By Kathryn Reed A high wind warning remains in affect until 11pm Sunday, with a flood warning until 8:30pm for Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Douglas, Washoe, and Carson counties. At 5:37pm radar showed heavy rain over the Lake Tahoe Basin south into Alpine County, according to the National Weather Service. Surface reports indicate as […]
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By Marjie Lundstrom and Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee They were left to the people of California, gifts of natural beauty and magnificence to be passed through the generations. For California’s 278 state parks, that heritage is becoming an iffy proposition. Amid a sagging economy and chronic state budget deficit, California’s parks – like other state […]
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By Guy Clifton, Reno Gazette-Journal Dorothy Gillemot never sought the spotlight, but when someone needed help, she was always the first to step up. “She always had a smile, and she was always diving in to help everybody,” said Kathleen Kamille, a longtime Lake Tahoe neighbor. Gillemot, a philanthropist who, along with her husband, George, […]
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By Kathryn Reed WOODSTOCK, Vt. — As a vegetarian, I have a few simple ways to rate a good menu. No. 1, there is something on it I will eat. No. 2, the choices are not a veggie burger (unless it’s a burger joint or something like that) or a portabella sandwich. Growing in importance […]
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By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee El Dorado County supervisors voted 5-0 Tuesday to approve a plan to apply for a U.S. Forest Service easement along the Rubicon Trail offroad vehicle route. The county has had a road along the route for more than 100 years, but the U.S. Forest Service has demanded the easement request […]
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By American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Every Halloween, kids across the country parade neighborhoods in search of the most glorious prize: candy. The build-up for Halloween is almost as exciting as the day itself with pre-Halloween festivities like pumpkin-picking, pumpkin carving and selecting the perfect costume for the big day. And though the holiday calls […]
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By Loretta Kalb, Sacramento Bee California water quality regulators are considering a policy change that would end testing and cleanup of several thousand underground storage tanks that have leaked gasoline and other petroleum products. In a draft policy circulating for comment, the staff of the State Water Resources Control Board proposes to end groundwater monitoring, […]
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By Frank X. Mullen Jr., Reno Gazette-Journal Nevada was first in and may be last out of the recession, according to a state economic report. While the gaming industry has steadily declined over the last decade, businesses in other industries were relocating to Nevada and/or expanding to keep pace with the population growth at both […]
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A high-wind warning has been issued for the Lake Tahoe Basin from 8am-11pm today. The National Weather Service says to expect gusts of 45 to 55mph. Strong winds are likely to impact travel along highways 50, 95 and 395 and Interstate 80 on Sunday. Winds will increase this morning with the strongest winds reaching the […]
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By Susan Wood WOODSTOCK, Vt. – The red carpet Vermont throws out in fall lies beyond the ground beneath its world-renowned maple trees. In the heart of central Vermont, Woodstock boasts a AAA four-diamond rated hotel as rich with history and iconic to the quaint, colonial-style village as the Rockefeller name and the origin of […]
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