Is this photo of Rudy or Tigger? It’s hard to be sure, since these orange kittens look so much alike. These very cute little boys have only been in the shelter a few days, and they probably won’t be here much longer. They are very playful and energetic, as you might expect. If they are […]
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Sawmill Pond continues to be stocked with fish and will be full for the June 9 annual Kids Fishing Derby. Look for some big cutthroat trout to be on the lines. This pond on the edge of South Lake Tahoe at Sawmill Road and Lake Tahoe Boulevard is only for kids 14 and younger. No […]
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By Linda Fine Conaboy MEYERS — Search and rescue volunteers know when they sign up for the job no two days will be the same, a generalization they discovered to be tragically true on Saturday during what was supposed to be a routine training exercise. The SAR training cadre, consisting of Marcel Rowley, Terry Carroll, […]
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Caltrans is advising motorists to expect up to 10-minute delays on Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe between Trout Creek Bridge and Los Angeles Boulevard beginning June 4. Crews will begin grinding and paving operations as part of a stormwater and water quality improvement project. Beginning June 4, motorists can expect eastbound lane closures from […]
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Updated: June 3, 2012, 9:40pm: Two firefighting P-2V air tankers went down Sunday afternoon — one in Minden where the crew was safe, the other on the Nevada-Utah border that killed two people. An air tanker fighting a fire in Douglas County slid off the runway Sunday afternoon because of a malfunction with the landing […]
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By Scott Oxarart, Reno Gazette-Journal Campo owners Mark Estee and his wife, Aly, didn’t plan on picking up a hitchhiker on May 21. But he wasn’t an ordinary stranger. It was filmmaker John Waters with a cardboard sign that read “80-W San Francisco.” Waters concluded his 11-day hitch hike from Baltimore to San Francisco last […]
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By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee A drive to regulate California marijuana dispensaries won a key victory Thursday, raising the hopes of advocates who argue that state oversight is critical to staving off federal raids on California’s medical cannabis industry. The state Assembly voted 41-28 to pass a bill to create a California policing agency to […]
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If people didn’t already know it, U.S. News & World Report confirmed it — Truckee is one of the most expensive places to live. The Northern California city comes in at No. 8. The magazine says, “Everyone from librarians to shop owners feel the economic pinch of working and living in Truckee. The monthly cost […]
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Publisher’s note: The two South Lake Tahoe Raley’s are part of Local 8. The strike vote is being taken June 3-4 at Embassy Suites. By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee Raley’s, trying to head off a strike vote, is warning its union workers about more store closures and other consequences if they walk out. With members […]
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The 7th annual Tahoe Bike Challenge, which promotes bicycling as an alternative transportation choice over the automobile, is June 4-15. This is not a competition, but rather an invitation to join hundreds of Tahoe bicyclists in riding your bike to work, school or play. The challenge can be personal or a team effort. For 2012, […]
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