The free Summer Jazz in the Park is July 3 from 11am-2pm at the Valhalla Grand Lawn on the South Shore. This is the newest addition to the Valhalla Summer Festival program. Bring a picnic basket, lawn chairs and sunscreen and relax near the shoreline of Lake Tahoe. Carolyn Dolan and Friends will be providing […]
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By Susan K. Livio, Star-Ledger TRENTON — State medical marijuana programs and the people who work for them are not likely to run afoul of federal law if they keep their operations small and controlled, and don’t allow growers to create “industrial marijuana cultivation centers,” according to an eagerly-awaited letter from the Obama administration. The […]
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Updated: July 1 12:50pm Construction crews are taking a break from working on Echo Summit from July 1-5 so locals and tourists can travel to and from the South Shore without delays. Most of the work to replace the crumbling rock wall has been completed. When work resumes July 6 at 7am it will be […]
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By Cynthia Hubert, Sacramento Bee Things just got bleaker for California’s poorest residents. CalWORKs, the state’s “welfare to work” program, took a major hit in the state budget deal that Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Thursday, reducing grants to their lowest levels in more than 20 years. Beginning today, monthly grants will be slashed […]
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By Martha Bellisle, Reno Gazette-Journal A state agency has launched a statewide investigation into all Nevada roads with high speed limits and railroad crossings after a Reno Gazette-Journal report found that nine months ago another truck almost crashed into an Amtrak passenger train at the site of last week’s deadly crash. Scott Magruder, spokesman for […]
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By Kathryn Reed Grilled cheese might be a staple on children’s menus, but big kids like it, too. In fact, it’s even becoming trendy at some restaurants – though, that would be outside the Lake Tahoe Basin. I love grilled cheese each summer in my backyard. (We don’t fire up the bbq in winter.) It […]
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• On June 25 in the Duke Theatre at Lake Tahoe Community College 28 cadets (about 70 percent from Lake Tahoe) graduated from the fire academy. • Do you have a mountain bike that has yet to hit the trails, a kayak that has never seen Lake Tahoe, a time-share or an in-kind gift your […]
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With the 4th of July quickly approaching, Douglas County sheriff’s deputies are reminding people the possession and discharge of fireworks in Douglas County are against the law. Anyone found in violation of the fireworks ordinance face criminal penalties, including a fine of up to $1,000 and/or confinement in the county jail for a period of […]
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By Lisa Herron With the busy Fourth of July weekend here, the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit asks residents and visitors to help protect public safety and our environment. We ask that the public keep wildfire prevention in mind during Fourth of July celebrations. Despite the fact that snow remains abundant in […]
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By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee Filmfare’s benefit screening of “Breaking Away” at the El Dorado County Main Library Saturday will include a special bonus: a chance to meet one of the key actors in the classic cycling movie. Robyn Douglass, who played the love interest Katerina, lives in Placerville and offered to show up. “I […]
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