By Richard Jurek On July 20, 1969, an estimated 600 million people watched and listened in real time as astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin touched down on the surface of the moon. With the drama unfolding on their television screens, the attention of millions was focused on a single event—a single step, really—for the […]
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By Meaghen Brown, Outside One of the highest sweat rates ever recorded was that of marathon runner Alberto Salazar at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. In the months leading up to the games, which were expected to be oppressively hot, the marathoner was put through a regimen of temperature acclimation training with the goal […]
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By Brian Uhler During the last weekend of July, a group of women visited South Lake Tahoe for a bachelorette party. During the visit, the women willfully ingested marijuana brownies they obtained through a ride share company. Within a few hours, 10 of the women were taken to the emergency room in South Lake Tahoe. Eight […]
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By Jason Hildago, Reno Gazette-Journal At 70 years old, Dee Goodman has clocked in decades as a member of the American workforce. Ask the small business owner about retirement, however, and she just shakes her head. As the owner of Old West Barber in Reno, Goodman says she still loves doing her job. For many of […]
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Gunner has a nose for danger. He is the newest recruit at Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District. He is officially a member of the Tahoe Douglas Explosive Ordinance Disposal team. Gunner is the seventh canine resource for the Northern Nevada Bomb Technicians Task Force. Battalion Chief Todd Moss is his handler. Even though Gunner is still […]
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Speakers are being sought for the inaugural TEDxSouthLakeTahoe event on Oct. 5. This is a local, independently organized event striving to create an environment which inspires individuals to think and engage on a community and global scale. The public event will be at the Loft Theatre from 4-9:30pm. Tickets can be purchased online starting Aug. 29. Speakers […]
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By Mike Luery, KCRA-TV A cellphone video that has been seen more than 5 million times after KCRA 3 shared it on Facebook Tuesday. It shows a mother bear and her two cubs swimming at Pope Beach in Lake Tahoe, near Camp Richardson. It’s not every day you see a family of bears playing in […]
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· The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has granted the League to Save Lake Tahoe $35,000 to support its citizen science programs to address the threats to Lake Tahoe from aquatic invasive species and stormwater pollution. · A nesting pair of peregrine falcons has successfully raised three young this year at Cave Rock. Construction crews worked […]
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South Lake Tahoe police officers have released a new sketch of a man believed to be responsible for attempted sexual battery at Lake land Village on July 25. A guest at Lakeland Village told officers a man grabbed her from behind and dragged her into a storage closet. She was able to escape, although the […]
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South Lake Tahoe Republican Women Summer Party is Aug. 9. Speakers include Kim Pruett from Rep. Tom McClintock’s office and California legislative advocate Allison Olson. The event is from 4:30-7pm at 1896 Cascade Court, South Lake Tahoe. Suggested donation is $20. This includes barbecue dinner, dessert and beverages. Everyone is welcome — not just women. RSVP […]
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