By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies are noticing an upturn in the number of reported ski and snowboard thefts from ski resorts in the Lake Tahoe area. “People just decide not to use secure facilities. People, I think, this time of year get sloppy,” sheriff’s Lt. Les Lovell said. He equated it to […]
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Three years ago in Iraq , the lives of Bob Woodruff and his family changed forever when an improvised explosive device detonated near the armored vehicle in which Woodruff was traveling. He suffered a traumatic brain injury and nearly lost his life. The bomb’s devastation proved to be more than physical, however, and it had […]
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“The Laramie Project†is a docu-drama about the 1998 hate-crime murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay University of Wyoming student who was brutally beaten by two young men, tied to a fence, and left to die. It will be performed at Lake Tahoe Community College’s Duke Theatre in March. Writer-director Moisés Kaufman and actors of […]
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West Coast Green Lodging Association conference at Embassy Suites in South Lake Tahoe. Click here for more information.
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The South Tahoe Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a Mixer at Explore Tahoe on Feb. 24 at 5:30pm. Explore Tahoe is located at 4114 Lake Tahoe Blvd. in the Heavenly Village Transit Center (between Stateline Brewery and the Marriott) in South Lake Tahoe. Explore Tahoe, a visitor and interpretive center, was opened to the public […]
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The Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory Committee meets Feb. 23 from 9am-4pm at the Sierra Nevada College, Assembly Room 139, 999 Tahoe Blvd., Incline Village. LTFAC will address issues related to federal activities at Lake Tahoe. Items on the agenda include: The Tahoe Working Group (TWG) will present their Lake Tahoe Southern Nevada Public Land […]
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By USSA VANCOUVER, British Columbia -– Complications from a recent appendectomy will keep freestyle aerialist Dylan Ferguson (Amesbury, MA) from joining his Olympic teammates in Vancouver. The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association Wednesday announced that aerialist Scotty Bahrke (Tahoe City, CA) will replace Ferguson. Bahrke is the brother of Shannon, who won bronze in Saturday’s […]
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It is with great sorrow that Douglas County Sheriff Ron Pierini reports the passing of one of his finest officers, Capt. Mike Biaggini. Capt. Biaggini passed away at approximately 6am Feb. 17. He was at his home in Gardnerville with family when he passed. Capt. Biaggini, 55, had been battling cancer for approximately eight years. […]
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By Toledo Blade WHISTLER, British Columbia — Lindsey Vonn lived up to expectations and won the Olympic downhill Wednesday, and childhood rival and American teammate Julia Mancuso took a surprise silver medal. In a race characterized by several crashes — including one to Swedish standout Anja Paerson — Vonn’s bruised right shin proved not to […]
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By Stephanie Tavares, Las Vegas Sun The Nevada Legislature is thinking of closing state parks as it considers how to patch an estimated $900 million budget gap, a move that would save a few million dollars while killing the economies of rural towns and stunting tourism efforts across the state, opponents of the idea say. […]
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