By George Skelton, Los Angeles Times Any struggling family knows that first you put food on the table, make sure there’s a roof overhead and lay in some daily essentials. Only then can you realistically think about paying down the credit card. True, you shouldn’t have run wild with the card in the first place. […]
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The annual seasonal dog closure at the Upper Truckee Marsh begins May 1. It will reopen Aug. 1, at which time dogs are allowed on leash. The purpose of the California Tahoe Conservancy closure of this South Shore area is to keep dogs out of breeding habitat for special, threatened and endangered species such as […]
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Four masked men stole thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from Simpson’s Jewelers in South Lake Tahoe. They used a sledgehammer to gain access to the South Lake Tahoe store in the Raley’s center near Stateline. “We believe the truck was stolen from another location and used to commit the smash and grab,” Police Chief […]
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By Olivia Allen-Price, KQED-TV For the first time in the 15-year history of the National Weather Service Drought Monitor, 100 percent of California is judged to be in moderate to exceptional drought. It’s a dramatic-sounding milestone, although the state has been lingering at the 99.8 percent mark since March 18. Though it’s a first for […]
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By Lenny Bernstein, Washington Post Red wine gets all the good press for the cardiovascular benefits of the flavonoids it contains, but U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers are reporting that one white wine grape has the reds beat when it comes to slowing weight gain and lowering cholesterol, at least in laboratory animals. The researchers […]
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Zephyr Cove Tennis Club’s season kickoff is May 24 starting at noon. All levels are welcome to play in the doubles tennis mixer. Cost is $10 per person or free to 2014 members. Membership is $80 per person or $140 for two years. Membership payment via the website will be available soon, or it may […]
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By Rina Nakano, Fox-40 ACAMPO — A 27 year-old professional skier died in a skydiving accident at the Parachute Center on Tuesday afternoon. Timy Dutton was a sponsored free skier from Squaw Valley, who also engaged in many types of sky diving activities for the last few years. According to the owner of Parachute Center, […]
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By Kathryn Reed “When you pick up the phone and hear screaming, you know it’s not going to be a good call.” Those are the words of a South Lake Tahoe dispatcher. It’s something they deal with around the clock, seven days a week. But then there are the calls from people wanting to know […]
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To the community, The story of the Somers Loop Right of Way trail begins with a generous offer, but could end with the local residents and other public losing a well-known trail to the lake. Nevada Pacific Development Corporation (NPDC) is proposing to donate to the public 16 acres comprising acreage surrounding the Incline Flume/Bullwheel […]
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By Melissa Korn, Wall Street Journal Job fairs can be infuriating — and inefficient. Candidates wait on line in front of a booth. When they finally get to the front and start asking questions about that dream career in engineering, the recruiter says he’s actually handling marketing jobs for the company and that other guy, […]
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