurred Sunday afternoon in Van Sickle Bi-State Park on the California side. It was called in at 4:02pm Sept. 4. More than an […]
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By Nina Revoyr, Los Angeles Times Last month, two friends and I backpacked for a week in the Sierra Nevada. We hiked through meadows dotted with wildflowers, slept beneath snow-draped peaks and met plenty of other hikers: the dad and son whose Green Bay Packers caps sparked a conversation about our mutual ties to Wisconsin; scientists […]
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The remains of a Gardnerville woman were found today near Old Kingsbury Grade. Randi Maclean, 51, had been missing since Aug. 26. According to law enforcement, Maclean’s vehicle was found by a bicyclist parked near Daggett Creek with the passenger door open. This person then called authorities. Search and rescue crews found her body down […]
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Tahoe Mountain Resorts Foundation is accepting applications with a special focus on local youth and environmental programs from local nonprofit organizations with a commitment to improving the quality of life in the Tahoe-Truckee community. Last year, the foundation awarded more than $340,000 in grants and scholarships to 35 Tahoe-Truckee area nonprofit organizations and programs, local students […]
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By Rob Jordan, Standford This past July was the hottest single month in Earth’s recorded history, but warming isn’t the only danger climate change holds in store. Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in the simultaneous occurrence of extremely cold winter days in the Eastern United States and extremely warm winter days in the […]
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South Lake Tahoe Police Department is joining other law enforcement agencies, city and state transportation agencies, pedestrian advocates and walking clubs to promote public awareness aimed at drivers and pedestrians. Officers will step up pedestrian safety operations with focused enforcement on collision causing factors involving motorists and pedestrians. Routine traffic patrols will focus efforts in trouble spots […]
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Northern Nevada Ghost Hunters will be presenting an informational program about ghost hunting at both branches of the Douglas County Public Library in October. The Northern Nevada Ghost Hunters has taken part in paranormal research and investigations throughout the region. The group has explored many historic sites, including the old buildings of Virginia City. Team […]
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By Kathryn Reed INCLINE VILLAGE – Listen closely; echoes of the past seem to whisper through the pines. Is it the call of men hauling up timber from below? Or perhaps the sound of lumber splashing into the flumes? Tucked in a remote area above Incline Village are remnants of Lake Tahoe’s storied Comstock era. […]
Read more· South Lake Tahoe Rec Center has drop-in pickle ball on Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30-9am and Monday and Wednesday from 1-4pm. · For Women, By Women is the title of a free talk that doctors Clare Rudolph and Amanda Weavil from Barton Women’s Health are putting on Oct. 4 from 6-7pm in the board room at Lake Tahoe Community College. […]
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To the community, On Aug. 15, Bread & Broth served 125 nutritious meals at St. Theresa Grace Hall to those in our community who struggle with hunger. Thanks to the generosity of Friends of Temple Bat Yam, the dinner’s adopt a day sponsor; the diners enjoyed a tasty Mexican casserole prepared by B&B’s amazing cooks. […]
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