Updated 2:05pm A suspected pipe bomb was found this morning outside the El Dorado County Superior Courthouse in South Lake Tahoe. The Tahoe Douglas bomb squad X-rayed the device. No explosives were found, though it was described as a “mock device” by officials. Police are investigating who may have left the device that was put together […]
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· Smart & Final is going in where Staples is in South Lake Tahoe. Smart & Final used to be in the Bijou Center where CVS is located. Staples is closing June 3. · A change of plans – the Ski Run Farmers Market is returning to South Lake Tahoe. · Boot Camp for New Dads is […]
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The Nevada Department of Transportation has begun a project to enhance the Mt. Rose Highway truck escape ramp. The truck ramp, located on the westbound side of the highway in Incline Village, will be converted from the current rock surface to asphalt. A series of six pre-tensioned drag nets will be added to the truck […]
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By Kathryn Reed Old construction is one of the main reasons so many units in a Tahoe Keys condo complex were destroyed on Tuesday. “The fire was hidden in a bunch of void spaces due to construction. Once it was in the common attic it was really hard to cut off. That is why […]
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The Citizen’s Climate Lobby is putting on a talk about the local snowpack, lake level, and how the future of of the South Shore depends on it. Enjoy free drinks, appetizers, raffle prizes as well as an optional discussion that will leave us all talking about climate change at the local level. The Save Our Snow […]
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By Kathryn Reed Audience question: What causes climate change? Rep. Tom McClintock’s answer: “It’s a natural phenomenon. It has more to do with solar cycles than human activity.” To this, most of the 50 people in attendance at the May 3 town hall at South Tahoe Public Utility District’s board room erupted in disbelief. Based […]
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By James Wilson As you all have no doubt seen in the media, we have yet another exotic public health threat on the radar: Zika virus. While the vast majority of people infected either experience minimal symptoms, many develop dengue-like symptoms of rash, fever, and joint pain. Worse, pregnant women who are infected are experiencing […]
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By Jeff German, Las Vegas Review-Journal Former power broker Harvey Whittemore was released from a federal halfway house Monday after serving 21 months of a two-year prison term for breaking campaign contribution laws. Whittemore, 63, who surrendered in August 2014 at a federal prison camp in Lompoc, California, spent the last three months in the […]
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By Howard Riell, Las Vegas Sun Generation Z may reside at the tail end of the alphabet, but marketers who fail to give it top-of-mind attention do so at their own risk. Experts may differ on when the earliest members of Generation Z (also called iGen or post-millennials) were born, with opinions ranging from 1990 to […]
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By Kathryn Reed A woman named Spain and a man known as Dr. Love, along with a cadre of other devoted arts aficionados, are responsible for transforming what was a dilapidated boathouse into an iconic theater. This summer the Boathouse Theatre at Valhalla is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The Tahoe Tallac Association, now known at […]
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