By Barbara Venezia, Orange County Register The Regulate Marijuana like Wine Act of 2012 is gaining momentum, and its key advocate isn’t your stereotypical hippy-dippy pot smoking liberal. It’s a Republican, former federal prosecutor and retired Superior Court judge named James Gray. Those in the Newport/Costa Mesa area are probably most familiar with Jim through […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe is between a pothole and a debt payment when it comes to dealing with the roads that crumble a bit more each day. At the Aug. 2 City Council meeting, the five are likely to be asked if they are willing use a certificate of participation to pay for […]
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The U.S. Forest Service’s Remote Weather Access Station in Meyers is up and running. The weather station collects vital fire forecasting data such as wind speed and direction, relative humidity, temperature, precipitation depth, fuel moisture and solar radiation.
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By Katherine E. Hill Boreal Mountain Resort is transforming itself into a year-round destination for freestylers from all sports. Known for its terrain parks attracting freeriders and freeskiers each winter, Boreal is hoping to capture more of the freestyle market with an indoor facility that will serve as part-camp, part-training ground for skateboarding, skiing, snowboarding, […]
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Nevada State Parks invites the public to a day of free presentations on the Emigrant Trail at Mormon Station State Historic Park on July 23. The outdoor presentations is form 10am-5pm. Each presentation will be approximately 45 minutes, with time for questions. Visitors are asked to bring lawn chairs and a beverage. Dogs will not […]
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Embark on an adventure with the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot and a host of others on July 23 as the Missoula Children’s Theatre and 50 local students present “King Arthur’s Quest” at the Lake of the Sky Amphitheater at the Taylor Creek Visitor’ Center on the South Shore at 2pm. This production is part […]
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By Kathryn Reed A mother and son are in El Dorado County jail on heroin charges, which, if found guilty of, could lead to their deportation because neither one has been living in South Lake Tahoe legally. South Shore narcotics officers had been working undercover, which led them to arrest Jose Ruben Gomez Gonzalez, 25, […]
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Nevada State Parks invites the public to a day of free presentations on the Emigrant Trail at Mormon Station State Historic Park on July 23. The outdoor presentations is form 10am-5pm. Each presentation will be approximately 45 minutes, with time for questions. Visitors are asked to bring lawn chairs and a beverage. Dogs will not […]
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By Patti Neighmond, NPR California health officials say smoking rates in the state are down to 11.9 percent, a new low. And the latest figures make it only the second state so far to achieve a federal target of reducing adult smoking rates to 12 percent by 2020 so far. Utah got there first, in […]
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The Truckee Regional Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Program and the Tahoe Resource Conservation District ) invite the public to a meeting July 28 from 5:30-6:30pm to learn about aquatic invasive species prevention and get involved with future program development. AIS pose a real and continuous environmental and economic threat to the Truckee region and its […]
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