Schools in Lake Tahoe Unified and Douglas County schools at the lake are closed today for a snow day. Morning classes at Lake Tahoe Community College are canceled. Check with the college at 11am to know if afternoon classes will be held. Tahoe Truckee Unified is open. LTUSD is out for the remainder of the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Normally before construction projects that impact pedestrians begin the first thing to be built is walkways for them. That didn’t happen in 2007 when ground was broken at the would-be convention center in South Lake Tahoe. Instead, walkers and cyclists are next to traffic without any barrier. City Manager Tony O’Rourke is […]
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Truckee Police Chief Nicholas Sensley led an international team to Juba, Sudan, earlier this month to initiate a national anti-corruption development program. At relative peace since 2005, Southern Sudan had been at civil war with Northern Sudan for 39 of the 54 years of the nation’s independence from England. PLI Global is a nonprofit leadership […]
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The California Highway Patrol is once again partnering with KCRA 3 in Sacramento for the 12th Annual CHiPs for Kids Toy Drive. Now through Dec. 20 the CHP will be collecting new, unwrapped toys for hospitalized and disadvantaged children. Also being collected are on-perishable foods, and new or lightly used jackets, hats and gloves. The […]
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By Kathryn Reed Oh, the aromas. There is something so incredibly distinctive about the flavors of Thanksgiving dinner melding together. It should be bottled to be experienced more than once a year. Spilling onto the sidewalk was a line Monday night to get this meal. With expectations of serving more than 300 people, the Bread […]
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By Lou Scatigna Boy, how time flies when the economy is in the toilet. With Black Friday upon us, the tension of the holiday shopping season is here — and consumers with low confidence and retailers with low expectations will soon begin limping into the happiest time of the year. But it doesn’t have to […]
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By Eric Ramsey, Poker News Lake Tahoe is in the midst of it’s heartiest November storm in nearly a decade, but that hasn’t kept the players away from the poker room this weekend. A very respectable 246 runners plodded through blizzard conditions (or walked downstairs from their suites) to get themselves registered for Day 1 […]
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By KDVR MINERAL COUNTY, Colo. — A ski patrol supervisor was killed in an avalanche at Wolf Creek Ski Area Monday morning, authorities said. The avalanche happened inside the boundaries of the ski area, which is located near Pagosa Springs in southern Colorado, at about 10:30 a.m. The area had received more than a foot […]
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Thanks to a generous La Niña storm over the weekend, Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort is looking forward to Tuesday — the earliest opening in six years. More than 6 feet of snow fell at Sierra. Easy Rider Express, Nob Hill and Rock Garden will begin turning at noon on Tuesday, accessing beginner, intermediate, and expert terrain and […]
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By Barbara Barte Osborn, Sacramento Bee The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has scheduled public meetings Dec. 1 and 2 to discuss Martis Creek Dam with Truckee and Reno residents. The Truckee meeting is scheduled from 6 to 8pm Dec. 1 at Tahoe-Truckee High School, 11723 Donner Pass Road. The Reno meeting is planned from […]
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