Nevada residents to enter a raffle to receive a “Welcome to Nevada” sign as the old, obsolete highway signs are redesigned and replaced later this year. The iconic signs depicting a lone miner have stood at many interstate and freeway entrances into Nevada, welcoming drivers to the state for approximately 25 years. The signs will […]
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The Eldorado National Forest announced this week that the partial closure of Sunset Campground in Union Valley for the protection of a bald eagle nest and eaglets has been lifted. After intensive monitoring by wildlife biologists, it has been determined that the eaglets have now fledged the nest. Campsites 1-61 in Sunset Campground will be […]
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By Ric Anderson, Las Vegas Sun As Nevada voters prepare to vote this fall on whether to decriminalize recreational marijuana use, they’re going to hear a sinister-sounding warning that the push for legalization is being fueled by out-of-state money. Former Assemblyman Pat Hickey, a prominent opponent of legalization, already sounded the alarm in a June […]
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By Melinda Myers Don’t let your vegetable and fall flower gardens succumb to hungry deer. Even if you’re lucky enough to be deer-free now, be vigilant and prepared to prevent damage as these beautiful creatures move into your landscape to dine. Here are five tactics to help you in the battle against these hungry animals. […]
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The Placer County Sheriff Office’s search and rescue teams have started their annual telemarketing fundraising drive throughout the county. Money is being raised to purchase mobile communications equipment for the Lake Tahoe area. Search and Rescue volunteers donate thousands of hours each year to locate lost hikers, skiers and anyone else who may need assistance […]
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· At the Aug. 17 Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe meeting Tiffany LaVoie will explain how human traffickers target children. Cost to attend is $10, which includes lunch. The meeting is at Harvey’s Garden Room No. 1. Reservations must be made by Aug. 14 by emailing Linda Mendizabal at mendipath@gmail.com. · The 6th annual Rose […]
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Updated: Aug. 8 to reflect President Obama is definitely attending. By Kathryn Reed Protecting Lake Tahoe has been on the radar of the federal government for decades – and not just because the feds own 85 percent of the land in the basin. Congress implemented regulations mandating effluent be pumped out of the basin, created […]
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By James P. Collins From ancient soothsayers to Wall Street stock pickers, humans have always yearned to be able to tell the future. The ability, needless to say, has mostly been overstated. But what if there was a sense in which you really could tell the future? And what if we could also make a […]
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By Peter Fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle There are certain telltale signs that a person is stoned: bloodshot eyes, forgetfulness, ravenous late-night cravings. But the November ballot measure that would legalize recreational pot in California says nothing about how police should detect tokers who climb behind the wheel. There’s no marijuana equivalent to the famed blood-alcohol […]
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By Larry Weitzman The almost all-new Hyundai Elantra Limited is reaching for best of class status in some pretty heady competition from the likes of the new Honda Civic and Mazda 3. Is it succeeding? About the only leftover from the prior generation is the wheelbase dimension of 106.3 and the height of 56.5 inches. […]
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