Darius Rucker is confirmed to replace Lionel Richie to headline the special “celebrity night” show at the Lake Tahoe Summer Concert Series at the Harveys Outdoor Arena on July 16. Javier Colon, winner of NBC’s hit show “The Voice”, will open the show. Richie is unable to perform due to an injury to his vocal […]
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Darius Rucker is confirmed to replace Lionel Richie to headline the special “celebrity night” show at the Lake Tahoe Summer Concert Series at the Harveys Outdoor Arena on July 16. Javier Colon, winner of NBC’s hit show “The Voice”, will open the show. Richie is unable to perform due to an injury to his vocal […]
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Lake Valley Fire Protection District is continuing to offer a free chipping service to county and South Lake Tahoe residents. For piles larger than 2 cubic yards, Lake Valley FPD is continuing its curbside chipping program through this season but can only accept piles this size or larger. For smaller piles, contact South Tahoe Refuse […]
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By Susan Voyles, Reno Gazette-Journal A cocktail of drugs likely will be the answer to cure people with muscular dystrophy, and a researcher at the University of Nevada, Reno believes the university has developed one of the key ingredients. Dean Burkin, an associate professor of pharmacology, has been working for a decade to isolate and […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee Regulatory reform aimed at reducing fire risk at Lake Tahoe, adopted in the wake of the 2007 Angora fire, has been found in violation of state law. The reform measure was adopted amid intense political pressure after the fire. It sought to streamline rules governing logging projects to thin overgrown […]
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Publisher’s note: This is reprinted with permission from the November 1975 Lake Tahoe Historical Society Newsletter. On Sunday afternoon, November 9th, the Historical Society and the City of South Lake Tahoe jointly commemorated the City’s Tenth Anniversary with an informal reception in the new Recreation Complex. A collection of memorabilia from the election campaign and […]
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• Reminder — horses have the right of way over bikers and hikers. • “The Pot Republic”, a joint investigation by PBS and the Center for Investigative Reporting, will air as a Frontline segment July 26. For more information and times in your area, go online. • Tahoe Truckee Unified School District is having two […]
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By Kathryn Reed Coming just weeks after a scathing grand jury report, El Dorado County District Attorney Vern Pierson outlines egregious behavior by the sheriff’s department in regards to giving incentive pay to employees who had phony degrees. “None of the universities involved in this investigation were appropriately accredited,” the report states. The 22-page report […]
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By Jason Hidalgo, Reno Gazette-Journal Home values in Lake Tahoe got a shot in the arm from the East Shore during the first half of the year, but the positive news was tempered by a dip in the number of homes sold. The median price for a single-family home in Lake Tahoe rose 2 percent […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the June 16, 2011, New York Times. Congress often kills or delays federal regulations it doesn’t like by simply denying agencies the money they need to carry them out. This spares Congress from actually debating the regulation on its merits. House Republicans are adept at this, especially on environmental […]
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