Local author Kim Gayner will be signing and discussing her book “Reality 101: A Must Have Guide to Life & Life Skills Survival Manual” at Ski Run Marina in South Lake Tahoe on July 27 at 6pm. This is part of the Midweek at the Marina events each Wednesday. The event is free.
Read more
Updated July 21 at 8:10am: Amy Castillo remained in Renown Medical Center in Reno on Thursday morning. Reports are she did not sustain a spinal injury and there is no blood on the brain. —————————- A 12-year-old South Lake Tahoe girl who lifeguards rescued from the bottom of the city pool Wednesday afternoon was flown […]
Read more
• Obexer’s Boat Company in Homewood is celebrating its 100th year at Lake Tahoe as a family-owned full service marina. • Nevada Department of Wildlife is stocking Lake Tahoe with 22,000 Lahontan cutthroat trout this month. • Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is donating $20,000 from state forfeiture funds to support efforts by the nonprofit Join […]
Read more
By Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post The Fish and Wildlife Service determined Monday that whitebark pine, a tree found atop mountains across the American West, faces an “imminent” risk of extinction because of factors including climate change. The decision is significant because it marks the first time the federal government has identified climate change as one […]
Read more
By Roger Yu, Reno Gazette-Journal For a night of clubbing in Manhattan on a recent weekend, Seunghee Thomson turned to the iPad in her room at the Mondrian SoHo to ask the hotel’s concierge for a recommendation. The concierge desk, which received her iPad message, soon called with a name and directions. “While I was […]
Read more
To the community, Tahoe and the nation need your help right now. As I mentioned months ago, members in Congress are seeking to eliminate bike/ped and recreation trail funding from the transportation bill. Finally, major Tahoe stakeholders have finally got it right about the need to build a bicycle-friendly region with a connected network of […]
Read more
By Brad Wieners, Sports Illustrated Those wishing to climb to the top of the Grand Teton set out well before daybreak. It’s safer to travel over any ice and snow then, when it’s still likely to be frozen, and the early departure leaves time to hike all the way back down to the trailhead before […]
Read more
By Anne Knowles The Nevada Fire Safe Council is undergoing an audit after Lake Tahoe Basin fire protection districts complained they had not been reimbursed by the organization for hazardous fuels reduction work done as far back as two years ago. The NFSC, a nonprofit that procures grants and provides funding for fuels reduction projects […]
Read more
An event to raise money to find a missing South Lake Tahoe woman is scheduled for July 24 fro 5-8pm at Classic Cue, 1961 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Tahoe. On July 1, Marie Hanson left with her neighbors to go to the annual Rainbow Gathering near Stevenson, Wash. The last tim she was seen at […]
Read more
Gene Palazzo, former Redevelopment Agency director for South Lake Tahoe, has been hired to be city manager of Crescent City. He starts Aug. 8. Palazzo’s was one of 11 positions eliminated in February. He was making about $130,000 in South Tahoe and will be making $98,000 a year on the coast. He will be reviewed […]
Read more