Updated 9:50pm: The mandatory evacuation notice for the Trailhead Fire has been lifted. Containment is at 50 percent, with acreage burned not growing on Monday. It remains at 5,444 acres. More than 2,000 people continue to fight the wildland burning in a remote area of El Dorado County. It started June 28 in the Middle Fork […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – The beauty of the bottomless bloody Mary bar at Fire Break inside Hard Rock Lake Tahoe is that if you don’t like the first one, the second can be totally different. And if the first was delicious, go make another one. The Stateline eatery recently started the bottomless mimosa and […]
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The second annual Sierra 4×4 Trails and Ales event, a 4×4 fundraising affair, will be July 16 at Northwoods Clubhouse in Tahoe Donner from 1-4pm. This event is a chance for people learn about 4x4s and off-road experiences while participating in attractions. Sierra 4×4 Trails and Ales includes a shine-and-show contest, live music, kids’ games, […]
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By Nicole Raz, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevada is at the forefront of pushing the national unmanned aircraft system or drone industry forward. “We view all the UAS test sites as equals,” a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said. “However, Nevada has one distinction: It’s the only site to have the ability to certify unmanned aircraft as […]
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By Robert Kuo, Sacramento Bee Driving to San Francisco or Lake Tahoe for the weekend? Be careful not to hit the wildlife on these roadways. A UC Davis professor who tracks vehicle-animal collisions found that in the Sacramento region, the most animals are killed on Interstate 80 from Davis to Sacramento, the stretch of road […]
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By Amy Graff, San Francisco Chronicle Let’s face it. Bay Area residents rarely zip up to Tahoe. Most of the time, we inch and crawl through traffic that moves at the rate of molasses. Food stops are a must on most weekend trips between the Bay Area and Tahoe (unless your boss lets you get […]
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Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce is hosting an ADA Compliance Workshop on July 13 from 9-11am at its Stateline office. Businesses will be taught how to protect themselves from ADA lawsuits and what to do if they have already been served with papers. This is free for members and $10 for non-members. The ADA Compliance […]
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By Alexander L. Forrest, The Conversation In an age of rapid global population growth, demand for safe, clean water is constantly increasing. In 2010 the United States alone used 355 billion gallons of water per day. Most of the available fresh water on Earth’s surface is found in lakes, streams and reservoirs, so these water […]
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By Adelaide Chen, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevada isn’t a majority-minority state quite yet. But it is projected to be in 2022 or 2023, according to the state demographer. Part of the driving force is that more of Nevada’s 19-and-under population is Hispanic than white (non-Hispanic white). As of 2015, the estimate was 41 percent to […]
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· Lorraine Turner, chief administrative officer for Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel in South Lake Tahoe, was selected by the hotel ownership group, Premier Hotel Collection, to be the first regional executive for the company’s two U.S. properties – Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel and Anaheim Majestic Garden Hotel. · Placer County Board of Supervisors […]
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