By Jeneen Interlandi, Newsweek Sitka, Alaska, is home to one of the world’s most spectacular lakes. Nestled into a U-shaped valley of dense forests and majestic peaks, and fed by snowpack and glaciers, the reservoir, named Blue Lake for its deep blue hues, holds trillions of gallons of water so pure it requires no treatment. […]
Read moreBy Kathryn Reed The city-owned parking garage at Heavenly Village has a series of specials going on. One expires in November and the other is a winter special. Lake Tahoe News just learned about them at a recent parking meeting — and had to ask the city to send the information even though the city […]
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By Robert Reich It’s a perfect storm. And I’m not talking about the dangers facing Democrats. I’m talking about the dangers facing our democracy. First, income in America is now more concentrated in fewer hands than it has been in 80 years. Almost a quarter of total income generated in the United States is going […]
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By Karren Rhodes, Dayton Courier DAYTON — The federal Bureau of Land Management is making plans to gather approximately 118 wild horses from the area the agency calls the Pine Nut Horse Management Area, which includes all of the horses southeast of the Carson River in the Dayton area. Alan Bittner, BLM staff member in […]
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By Kathryn Reed It’s hard to know if the dog park in South Lake Tahoe is for the four-legged members of the family to socialize or if it’s really for the adults to get out and meet new people. A lot of both often take place every day at the 2-year-old dog park. Some stay […]
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To the publisher, As the new owners of the Coyote Grill located in Round Hill Square in Zephyr Cove, we received earlier in the year, a citation from the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency for the display of two 24X24 inch signs that serve to attract citizens to the nature of my business which is not […]
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Updated Oct. 30, 2010, 10:32pm. A 4.6 earthquake struck 13 miles east-southeast of Markleeville on Saturday at 6:02pm. The South Lake Tahoe Police Department reported two calls from the Tahoe Island area. According to the U.S. Geological Service, one person in Rancho Cordova (149 miles from the epicenter) felt the shaking. “First, I thought there […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee The historic Amador Central Railroad, recently threatened with bulldozing, will remain open to recreational train travel following a sale to preservation groups. Sierra Pacific Industries, a privately held logging company, agreed to sell the railroad to the Amador County Historical Society and the nonprofit Recreational Railroad Coalition, said Larry Bowler, […]
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The California Department of Water Resources presented its Climate Science Services and Remote Sensing Science Services Awards at this month’s Climate Change and Water Adaptation Symposium in Long Beach. The award recipients are: ► Kelly Redmond, deputy director and regional climatologist, Western Regional Climate Center, Desert Research Institute, UNR. In his role at the Western […]
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To the community, As the parents of six children, business owners and long-time residents of South Lake Tahoe, we support Angela Swanson for City Council. She understands our community and will represent us wisely. She wants to make Tahoe better for families and sees them as the key to building the next generation. We respect […]
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