A 4-year-old boy survived an 8-foot fall from the Schoolhouse chairlift at Diamond Peak in Incline on Dec. 27. Steve Eikam, North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District battalion chief, told Lake Tahoe News his department first called for a helicopter, but canceled that when it was determined the injury was minor. An ambulance transported the […]
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By Barry Estabrook, Atlantic When is “USDA Organic” not organic? More often than you probably realize. The USDA keeps a “National List” of inorganic products that can legally go into foods labeled as organic. The casings for those tasty USDA Organic sausages can come from conventionally raised animals that have been fed antibiotics. The hops […]
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Heavenly and Northstar are listed as two of the top 10 most popular ski resorts, according to a poll taken on Facebook. SkiReports.com in Boston crunched the numbers that were released Dec. 27. Here’s the list: 1. Mammoth Mountain — 99,458 fans 2. Heavenly Mountain Resort — 93,887 fans 3. Whistler Blackcomb — 87,477 fans […]
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By Kathryn Reed Two dogs are dead and the residents of two South Shore houses have been displaced after a fire raced through both structures Monday night. Hot ashes left in a trash can on wood deck smoldered before erupting into flames, engulfing the first house and spreading to the one next door. “This is […]
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By Stephen Magagnini, Sacramento Bee Mandeep Chahal is a young woman in limbo.An honors student at UC Davis, Chahal has plans for medical school and a career spent healing children in poor communities. She is also undocumented, which means no matter what academic degrees she ultimately earns, her ability to work in her chosen profession […]
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June 23 at noon the cadets from the Lake Tahoe Fire Academy graduate. The event is in the Duke Theatre at Lake Tahoe Community College in South Lake Tahoe.
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Sugar Bowl Resort has partnered with KidZone Museum to host four children’s terrain park competitions this season. The first competition is Jan. 8 from 11am-noon in the Caboose Terrain Park. The competitions teach kids terrain park safety, and introduce them to a safe but competitive skiing/riding atmosphere, ultimately having fun while competing for great prizes. […]
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With no fanfare, Lakeview Commons at El Dorado Beach is open. And based on the number of people frolicking along the expansive walkway and terraced seating during the holiday weekend, its popularity has not diminished. With the major face lift, it is likely to be even more popular than year’s past. Gone are the fences, […]
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Rudolph and his buddies Prancer, Donner and Vixen are all biding their time at the shelter, playing and generally acting very cute until their new families come to adopt them. There are five kittens at the South Shore animal shelter, plus several other adult cats who are all hoping the holiday season brings them good […]
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By Anna G. Eshoo The Constitution gave birth to the world’s greatest democracy and stands as our country’s timeless statement of our fundamental laws, beliefs and ideals. It requires an oath of office for those selected as guardians of our principles. At the opening of each new Congress, we “solemnly swear … to support and […]
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