To the community, Since the October meeting of California State Parks and Recreation Commission where the decision was unanimous to accept staff’s recommendations., the director of State Parks, Ruth Coleman, approved the Upper Truckee River Restoration and Golf Course Reconfiguration project. The approved project is the proposed Preferred Alternative described in the Final Environmental Impact […]
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By Anne Knowles MINDEN – The Douglas County Commission approved an update to the county’s 15-year-old master plan, paving the way for the county to take over permitting in its portion of the Lake Tahoe Basin from the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. “The TRPA wants to get out of the permitting process,” Douglas County Commissioner […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – Nevada’s major casinos saw total revenues increase to $22 billion last fiscal year, but the 256 properties reported a net loss of just less than $4 billion, the Gaming Control Board reported Friday. It was the third year of losses in a row. Before that the […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is temporarily changing the hours of operation for its North Shore office in Incline Village. Beginning Jan. 11the office will be open Wednesday through Friday from 9sm-3:30pm. The North Shore office issues permits for Desolation Wilderness, as well as national recreation passes, including the Access, Senior […]
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The South Lake Tahoe Branch library is hosting free individual training sessions for many popular digital devices including laptops, tablets, iPads, Kindles and Nooks. Each sessions is 30 minutes and are available from 10am to 4pm on Jan. 21, Jan. 28 and Feb. 4. Call (530) 573.3185 for more information or to register for an […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee Fire officials are investigating the cause of an early morning fire at a mobile home park in Pollock Pines in which a 68-year-old man died and his wife was injured. The El Dorado County Coroner’s Office this afternoon confirmed that the man found dead in the mobile home was John […]
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After 35 years of doing business as the South Lake Tahoe Women’s Center, the agency is changing its name. Historically known as a refuge for victims of domestic and sexual abuse, the agency is transitioning from a safe haven to a leader in communitywide violence prevention and intervention. Officials are hoping the new name speaks […]
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By Andrew Zaleski, Grist Two days before New Year’s Eve, Jimmy Standley was in Lake Tahoe getting ready for the inaugural SnowGlobe Music Festival, three days of tunes, parties, afterparties — oh, and he had to sell some bikes, too. As head of business development for Solé Bicycles, Standley is one part of a five-man […]
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Rob Shanahan, Ringo Starr’s personal photographer and an acclaimed music photographer, just released the book “Volume 1: Through the Lens of Music Photographer Rob Shanahan”. He will be at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe on Saturday. Shanahan is the drummer for the Hollywood Stones. Starr wrote the forward for the book. The book includes behind the scenes […]
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By Gus Thomson, Auburn Journal Placer County elections chief Jim McCauley said Tuesday that, early in the election season, his office has been sorting out state mandates and new election rules. “Laws were passed that seem to conflict with what is already there,” McCauley said. “There is a lot of confusion and different opinions from […]
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