• Steve Harness, who has been with KRLT and KOWL radio stations on the South Shore for almost seven years as a disc jockey, program director and operations manager, is now general manager of the stations. • In response to the state’s severe drought, Caltrans is launching a statewide educational campaign on the state’s highways […]
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By AP A South Lake Tahoe man accused of bilking 11 investors out of $3.6 million in a fraudulent scheme to buy a Douglas County golf course has pleaded guilty to 24 federal charges, including wire fraud and money laundering. U.S. Attorney Dan Bogden says 55-year-old Scott Summerhays pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court in […]
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By Christie Turner, High Country News Wildfire in the West is getting more severe all the time – burning longer, hotter and more frequently, destroying more homes, stretching federal funds to the limit, endangering more firefighters. Rising temperatures are driving the trend, and there’s no indication things will change course. Faced with these dire circumstances, […]
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On Feb. 19 there will be a California legal update workshop for business owners. Topics will include new employment laws and how they will impact business this year. Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce is putting the even on with HG Business Law of South Lake Tahoe. The workshop will be at the chambers […]
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By Kathryn Reed It’s possible that by late spring a taxi could be picking people up instead of an on-demand BlueGo bus. The Tahoe Transportation District board of directors will discuss altering the service at its Friday meeting. “We are looking essentially at an additional provider for demand response services,” Curtis Garner, TTD transit manager, […]
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By Leslie Gevirtz, Reuters NEW YORK — Americans are drinking more Italian wines than Italians themselves, owing to the popularity of sparkling wines from the southern European country and millennials. Italian varieties are the top imported wine in the United States, which is the world’s largest consumer market, according the Italian Wine and Food Institute. […]
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By Kathryn Reed One day it may be possible for students at South Tahoe High School to graduate with a diploma and the first two years of Lake Tahoe Community College work completed. Tom Greene, vice president of academic affairs and student services at LTCC, said there is a national movement to create such a […]
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By Mike Wise, Washington Post KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — What happens when the story you came to write doesn’t become the story anymore? What happens when that story does a 180-degree turn in mid-air, then a 540 and finally a dizzying 1260, spinning your perception completely around? I had heard Shaun White had become too […]
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By Christian E. Megrelis Emotional isolation is a growing problem, with more than one out of three adults aged 45 and older describing themselves as chronically lonely, up from one out of five a decade earlier. The contributing factors are easy to identify: high unemployment; marriage rate at a historic low; increased reliance on technology […]
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Washoe County Regional Animal Services is looking for volunteers to join the Animal Rescue Team. Animal Rescue Team members are a group of volunteers who assist Animal Services staff during times of disaster, help out during special events and participate in day-to-day operations. When animals are threatened as part of a natural disaster or other […]
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