By North Platte Bulletin In another weekend drug bust on Interstate 80, an Arizona man was stopped Dec. 16 for speeding and ended up in jail after a Nebraska State Patrol trooper reportedly found 99 pounds of marijuana in the trunk of his car. Just before 8pm Dec. 16, a trooper stopped an eastbound 2008 […]
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The winter holiday anti-DUI crackdown resulted in a significant number of DUI arrests overnight from routine traffic enforcement and special Avoid the 6 DUI deployments in South Lake Tahoe. From 12:01am Dec. 16 through Dec. 18, South Lake Tahoe police officers arrested four individuals on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal A 7-year-old boy is in critical condition at Renown Regional Medical Center after falling 60 feet from a chairlift at Sugar Bowl Ski Area on Sunday afternoon. According to John Monson, director of sales and marketing at Sugar Bowl, the boy, whose name has not been released, is a member of the […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal The Reno man who killed the first bear in Nevada’s controversial black bear hunt pleaded guilty today to charges he illegally baited the animal. Avoiding a scheduled trial in Reno Justice Court, Timothy Kawelmacher was ordered to pay $730 in fines, fees and civil penalties and to surrender the meat […]
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By Brian Nordli, Reno Gazette-Journal For each day of Hanukkah, Judy Schumer of southwest Reno gathers with her family and passes out a gift to each of her grandchildren. The family will feast on traditional latkes (fried potato pancakes); light a candle on the Chanukiah, which many call a menorah; and play Dreidel. Many other […]
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The inaugural Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce Breakfast is Jan. 26 from 8-9:30 at Inn by the Lake in South Lake Tahoe. Learn what the chamber has been up to for the past five years and what’s in store for the future. Guest speakers include chamber President B Gorman as well as board […]
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Unity at the Lake’s New Year’s Burning Bowl Ceremony is Dec. 31 from 7-8pm at the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center, 3050 Lake Tahoe Blvd. Come experience a powerful and healing Burning Bowl ceremony. A wonderful opportunity to release all that no longer serves our highest selves and choose what we want to bring into […]
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Unity at the Lake’s Christmas Eve Candle Lighting Service is at 6:30pm at the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center, 3050 Lake Tahoe Blvd. From 7-8pm is 12 Powers Candle Lighting Service. Explore the 12 “Gifts of God” in this sacred Unity at the Lake tradition. For more info, call (530) 544.2266.
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY — Nevada’s overall health improved five spots this year compared to the rest of the nation, but still ranks in the bottom 10, according to the 22nd edition of America’s Health Rankings. Nevada’s health improved from 47th in 2010 to 42nd in the new report. The good […]
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• On Jan. 1, in El Dorado County birth certificate fees will increase by $2 to $21; death certificates will go from $12 to $14. • Carson City IHOP is open after being closed in the aftermath of a deadly shooting in September. • An interview with White Wolf owner Troy Caldwell on UnofficialNetworks.com gives […]
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