Ice skating show in South Tahoe
On Dec. 5 at 5pm the Tahoe Figure Skating Club will be performing to holiday music. The Lake Tahoe Elementary Choir will be performing also. The free event is at the South Tahoe Ice Arena.
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Christmas Cheer shares its needs with KTHO listeners
Joanne Shope with Christmas Cheer — the year-round nonprofit that provides food to people in need — talks about the organization on KTHO FM-96.1/AM-590. Listen Saturday at 10am or Monday at 6pm. (www.kthoradio.com)
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Phillip Garrido apologizes in letter
KCRA TV SACRAMENTO — In his third jailhouse letter to KCRA 3, Phillip Garrido issued an apology “for what has taken place” and referenced “ending a sexual problem believed to be impossible.” Garrido is the convicted rapist accused of kidnapping Jaycee Lee Dugard nearly two decades ago and holding her in a backyard compound at […]
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Sierra faithfuls pray for snow
By Kathryn Reed It was cold enough to snow Thursday night — which was just what the throng of people at Murphy’s Irish Pub in South Lake Tahoe were hoping for. It was wall-to-wall people at Sierra-at-Tahoe’s annual Pray for Snow Party. A mix of young and old turned out for the raucous event. New […]
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South Tahoe business license fees may go up
Business license fees might be going up in South Lake Tahoe. As a way to generate money and make the system more equitable, the City Council has decided to discuss the topic further at its Dec. 8 meeting. The annual fee is based on gross income. There are minimums and maximums. The council is contemplating […]
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Invasive aquatics not a priorty with EDC supervisors
By Kathryn Reed A crash course in invasive species was given to El Dorado County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday during their once a year meeting in South Lake Tahoe. A number of non-native aquatic organisms already call Lake Tahoe home. Although this is not a good, what could be worse is if quagga or […]
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Forest Service opens Angora burn area
The U.S. Forest Service, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit lifted the area closures put in place for public safety during the hazard tree removal project in the Angora Fire area. Large numbers of standing dead trees and damaged live trees are present inside and outside the project area. Storms and high winds can cause standing […]
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Zephyr Cove estate’s link to public pension fund probed
By Marc Lifsher, Los Angeles Times REPORTING FROM SACRAMENTO – With the fortune he has made using his connections with public pension funds, it’s hardly a surprise that Alfred J.R. Villalobos owns a sprawling, 9,100-square-foot home overlooking the emerald-blue waters of Lake Tahoe. But the way in which Villalobos financed construction of the $2.7-million mansion […]
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STHS security guard arrested; student involved
By Kathryn Reed For the second time this calendar year a security guard at South Tahoe High School has been arrested. The latest arrest was of Larry Brown on Nov. 6. The 63-year-old was pulled over by an El Dorado County sheriff’s deputy on a routine traffic stop. The smell of freshly burned marijuana allegedly […]
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Snow covers Lake Tahoe
By Kathryn Reed A blanket of white fluffy stuff is covering the Lake Tahoe Basin. Forecasters were right — 2-3 inches fell at lake level overnight. Despite the gray skies first thing this morning, the weather guys say to expect a sunny day. Winter could return Friday night — just as everyone gets all dolled […]
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