By Susan Carpenter, Los Angeles Times When it comes to water management, California Assemblyman Jose Solorio focuses on three C’s: capture, conservation and conveyance. Of those, the state has been most successful with conservation, Solorio says, but it hasn’t been nearly as adept at capturing rain and snowfall and conveying it to where it needs […]
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From the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department: The West Slope of El Dorado County is slated to be hit with a significant snow storm on Feb. 25 through Feb. 26. According to National Weather Service, snow accumulation above 2,000 feet will range from 1 foot and up to 4 feet in the higher elevations. The […]
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By Dan Hinxman, Reno Gazette-Journal Alpine skier Nicole Brill should be swooshing in silence down a Slovakian slope today. She knows it’s loud when her skis get going fast. Deaf since she was about 1, hearing aids give her the ability to pick up sounds. She combines the aids and her partial ability to read […]
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Aramark has been making some changes to its South Shore operation. The company that runs the two paddle-wheelers on Lake Tahoe along with the snowmobile operation in Nevada and Zephyr Cove Resort needs a director of marketing and sales, as well as an executive chef for the restaurant. Austin Sass, who had the sales position […]
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Cold and sunny with lots of snow on the slopes throughout Lake Tahoe. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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By Peter Finocchiaro, Salon Wisconsin has captivated onlookers as it evolves into what some are calling ground zero for a nationwide standoff over organized labor in the public sector. Major budgetary battles loom large on the horizon, and Wisconsin’s Scott Walker is just one of several governors who are considering big cuts to union benefits […]
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On March 5 at 7pm, V-Day South Lake Tahoe will present a one-night only benefit reading of Eve Ensler’s award winning play “The Vagina Monologues” at the Loft at the Blue Angel Café. Last year there were more than 5,400 V-Day benefits around the world raising funds and awareness toward ending violence against women. These […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee California wildlife officials seek public comments on a proposal to add the mountain yellow-legged frog to the state endangered species list. The request comes in response to a petition last year by the Center for Biological Diversity. A similar petition under the federal Endangered Species Act resulted in the species […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE — Making Nevada Beach accessible to people with disabilities and improving water quality are the goals of the $1.2 million project under way at the popular beach-day use-campground just east of the Stateline casinos. With work having begun last summer, crews expect to wrap things up before Fourth of July. This […]
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Temperatures are expected to be at or near zero Monday night and only in the 20s as a high on Tuesday. Despite these facts, this is what the National Weather Service in Reno has to say, “A very cold and unstable winter system will move into the region Thursday into Friday. This will bring the […]
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