By Judi Dash, Los Angeles Times These turn signals should help improve bike safety The LED signals on the bike are very visible to motorists behind you. Motor vehicles come with bright rear turn signals, but cyclists must rely on arm signals, which requires one-handed steering. Not safe. Help has arrived from the engineers at […]
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By Noam N. Levey, Los Angeles Times Giving more people health insurance could save tens of thousands of lives nationwide, according to a new analysis of data from Massachusetts, whose reforms became the model for President Obama’s health law. Throughout the national debate over the Affordable Care Act, critics have questioned whether expanding coverage results […]
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Do you love to travel and wish you could better tell the tales of your adventures? Have you written travel stories and would like to learn how to polish them for publication? Lake Tahoe Community College will be offering a special topics course in travel writing beginning May 21. The six-week class meets Wednesday evenings […]
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Nevada saw a 39 percent jump in motorcycle fatalities from 2012 to 2013. Fifty-three people died last year. May is Motorcycle Safety Month in Nevada. Nevada crash data shows the most common factors involved in fatal crashes are speed, rider inexperience and alcohol. Those most often involved in a crash are riders younger than 25 […]
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California Tahoe Conservancy is buying three properties in South Lake Tahoe. Hilary Roverud with the city of Lake Tahoe Tahoe talks about the South Y Lodge property on May 9.
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By Craig Timberg, Washington Post Major U.S. technology companies have largely ended the practice of quietly complying with investigators’ demands for e-mail records and other online data, saying that users have a right to know in advance when their information is targeted for government seizure. This increasingly defiant industry stand is giving some of the […]
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U.S. Forest Service would like to remove the Incline Lake dam in a year. Before it can do so, comments must be taken on the proposal. The Forest Service purchased the 777-acre parcel off Mount Rose Highway in July 2008 for its recreational, scenic and natural resource values. During the acquisition process it was determined […]
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Rebecca Phillipsen with Barton Home Health and Hospice will talk about how to deal with feelings of loss and understanding grief on May 12 from 1-3pm. People will be taught how to recognize and heal feelings that may be related to grief. This class is designed for people age 60 or older or caregivers who […]
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• South Lake Tahoe is asking residents to take a Community Wildfire Protection Plan survey. • Seventy-two Vail Resorts employees helped clean Highway 267 last week. • Truckee has launched a second survey to collect input from the community on the Truckee Trails and Bikeways Master Plan Update. The survey will run through May 12. […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News convened an editorial panel of six South Shore residents to decide on this endorsement for the June primary. Politically savvy, connected locally and beyond, astute in policy and knowledgeable in how to make things happen – that’s the type of person Tahoe needs on the El Dorado County Board of […]
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