By Kathryn Reed Gusts of 40mph did not stop the annual Lake in the Sky Air Show, but it did prevent some planes from landing. The show at Lake Tahoe Airport wraps up Aug. 28 at 3:30pm with closing ceremonies. Stunt pilots are defying Mother Nature, what with her high winds and sprinkles, as they […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will resume restoration work at Blackwood Canyon beginning next week and continuing through mid-October. The project involves construction activities with heavy equipment and dump trucks that will affect public use of the area. This final phase of the project will include river floodplain excavation and restoration. […]
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By Matt Kawahara, Sacramento Bee The Placer County Sheriff’s Department has found a gold miner reported missing since Sunday in the Sailor Flat area of Tahoe National Forest. Gary Davis, 65, of Sacramento entered the mountainous region at the north fork of the American River on Aug. 20, looking for gold, said Sgt. Troy Minton-Sander, […]
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By Victor Calderon, Reno Gazette-Journal Reno might be known for hot August nights, but the month will end on a cold note this weekend, with showers and thunderstorms possible and even an inch or two of snow in the upper elevations of the Sierra, weather forecasters said. After high temperatures in the upper 90s in […]
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By U.S. Ski Team CARDRONA, New Zealand — Morganne Murphy (Truckee) led the United States today, finishing fifth in the FIS Junior World Freestyle Championships ski cross in Cardrona. Ethan Fortney (Tenino, Wash.) was seventh in the men’s event. It was the second time ski cross has been on the program for the Junior World […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe expects to have a police chief on the force in October. Interviews for the seven candidates vying for the top cop job in the city are Sept. 13. One of the seven is local, with the rest from outside the basin. Martin Hewlett, captain and acting chief of the […]
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Publisher’s note: The TRPA sent this guest column to media in the Bay Area. This ran Aug. 25, 2010, in the San Jose Mercury News. By Joanne Marchetta Because it is one of the world’s most beloved natural settings, people come from all over the planet just to catch a glimpse of Lake Tahoe. Residents […]
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By Dan Reed, USA Today Lots of luck catching another flight if you’ve been bumped or miss a connection. Commercial airlines in the USA have never been as full. Seven of them — Delta, American, United, Continental, US Airways, AirTran and Alaska — reported filling at least 87 percent of their seats in July. Even […]
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The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office advises citizens to be aware of a new “local” version of a telephone scam. The scammer calls the victim claiming to be a volunteer or employee of the Douglas County Senior Citizens Center. The scammer claims he/she is soliciting funds on behalf of the Senior Center to donate to the […]
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A public hearing, hosted by the El Dorado County Mental Health Commission, will be on Sept. 7 from noon-1pm to receive input on the El Dorado County 2010-11 Mental Health Services Act Plan Update. The hearing will be conducted via teleconference at two locations: El Dorado County EMS Agency, 415 Placerville Drive, Ste. K, Placerville […]
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