A 6-foot sink hole near Genoa is being blamed on a broken water line. The hole is on Jacks Valley Road between Montaña and the first entrance to Genoa Lakes Golf Course. The road is closed from these two access points. A precautionary boil water notice has been issued to the residents in the Montaña […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one in a series of stories about the National Park Service, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2016. All articles may be found via the Home Page, select Special Projects, then National Park Service 100th. By Jessie Marchesseau POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE – As a native Montanan, I grew up […]
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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife recently released 138,099 kokanee salmon fingerlings into Lake Tahoe. In all, 634,430 kokanee were released into 13 lakes and reservoirs throughout the state. Kokanee were introduced into California waters to provide diverse recreational angling opportunities for anglers and have become an extremely popular sport fish. They are typically […]
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· Smoke in the Tahoe basin and Truckee areas on July 25 is from the distant fires in Monterey County and Santa Clarita. No fires are burning locally. A strike team from Tahoe is on its way Monday to Monterey. · South Tahoe High School teacher Wes Berkshire if featured in an Outside magazine article […]
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By Associated Press Once believed to have gone extinct in the Sierra Nevada, scientists believe a wolverine spotted this winter north of Lake Tahoe is the same one that in 2008 became the first documented in the area since the 1920s. California wildlife biologist Chris Stermer set up remote cameras in the Tahoe National Forest […]
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Phoebe is a 2-year-old terrier mix who came to the shelter from a hoarding situation. She came with three other dogs, probably related to her, who look like terrier-pugs, or possibly Affenpinscher mixes. She is a cute dog who will need a patient owner to help her see that people aren’t scary. She likes the […]
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By Joann Eisenbrandt PLACERVILLE – A lawsuit filed last week is designed to keep the Miwok Indians from developing land on the West Slope even though grading has already begun on Phase I. On Friday the El Dorado Council filed a lawsuit against the county-approved encroachment permit for the Shingle Springs Village Project being developed […]
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By Joe Mathews How is California doing these days? The answer depends on whether you believe Gov. Jerry Brown or Blink-182. This summer has exposed a divide in perception of California between the political triumphalism of our elected officials and the more anxious state of affairs depicted in the broader culture. Our state’s political and […]
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By Amanda Green, Refinery29 Zoe Roth, 16, is not a pyromaniac. But it’s true that, a few weeks ago, she and a friend spent two hours trying to light a campfire in Lake Tahoe, where Zoe’s working a summer restaurant job. “Everything was wet, and it was so frustrating,” she laughs. “I was, like, ‘C’mon, […]
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Bass Camp Festival, an electronic dance music event, is will take place Aug. 6-7 at Lake Tahoe Hard Rock. It is an all-ages concert. That Saturday acts include Krewella Live, Hermitude (live), Figure b2b Protohype, Justin Jay & Friends Live , Alvin Risk. Sunday will feature performances by Nero (DJ set), Borgeous, Arty, and Chill Harris. […]
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