World travel photographer and Lake Tahoe resident Chris Talbot has an exhibit at the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach through September. To celebrate this exhibit and Lake Tahoe’s special culture, an event on Aug. 11 will have some proceeds going to the North Tahoe Regional Park Friends of the Park Fund. This film […]
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Publisher’s note: This is the second of two stories about the Angora Fire. By Renee Gorevin Fortunately for her, my daughter still had her bags packed, just recently returned from a study abroad program in Paris. Investigating the source of the smoke, my son and his friend had ventured out behind our house, creating a […]
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To the community, It’s one of the worst seasons for cat turn ins at Tahoe according to Lt. Robert Gerat, senior officer at the El Dorado County Animal Services shelter in Meyers. Every cat condo and cage in the annex is occupied with one or two adoptable cats. Many are homeless due to owner financial […]
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On June 28, Douglas County Emergency Management and East Fork Fire and Paramedic District will host a large-scale man-made disaster training exercise in the Carson Valley form about 5am to 8pm. Citizens may see a considerable amount of military, law enforcement, fire, and EMS vehicles and personnel in various areas of Douglas County throughout the […]
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By Juan Lopez, Reno Gazette-Journal On March 1, 1978, she survived a fiery plane crash in which she was the last person to exit the aircraft before it exploded. On March 1, 2002, she was diagnosed with stage III melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer. On March 1, 2006, she underwent open heart […]
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By Kelsey Kloss, Reno Gazette-Journal One spacious room displaying photography now fully encompasses Erik Lauritzen’s characteristic view of Nevada’s landscape. The exhibit, Stop the Car, Dad!, recently left the Truckee Meadows Community College art gallery and now is on display at Bartley Ranch. “I loved it; it’s quintessential Nevada — that’s what I would call […]
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• Sierra Ski and Cycle Works is having a 30th anniversary party July 1 starting at 9am at the shop – 3430 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe. • Lighthouse Day Spa’s second Tahoe City location is open at Granlibakken Resort. • Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval signed a bill allowing adult-only bars to serve food. […]
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By Kathryn Reed Two or three 4 foot by 10 foot raised beds won’t grow enough food to feed many people, but it’s the first start to having a community garden on the South Shore. Dubbed the People’s Garden by the Interior Department, the initiative comes out of first lady Michelle Obama’s desire to get […]
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By Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times The Nevada Legislature has taken the first step in demanding that the federal government make amends for massive radioactive contamination left by decades of nuclear weapons testing on a swath of desert the size of Rhode Island. In a joint resolution, the state’s Senate and House are asking the […]
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By Oliver Renick, Bloomberg Football accounted for 57 percent of trauma-related sports deaths among youth, many that would have been prevented if athletes with head injuries had been kept off the field, said researchers who analyzed 30 years of data. The report, which reviewed information from a U.S. registry of 1,827 sudden deaths of young […]
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