Caltrans workers began to stripe part of Highway 50 near the Y in South Lake Tahoe on Friday. Traffic backed up a bit because lanes were shutdown. The guys doing the work said everything should be wrapped today “barring any problems.”
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Bears in Lake Tahoe are common — after all, these black bears (though many are brown and cinnamon in color) were here long before the region was developed. The problem is with open dumpsters like these because then the bears get used to eating human food. One bruin has been roaming around the Taylor Creek […]
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Thursday was the deadline for the U.S. Olympic Committee to pick a city to host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. No submission was entered. This means 2022 is the soonest the Tahoe-Reno area could host the Games. Regional organizers are saying they are likely to continue their quest to bring the Games to the area. […]
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Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Now that the heat has subsided, many people are riding bicycles to work and back. This is the time of year when daylight hours diminish leaving riders to commute often in the dark. With safety in mind, Nevada Revised Statutes dictate cyclists and motorists are to abide by the same laws […]
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By Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee Phillip Garrido’s attorney has filed a broad request for information on what type of evidence has been gathered against her client, who is charged with abducting Jaycee Lee Dugard in 1991, when she was 11. Public defender Susan Gellman filed her six-page request in El Dorado Superior Court asking for […]
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By Kathryn Reed Before crashing into a delivery van on Emerald Bay Road, a motorcyclist was clocked at more than 100mph and seen doing a wheelie on Tahoe Keys Boulevard at a speed of 80mph. Mark Habel of the Carson Valley was booked into the El Dorado County jail in South Lake Tahoe on Thursday […]
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By Kathryn Reed “I attended the hearing (Thursday) because I was there the day it opened and I wanted to be supportive of its continued existence,” Dave Kurtzman said. He and a couple dozen parents filled the courtroom of El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Steven Bailey Thursday at 4pm, about two hours after the […]
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Forest fires sweep through numerous regions of California each year. After the embers have died and the smoke fades away, Forest Service archaeologists, who are also involved with fire suppression, are sent in to conduct surveys to record new prehistoric and historic sites, and to assess damage to previously recorded sites. U.S. Forest Service archaeaologist […]
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Ghosts and goblins invade North Lake Tahoe as towns and villages pull out all the stops for scary and merry events. Tahoe City is getting spooky Oct. 16 with the Rocky Horror Dance Party & Costume Contest on the Marina Green at the Boatworks Mall starting at 9pm with movie showing, dancing and costume contest. […]
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Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra Kelly Parker, site manager for CASA of Lake Tahoe, and volunteer Adell Lim spoke to the Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra on Thursday morning about the important role their national nonprofit organization plays in our community. Lim spoke passionately about a case she had been involved with for five years […]
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