By Kathryn Reed Eighteen-month-old Morrison Scott didn’t care who all those people talking were, why they had funny hats on or that there were super shiny shovels standing in fresh dirt. Nope. What this little South Lake Tahoe resident cares about is having a place to run around in. She lives about a block and […]
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Truckee schools were on lockdown briefly Monday after an armed man holed up in his vehicle on Richard’s Boulevard northwest of Donner Pass Road. Robert Maklia eventually surrendered to police officers. He faces charges of reckless discharge of a firearm and branding a weapon at law enforcement. Before being jailed he was taken to Tahoe […]
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By Jim Sanford, Reno Gazette-Journal An Endangered Species Act listing for the sage grouse “would make the spotted owl listing pale in comparison.” There is a chance Nevada, through a habitat recovery program and other efforts, can prevent Endangered Species Act listings for the state’s two distinct sage grouse population segments. But should those efforts […]
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By Tom Knudson, Sacramento Bee The day began with a drive across the desert, checking the snares he had placed in the sagebrush to catch coyotes. Gary Strader, an employee of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, stepped out of his truck near a ravine in Nevada and found something he hadn’t intended to kill. There, […]
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By Jim Trotter, Sports Illustrated Stanford wideout/returner Chris Owusu has a sprinter’s speed and a bodybuilder’s physique. He also has a medical report that makes NFL teams wince. The 6-foot, 196-pound senior had his final season cut short last November, when he sustained his second concussion in three weeks and third in 13 months. He […]
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Rock star Sammy Hagar will be at Harveys Lake Tahoe on May 4 to celebrate the eighth anniversary and grand reopening of his Cabo Wabo Cantina. During his appearance at the Cantina, between the hours of 4 and 7pm, the Red Rocker will also be announcing his latest venture into the “spirit world,” with the […]
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The Placer County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to ban alcohol on the banks of the Truckee River from July 1-6 each year. At the meeting last week in Kings Beach, board members also voted to adopt an ordinance that will include Chambers Landing Beach in the Fourth of July weekend alcohol ban. Since 2008, […]
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The third annual Lake Tahoe Basin Wildfire Awareness Week is May 26-June 3. The theme is Wildfire Survival: Your Home, Your Responsibility. The focus of the week will be to promote homeowner and resident actions that reduce the risk from wildfire to homes and communities. Fire agencies, fire safe chapters and local organizations are collaborating […]
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By Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee Riders of two motorcycles died when one bike went out of control and the other took evasive action to avoid collision in Sierra County on Sunday. The California Highway Patrol said that a motorcyclist from South Lake Tahoe was heading southbound about 3pm Sunday on Highway 49 just north of […]
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The Tahoe Choir and Lake Community College Chorus will be “Puttin’ On the Ritz” during the three concerts in May. The shows at LTCC Duke Theatre are May 4 and May 5 at 7:30pm, and May 6 at 2:30pm. The box office will open one half hour before each performance. Tickets are $l0 for adults […]
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