Lauri Kemper, assistant executive officer of the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Board, will present information on current bacteria standards in the region, recent EPA standards and potential updates planned by the state Water Board on March 5. She will delve into how this affect surface waters for fishing, swimming and drinking. She will also describe […]
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A 27-year-old hiker on Mount Rose had to be rescued by helicopter on Sunday. He was with a group that slept on the mountain the night before. Their plan was to go the summit Sunday morning. Washoe County sheriff’s deputies, who have not released the man’s name, said he slid about 100 yards off the […]
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• Sierra-at-Tahoe is having a party March 15 at the resort’s plaza to celebrate its Olympians – Maddie Bowman, Jamie Anderson and Hannah Teter. Details will be coming later. • More than 300 search and rescue team members from around the state will be in the American River Canyon near Auburn for a mountain rescue […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau Anyone who has lived in Lake Tahoe for a while has heard stories of the impending tsunami if an earthquake occurs. In reality, those stories may not be too far off. And the earthquake may not be either. The California Geological Survey has been taking a closer look at the West Tahoe […]
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Domingo and Carrerras are beautiful black smoke-Tiffany mix brothers, about 9 months old. Their fur is unusual; long and with many shades of black and gray. They are full of personality and are quite playful. They must be adopted together. Domingo and Carrerras are neutered, microchipped, and vaccinated. They are at the El Dorado County […]
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To the community, On Feb. 17, Heavenly ski patrol members Rebecca Strmiska, Kris Morehead, Brook Linnell, Tom Burkart and Marissa Streck exchanged their skis for aprons at Bread & Broth’s evening dinner. B&B would like to thank the Heavenly ski patrol for the $250 sponsorship of an Adopt A Day of Nourishment and the great […]
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By David Wharton, Los Angeles Times SOCHI, Russia — Twelve hours wasn’t nearly long enough to ease their pain. The morning after losing in overtime to rival Canada, the U.S. women’s hockey players talked about the anguish of walking away from the Sochi Olympics with silver medals around their necks. “We didn’t train as hard […]
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Project MANA, a hunger relief agency serving the North Lake Tahoe and Truckee communities, is trying to reduce the incidence of hunger for families and individuals in the region. In order to do so, Project MANA has four weekly food distributions at the following times and locations: MONDAYS Tahoe City Fairway Community Center 330 Fairway […]
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By Coral Davenport, New York Times WASHINGTON — President Obama’s annual budget request to Congress will propose a significant change in how the government pays to fight wildfires, administration officials said, a move that they say reflects the ways in which climate change is increasing the risk for and cost of those fires. The wildfire […]
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By Conor Shine, Las Vegas Sun Major progress is expected in the coming year toward resolving the outstanding questions and legal challenges surrounding Yucca Mountain’s potential as a repository for the country’s high-level nuclear waste, members of the state Legislature were told during an interim committee hearing Friday. During a four-hour hearing, a range of […]
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