Updated: Oct. 16, 2010, 8:17pm. By Kathryn Reed It wasn’t the typical leisurely drive around Lake Tahoe Friday afternoon. Instead, Mario Amial, 21, of South Lake Tahoe had a bevy of law enforcement following his white Chevy Suburban. The high-speed chase started at 1:32pm in South Lake Tahoe near the Springwood area and ended in […]
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Free flu shots are coming to Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village. On Oct. 22 from 11am–2pm in Patterson Hall, Hometown Health will offer free walk-in flu vaccinations to individuals with the following insurance plans: · Hometown Health – HMO or PPO · Senior Care Plus · State of Nevada – HMO · Medicare – […]
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Sounds of winter holiday music are coming from the practice room at the Lake Tahoe Community College as the combined Tahoe Choir and LTCC chorus prepare for their Christmas Concerts. This group of more than 50 singers will be performing seasonal music Dec. 3 and Dec. 5 under the direction of Linda Mitchell with Sallie […]
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A storm is headed for Lake Tahoe that could add another layer of snow to the higher elevations. The system is expected to move through Central California and into the Southern Sierra Sunday night and Monday. Similar to the storm that blew through earlier this month, snow levels will remain above 8,000 to 8,500 feet. […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News is providing a glimpse into what skiers and boarders can expect at Lake Tahoe area resorts for the 2010-11 season. Alpine Meadows: The mountain simply delivers. • Projected opening date: TBA • Daily adult lift ticket: TBA • What’s new?: JMA Ventures, the ski resort’s parent company, has added the […]
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At different times candidates for political office must report the amount of money they have collected and spent assuming it totals at least $1,000. The complete forms can be found below by clicking on the candidate’s last name. The campaign forms are for South Lake Tahoe City Council and El Dorado County sheriff. Douglas County […]
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U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews have completed operations in the Kingsbury Grade area. Smoke may still be visible and crews will monitor the location through the weekend. Also, prescribed fire operations will continue in the North Upper Truckee area through the weekend if favorable weather conditions persist. In addition, fuels management crews will begin […]
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By Tina Barna On Oct. 8, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in his completion of the 2010-11 budget eliminated child care services for low income working families in Stage 3. This single act destroys California’s 15-year investment in moving families from welfare to work and places thousands of California families on the unemployment and welfare rolls and […]
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By USSA World Champion ski racer Daron Rahlves of Truckee, one of the world’s most noted big mountain skiers, the late Shane McConkey (formerly of Squaw Valley), and iconic skiing legend Glen Plake of the South Shore are among a roster of six skiers and builders named as inductees to the U.S. Ski and Snowboard […]
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By Kathryn Reed Losing a bit of the rhetoric and staid questions posed to the South Lake Tahoe City Council candidates this election season, at Thursday’s forum they were allowed to ask an opponent a question. Doug Cichowicz asked Steve Kubby what he thinks the percentage of the people using marijuana collectives is abusing the […]
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