Douglas County Public Library at Zephyr Cove is presenting Saturday Stories on Jan. 28 at 1pm. Celebrate the Year of the Dragon at the library. Miss Carol will read Chinese New Year stories. Children ages 3 and up will listen to stories, make crafts, and get a fortune cookie treat. Sign up by Jan. 27. […]
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By Taylor Morris, ESPN Sixteen-year-old phenom Torin Yater-Wallace double-corked his way to a first place finish at Saturday’s Dew Tour men’s ski superpipe finals in Killington, Vt. Yater-Wallace held a comfortable lead through the first set of runs with his first-run score of 90.25, until Wallace himself bested the score, muscling two doubles (a cork […]
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Businesses and organizations may nominate outstanding employees, volunteers and others to be recognized at the 58th annual North Lake Tahoe Community Awards Dinner. The event is Feb. 16, 6-9:30pm at the Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe in Truckee. The annual event produced by the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce recognizes Small Business of the Year, Large […]
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The white stuff on the ground and in the trees throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin is snow — just in case people forgot what it looked like. The sounds and sights of winter finally arrived Jan. 21. Snowmobiles were on city streets, private and public snowplows were doing a brisk business, bus stops had snowboarders […]
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By Neela Banerjee, Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — A flash point has emerged in American science education that echoes the battle over evolution, as scientists and educators report mounting resistance to the study of man-made climate change in middle and high schools. Although scientific evidence increasingly shows that fossil fuel consumption has caused the climate […]
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By Mark Glover, Sacramento Bee Placerville-based El Dorado Savings Bank, one of the area’s most consistently profitable financial institutions, saw a slight decrease in net income in 2011. The bank, which operates 32 branches in Northern California, on Friday reported a full-year profit of $10.2 million, down from $10.9 million in 2010. Fourth-quarter net income […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal The Washoe Drive Fire was considered 100 percent contained as of 6am, Sierra Fire Protection District spokesman Mark Regan said. All evacuation requirements were lifted by 8am, Regan said. “The weather helped, but also the crews working helped speed things along,” Regan said. That included NV Energy, which made sure there were […]
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By Martha Bellisle, Reno Gazette-Journal The civil lawsuit filed by a former Harrah’s Lake Tahoe casino host claiming Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger raped her while he was visiting Lake Tahoe for a celebrity golf tournament in 2008 has been resolved. But neither side will say whether the Super Bowl star paid Andrea McNulty any […]
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• Rand McNally lists South Lake Tahoe as the second best ski town in the United States. No. 1 is Sandpoint, Idaho. Mammoth also makes the list. • Burn restrictions for El Dorado and Amador counties have been lifted by CalFire. • There will be a young actors workshop at the Lake Tahoe Community College […]
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By Robert Stiles Single-family residential home sales increased 7 percent in the South Lake Tahoe area last year. Distressed home sales accounted for 49.4 percent of the single-family residential homes sold. That’s 269 distressed home sales divided by 544 total annual sales. We currently have a median sales price in the area of $265,000. This […]
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