By USSA CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) continued her ascension into the elite ranks of women’s skiers Saturday, notching her eighth win of the season and career 30th Audi FIS Alpine World Cup victory – including a sweep of all five downhills this season. “It’s a phenomenal achievement,” said U.S. Women’s Head […]
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Publisher’s note: First full day in Whistler is about to begin for Lake Tahoe News writers. It’s morning and we’re about to get some breakfast delivered before finding the Wizard — he’s the lift we see from our slopeside room at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler. If this is what all things named “Chateau” can be, […]
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The Douglas County Partnership of Community Resources and the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with local businesses, will be conducting a Prescription Drug Roundup this month. The purpose of the roundup is to get unused and unwanted prescription medications out of medicine cabinets – where they can be stolen or abused – and safely […]
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By Kathryn Reed How and when an officer uses a Taser is about to change because of a federal appeals court ruling in San Francisco. “The objective facts must indicate that the suspect poses an immediate threat to the officer or a member of the public,” Judge Kim Wardlaw of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court […]
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By Scott Willoughby, Denver Post LAMOILLE, Nev. — Awaiting the return of the ship, it was time for our daily lesson in “Rubonics.” “We’re looking for ‘porn’ snow,” Ruby Mountains Helicopter Skiing guide Tom Carter explained without a trace of irony. “But we’ll settle for some greasy powder.” Over three days here last March, we […]
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By Ron Judd, Seattle Times Freestyle skiing venues are the most manmade of all sites for snow-sports events, with ski jumps constructed of wood and steel and then covered with snow, or deep moguls carved by machine and shovel into hillsides. But the results are spectacular, with enough big-air thrills—always set to rock music—to make […]
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The 2010 USDA food distribution schedule at the Tahoe Douglas Senior Center, 885 Highway 50, Zephyr Cove is from 9-10am on Jan. 28, March 25, May 27, July 29, Sept. 30 and Nov. 18. The eligibility requirements are: having Nevada ID, reading the “self-declaration assurance” form and signing it to the certify that household income […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News’ Opening Day at Whistler. Staff is at the site of the Winter Olympics to ski the mountains before Lake Tahoe athletes go after gold here in February. By Kathryn Reed WHISTLER, British Columbia — Living in the mountains would make me think seeing other mountains would not make me giddy. […]
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Updated Jan. 25 10:35am South Tahoe Public Utility District board President Dale Rise was to appear in El Dorado County Superior Court Friday for a preliminary hearing on a felony charge of obstructing a police officer. The hearing has been postponed until March 1, according to the office of William Cole, Rise’s attorney. Rise was […]
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The reported would-be child abduction on Jan. 15 of a South Lake Tahoe boys looks like it was the result of him throwing a snowball at a truck, according to police. As a result of the investigation, the police department could find no evidence to verify an attempted abduction. It appears the incident might have […]
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