The Food Bank of El Dorado County will be in South Lake Tahoe to host a free farmers market and mobile food pantry distribution on Aug. 24 from 10-11am at the American Legion Hall. One allocation per household will be given out. This is for people who are struggling to make ends meet, live in […]
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By Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union Tribune As a series of marine heat waves linked to climate change has thrown ocean ecosystems out of whack from Australia to the coast of California, a cooling trend called La Niña has given scientists hope that water temperatures could come back into balance. But so far, the […]
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By Trevon Milliard, Reno Gazette-Journal For the second year running, Nevada is having major problems with the online standardized tests given to many public school students. And the state is again threatening legal action against the company paid millions of dollars to administer the tests and return the scores. Data Recognition Corporation won’t give Nevada […]
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There could be four new Lake Tahoe Unified School District board members this fall. Ginger Nicolay-Davis resigned effective Aug. 9, while three seats are on the November ballot. Nicolay-Davis ran unopposed in 2014. Her term was to expire in December 2018. She was not available for comment. At the Aug. 23 board meeting the remaining members […]
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Mt. Tallac High School is welcoming more than just students on Aug. 29, the first day of school. There will be a meet and greet from 10:30-11:30am. The idea is to have students meeting potential employers and other community members, and for adults to interact with the students. The continuation school is integrating worth ethic and […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one of several stories about mental health issues in the Lake Tahoe Basin that will be running through October. The other stories may be accessed from the Home page under Special Projects, then click on Mental Health. By Susan Wood El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Suzanne Kingsbury has learned personally […]
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By Joe Mathews It’s the word of the summer: Victoriotic. You won’t find it in the Oxford English Dictionary, at least not yet. It began its life as an epithet, hurled at me by my 7-year-old son. “Don’t be victoriotic!” I was guilty as charged. I had finally broken a long losing streak against him […]
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By Robert Kuo, Sacramento Bee The leaves atop giant sequoias in the Sierra Nevada are better at storing water than those closer to the ground, an adaptation that may explain how their treetops are able to survive 300 feet in the air, researchers at American River College and Humboldt State University have found. “It can […]
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By Alina Tugend, New York Times Offer students a less confusing array of courses. Require fewer remedial classes to improve students’ basic math and English skills. Or find a way to pair these not-for-credit courses with others that would provide progress toward a degree. Provide more personal advice. And lower the cost. While some of […]
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By Marcella Corona, Reno Gazette-Journal A Mammoth Lakes doctor faces up to two years in prison and a hefty fine after pleading guilty to illegally looting about 20,000 Native American artifacts from Nevadan prehistoric sites for more than two decades. Jonathan Cornelius Bourne, 59, an anesthesiologist at Mammoth Hospital, pleaded guilty Tuesday to 21 felony counts of transporting archaeological […]
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