By Kathryn Reed Bear cans and defensible space were the two primary concerns of residents who turned out for a neighborhood meeting this week. South Lake Tahoe has divided the city limits into six areas, even though there are really 20 distinct neighborhoods. This was the fifth meeting of residents since last fall. Here is […]
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The Heavenly Ski & Snowboard Foundation’s 11th annual Grapes & Gates gourmet food and wine tasting event is May 2 from 6-9pm at Edgewood Tahoe in Stateline. The evenings highlight will be the award presentation. The foundation will present the inaugural Bill Killebrew Award. Killebrew has been an integral part of creating opportunities for youth […]
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By Kathryn Reed People were shedding their clothes Friday, with more of the same expected throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin this weekend. While no records in the basin were set Friday, the National Weather Service says the best chance to set one in South Lake Tahoe will be Sunday. The forecast is for 73 degrees. […]
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By Danny King, Travel Weekly Marriott International’s first-quarter profit rose 3 percent from a year earlier, as higher franchise fees more than offset the drop in earnings caused by last year’s spinoff of the company’s timeshare business. Marriott’s net income was $104 million, up from $101 million. Revenue fell 8.2 percent to $2.55 billion because […]
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By KRNV-TV RENO — Today around 10:35 in the morning the sheriff’s office received a call that there was an over-turned aircraft at Deerwater Air Field in Sierraville. Deerwater Field is a landing strip only with a taxi way and parking for small aircraft. Responding personnel included the sheriff’s office, Sierra County Fire, the Eastern […]
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By Jon Ortiz, Sacramento Bee A bill that would cap California state employees’ pay at no more than what the governor earns cleared the Senate Public Employee and Retirement Committee on Wednesday on a 3-1 vote. Senate Bill 1368, authored by Sen. Joel Anderson, R-Alpine, would limit the annual pay of state officers and employees, […]
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Lake Tahoe Boys and Girls Club is one of several groups to share in United Ways’ distribution of $650,000. United Way received $3.3 million in requests. Groups receiving money are: -Boys and Girls Club of Truckee Meadows in collaboration with BGC of Western Nevada, BGC of Mason Valley, BGC of Lake Tahoe, BGC of North […]
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By Kathryn Reed All three marijuana dispensaries in South Lake Tahoe are back in business. Patient2Patient had to clean up a mess left from an incendiary device being thrown into the collective Thursday and City of Angels 2 was hopping Friday afternoon after closing for a couple weeks. With April 20 having significance in the […]
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Barton’s Health and Wellness Lecture Series continues as Barton General Surgery’s Scott Welker discusses minimally invasive surgery with the da Vinci Si Surgical System. Defined as robotic-assisted technology, the da Vinci has become widely known as an effective alternative to traditional “open” surgery and conventional minimally invasive laparoscopy. The free talk takes place May 2 […]
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Lake Valley firefighters have $100,000 to help property owners in the North Upper Truckee neighborhood to clear away hazardous fuels – as in overgrown trees and brush. The grant from the state via Proposition 40 can only be used to work on vacant lots. A matching fee of $600 from the property owner is required, […]
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