By Loretta Kalb, Sacramento Bee After years of rising tuition and pressure on household budgets, a record number of students across California are applying for college financial aid. Over the last six school years, the number of California residents filing the federal financial aid application jumped nearly 74 percent, according to the U.S. Department of […]
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Understanding Your Risk of Breast Cancer is the topic of Kim Evans’ lecture on March 12. Evans is a doctor with Barton General Surgery. Learn about breast cancer screening, prevention and detection. BRCA 1 and 2 gene mutations will be discussed as well as surgical treatment options. The 6-7pm talk is free. It will be […]
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The United States added another gold medal at to its collection at the Sochi Games when Ted Ligety flew down the giant slalom course on Wednesday. In doing so, Ligety became the first U.S. man to win two Olympic gold medals in Alpine skiing. He won with a time of 2:45.29. Tim Jitloff of Reno […]
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By Kathryn Reed Paid parking is going to remain in South Lake Tahoe – for now. But it’s going to look different than it did last summer. The South Lake Tahoe City Council on Feb. 18 had a two-part session – morning and evening – so the public could hear where the program is, learn […]
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By Joanne Marchetta The roster of U.S. Olympic athletes competing in Sochi this year is testament to the Tahoe region’s reputation as an outdoor Mecca for mountain athletes. More than a dozen of our nation’s competitors at the Games hail from the Tahoe area and our communities couldn’t be more proud of these young athletes. […]
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By Gus Thomson, Auburn Journal A Sugar Bowl resort employee from Brazil and a 43-year-old Belmont man skiing at Lake Tahoe have died after crashing into trees while skiing. On Thursday, the body of 18-year-old Santos Constantine Martins Bezerra of Sao Bernardo, Brazil, was found by a snowshoer at the Sugar Bowl resort. His body […]
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By Larry Sidney Some quick Olympic trivia: What is the most talked about sport in the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games in terms of social media? Curling. By now you’ve probably seen those 42 pound granite stones sliding down the ice, as two players sweep their way down the ice in front of it. It’s quite […]
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By Michelle Bliss, NPR Nevada’s housing market earned a C grade from the state department of business and industry for its performance in the final quarter of last year. The grade is part of the Nevada Housing Stability Index report, which looks at a dozen different factors affecting the market like foreclosure volumes and underwater […]
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By Stephanie Strom, New York Times The Girl Scouts recently introduced a gluten-free chocolate chip shortbread cookie to their annually anticipated line of sweet treats. Vodka companies vie over which one of them was the “first” to introduce a gluten-free version of their products. And Trader Joe’s recently joked in an advertising flier promoting gluten-free […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe voters will get to decide whether there are parking meters in town. The City Council unanimously decided Tuesday to put the question before voters June 3. If the majority says no to paid parking, then the program ends Aug. 31. If voters say yes, then it stays. No matter […]
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