Liberty Utilities is offering academic scholarships for eligible high school and college students within its service territory. The seven schools participating in the second annual scholarship program are South Tahoe High School, Loyalton High School, Douglas High School (students residing in Alpine County only), Coleville High School, North Tahoe High School and Portola High School, […]
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South Lake Tahoe is accepting applications for the spring Citizens Academy. The academy will be on Wednesdays from 5:30-8pm from April 9-May 21. The Citizens Academy is a free, seven session interactive course designed to provide residents with an in-depth look into municipal government, as well as, information about the services and programs of the […]
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By Daniel Rothman, Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — With a Syrian chemical weapons attack that killed more than 1,000 civilians, violent crackdowns against protesters in Turkey and Ukraine and a string of anti-gay laws from Russia to Uganda, human rights abuses last year ranked among the worst in years, the State Department concluded Thursday in […]
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• North Tahoe Fire Station 51 has been awarded LEED gold certification for new buildings by the U.S. Green Building Council. • Rahlves’ Banzai Tour returns to Squaw Valley this weekend and Alpine Meadows March 8-9. • Ski season has wrapped up for area high schools: South Tahoe High girls placed first, Incline second and […]
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By USSA KVITFJELL, Norway — Travis Ganong (Squaw Valley), who 24 hours earlier stamped the first Audi FIS Alpine World Cup top three of his career, finished fourth Saturday, a mere 0.05 from a second downhill podium in Kvitfjell. Canadian Erik Guay hit 88 mph on the final speed trap to secure the win, the […]
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By Bill Kingman and Kathryn Reed The worst plane crash in Lake Tahoe’s history was 50 years ago on March 1, 1964, when all 85 people on board the Paradise Airlines flight died. They were coming from the Bay Area to Lake Tahoe Airport, then known as Tahoe Valley Airport, in South Lake Tahoe when […]
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By Brian Uhler In order to keep you informed, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department will be compiling a monthly report to the community. This report will provide the latest information about crimes and give some crime prevention tips that might help us be a safer and more secure community. In January, we completed our […]
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Artists may submit original artwork for the 2014-15 California duck stamp art contest put on by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Submissions will be accepted from April 25 through May 23. The contest is open to U.S. residents who are 18 or older. Entrants need not reside in California. The winning artwork will […]
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By Melissa Korn, Wall Street Journal Stephen Robert Morse was a candidate for a communications job when the recruiter told him to be ready to discuss his SAT score in a coming interview. Morse, 28, said he was “shocked” that a potential boss would be interested in the results of a test he took more […]
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By Ryan Jaslow, CBS Nutrition fact labels are finally undergoing a makeover. The Food and Drug Administration has proposed new changes to labels on food packaging that are aimed at making them easier to understand — the first major update since about 1994. Under the changes, serving sizes will be made easier to understand, calories […]
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