Updated Jan. 14 7:55pm: By Kathryn Reed Sierra-at-Tahoe was evacuated Tuesday afternoon after someone phoned in a bomb threat. The call came in about 3pm Jan. 14 to the season pass office. Resort and law enforcement officials were not releasing any details about the caller, what was said or potential motive. El Dorado County sheriff’s […]
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South Lake Tahoe City Attorney Tom Watson was given a glowing review by the City Council in closed session on Tuesday. However, there are no changes to his three-year $154,000 contract that was entered into in May 2013. “He battles for the city just like he were battling for his own family,” Mayor Hal Cole […]
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By Robert Pear and Abby Goodnough, New York Times FORT WORTH — Paul D. Donahue and his wife, Angela, are among more than a million Americans who have signed up for health coverage through the federal insurance exchange. Donahue has a card in his wallet from his insurer to prove it. But when he tried […]
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By David Kravets, Wired A convicted sex offender’s loss at the Supreme Court on Monday was indirectly a boost to the privacy rights of travelers crossing the border to the United States. Without issuing a ruling, the justices let stand an appeals court’s decision that U.S. border agents may indeed undertake a search of a […]
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By David Siders and Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee As California withered through a drought in 1977, Gov. Jerry Brown called for a 25 percent reduction in personal water use statewide and flew to Washington to press the Carter administration for federal aid. He reduced the spray of his shower head and, in a characteristic moment […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one of a series of blurbs about how the lack of winter is impacting businesses in the Lake Tahoe Basin. If you have an idea, please email it to info@LakeTahoeNews.net. The lack of snow had people spending a significant amount of time in the Heavenly Village during December. And it’s still […]
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With January being National Mentoring Month, Tahoe Youth & Family Services is looking for mentors. Mentoring helps youth and teens because it guarantees that there is someone who cares for them and they are not alone in their day-to-day challenges, according to TY&FS. The goal is mentors provide mentees with the gift of having an […]
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By Jeremy Miller “Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones” is the newest installment of the Paranormal Activity franchise. Written and directed by Christopher Landon (who’s responsible for Nos. 2, 3, and 4) the story surrounds a trio of teens. It stars Andrew Jacobs, Jorge Diaz and Gabrielle Walsh. Warning: This review has spoilers toward the end. […]
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By Kathryn Reed TAHOE CITY – Some were blondes, others a rich red, some were full bodied, others were classic. All were 3 ounces of liquid enjoyment. The sampler at Tahoe Mountain Brewing Co. introduces people to eight of the more than 20 varieties of beer at the Tahoe City pub. A few miles away […]
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By Joanne Marchetta We were invited to give the opening presentation at a national conference of weather journalists this month on the South Shore called Operation Sierra Storm. The main theme was Tahoe as a world leader in environmental sustainability and as we move into this new era of climate change, the Tahoe Regional Planning […]
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