By Victor Calderon, Reno Gazette-Journal Firefighters continued Monday to contain several brush fires caused by lightning strikes and made progress on the large Constantia Complex Fire about 45 miles north of Reno. Fire activity was slow Monday on the Constantia Complex Fire, which had consumed more than 1,700 acres of timber, grass and brush near […]
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Celebrate 10 years of food, wine, and wildflowers at Kirkwood on July 31. Take a stroll with guided hikes by local wildflower expert Laird Blackwell before savoring flavors of local Amador and El Dorado county wines. Hit the plaza and visit booths filled with the works of local artisans while The Kingtones play. The 10th […]
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By Jaclyn O’Malley, Reno Gazette-Journal An overturned truck that dumped 40 gallons of diesel fuel is causing Mount Rose Highway to be closed for the next hour, Nevada Highway Patrol reported. Upon completion of the clean up, the road will be a single lane for the next few hours after that. Troopers said motorists will […]
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By Johnathan L. Wright, Reno Gazette-Journal For Keith and Monte Colburn, crab is still king. The brothers are the captain and relief captain, respectively, of the “Wizard,” one of the boats on “Deadliest Catch,” the popular Discovery Channel series about crab fishing in the Bering Sea. But despite television stardom, the Colburns say it’s crustaceans, […]
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By Kathryn Reed CAMP RICHARDSON — For two days, the grounds at Valhalla on the South Shore were reminiscent of what life might have been like less than 100 years ago. Dressed in traditional garb of the Rancheria Miwok and uttering a prayer in a chant-like fashion for the ground and themselves, the group danced […]
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Following their long-awaited Hot August Nights engagement at Harrah’s Reno on Aug. 5, the irreverent and hilarious Williams and Ree, a.k.a. “The Indian and The White Guy,” return to the South Shore Room at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe on Aug. 7. The duo has sustained a career of more than 30 years packing casinos, clubs, and […]
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The second annual Wanderlust Festival prepares to descend on Squaw Valley USA July 29 through Aug. 1. One of the first events of its kind, Wanderlust brings together the biggest names in yoga with the hottest names in electronic and dance music for a weekend of mindful revelry. In addition to practicing yoga with instructors […]
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By Jon Ralston, Las Vegas Sun I have told the story before, but now seems an appropriate time to relate my favorite Kenny Guinn vignette: It was late in the second excruciating special session of 2003. Gov. Guinn had proposed a billion-dollar tax increase he argued was necessary to keep the state afloat, a painful […]
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The Lake Tahoe Humane Society and S.P.C.A. is sponsoring two youth camps in August. The first is a Nature Camp at the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Center. Preregistration is required for the session which takes place Aug. 2-6 from 9am-1pm. Nature Camps are limited to 12 participants, age 8 to 10. The camp fee of […]
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By Kathryn Reed Fred Kollar was a short timer from the first day he took the helm of the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department. And he’s OK with that. But he’s not about to take on the roll of a lame duck leader just because he was appointed the position earlier this year when Jeff […]
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