By Peter Tokofsky During an early round of the current NBA playoffs a couple weeks ago, my family’s favorite team, the Golden State Warriors, had an idle evening. Missing the excitement of seeing our squad outplaying an opponent, I suggested to my daughters that we re-watch the game from the previous day. This suggestion […]
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By Associated Press NEW YORK — The nation seems to be kicking its smoking habit faster than ever before. The rate of smoking among adults in the U.S. fell to 15 percent last year thanks to the biggest one-year decline in more than 20 years, according to a new government report. The rate fell two […]
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A cyclist participating in America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride was airlifted to Renown Medical Center on Sunday with non-life threatening injuries. “(The) bicyclist took a tumble onto the roadway. He was then hit by car,” Bernadette Smith with Douglas County Sheriff’s Office told Lake Tahoe News. The accident occurred near Zephyr Cove about 2:05pm June 5. […]
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A flea from a Yellow pine chipmunk in the Lake Tahoe area has tested positive for plague. The flea was sampled from one of three rodents trapped in the Fallen Leaf Lake Campground area during routine plague surveillance May 18. Warning signs are posted in the affected area and individuals are advised to report dead […]
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By Kathryn Reed The South Lake Tahoe City Council did a 180 Tuesday regarding regulating multifamily properties as vacation rentals, while at the same time mandating those renting a room on a short-term basis have a permit to do so. For now, at least, these nearly 60 multifamily parcels may still use their parcels as […]
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The Truckee Donner Public Utility District board this month rescinded mandatory restrictions on outdoor irrigation with potable water effective immediately. This change was in response to new California emergency drought regulations that allow local water agencies to self-certify adequacy of water supply and to base restrictions on projected water supply shortages. Truckee Donner PUD said it […]
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By Jason Blevins, Denver Post Utah’s Powdr Corp. is doubling down in Colorado, adding Eldora Mountain Resort ski area to a portfolio that has included Copper Mountain resort since 2009. Powdr Corp. also owns Boreal Ski Resort. The acquisition by Powdr, which now owns nine ski areas in Colorado, California, Nevada, Utah, Oregon and Vermont, […]
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One of the benefits to being a subscriber to Lake Tahoe News is the occasional freebie. The latest giveaway was two tickets to the July 4 San Francisco Giants game. The winner had to name the former Giant who will be pitching today against the Reno Aces and then say why she subscribes to Lake […]
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By Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Californians once again beat the state’s drought-time order for water savings in April — one of the last months before officials transition from a statewide conservation order to more localized targets, a state agency said Monday. The average Californian used 77 gallons of water a day in April, down […]
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To the community, Caltrans District 3 is developing a safety project that proposes to construct a roundabout at the intersection of highways 50 and 89 in Meyers beginning in 2018. The department has looked at several options at this location and has identified a roundabout as the preferred alternative to address safety concerns and improve […]
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