Californians will be driving on smoother roads, safer bridges, and enjoying the benefits of enhanced transit thanks to $334 million in funding allocated to 53 projects by the California Transportation Commission. On project is just outside the Tahoe basin in Placer County. The intersection of Highway 89 and Alpine Meadows Road near Truckee will get […]
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U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will continue prescribed fire operations in several locations around Lake Tahoe on March 24. Operations may continue through the week and the weekend if weather, staffing, and conditions allow. Fuels management crews may carry out operations on Spooner Summit and in the Luther Pass Campground off of Highway 89. […]
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By Maanvi Singh, NPR For underage drinkers, it’s not always about the cheapest alcohol they can get their hands on. Many of them are brand conscious, researchers say, and they’re not drinking the same stuff as their parents. Young drinkers do go for sweet malt beverages that mask the taste of alcohol with fruit flavors; […]
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• Caltrans will be performing maintenance work on Highway 267 on March 25-26 between Truckee Airport and Brockway roads. Work will be from about 8:30am-3pm. Highway 267 will be closed to northbound traffic between the two intersections. Traffic will be routed onto Truckee Airport Road and Soaring Way. • Homewood Mountain Resort will host three […]
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By Melinda Myers Don’t let lawn weeds get the best of you. These opportunistic plants find a weak spot in the lawn, infiltrate and begin the take over your grass. Take back the lawn with proper care. Your lawn will not only be greener and healthier, but good for the environment. The grass and thatch […]
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By Laura Myers, Las Vegas Review-Journal Gov. Brian Sandoval revealed Thursday that Nevada has signed its first contract with a drone industry company and that state officials are talking to 15 to 20 companies interesting in doing business or manufacturing unmanned aerial vehicles here. Nevada is one of six states selected last year by the […]
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South shore’s first two movie theaters, circa 1949, were at Stateline. One was the quonset-hut Lakeside Theater where the Park Tahoe Inn now stands, and opposite on Highway 50 was the original Tahoe Drive-In Theater behind Cecil’s Market, which was always showing two features. The drive-in moved to what became Glenwood Way in Bijou in […]
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By Kathryn Reed Crevasses and the refraction of light have Echo Lake looking like it is mirroring a sky filled with puffy cumulus clouds. It’s as though a pale blue marker has been used to draw circles on the white sheet of ice. From our vantage point atop Becker Peak and then walking along the […]
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By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee California’s economy is recovering from its worst recession since the Great Depression – no doubt about that. But its recovery is very slow, very geographically and socioeconomically uneven, and exacerbates the decline of a once-vibrant middle class and the evolution of a distinctly two-tiered society. Sure, there is plenty of […]
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Placer County Sheriff’s Office is offering free educational training to businesses that have licenses to sell alcohol. As part of a grant from California’s Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, deputies will offering LEAD (Licensee Education on Alcohol and Drugs) training on April 29 at the Auburn Justice Center Community Room, 2929 Richardson Drive, Auburn. The […]
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