By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Despite a litany of information documenting how climate is changing and examples of its devastating impacts, one Nobel Peace Prize recipient remains optimistic. “We still do have a choice. That is the very real reason for optimism,” Bill Collins told a group of more than 40 people Jan. 10 at […]
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To the community, On Thursday morning I read an article by Kathryn Reed in the Lake Tahoe News that stated there would be a meeting of the California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC) that morning at the Inn by the Lake. I stopped by to attend the meeting. When I entered the meeting room I was approached […]
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By AP MINDEN — A criminal charge has been dropped against Douglas County District Judge Michael Gibbons in an August accident that killed a bicyclist. The vehicular homicide charge was dropped in a civil agreement because the family of victim Joseph Longo of Gardnerville didn’t want the judge prosecuted, attorneys for both sides said. A […]
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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 info@LakeTahoeNews.net. The vacant lot next to MontBleu casino in Stateline has been turned into a multidimensional snow playground. Edgewood Companies, which owns that parcel, […]
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Bill Collins, climate change scientist and lead author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, speaks Jan. 10 at Operation Sierra Storm at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe.
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By Grayson Schaffer, Outside My plan to treat Julia Mancuso like an Olympic superstar is falling apart. I rented a red Porsche Cayman at LAX and made brunch reservations at the Ivy. But it’s already 10am, I have to get her to a photo shoot at noon, and she hasn’t showered after her morning beach […]
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By Andrew Doughman, Las Vegas Sun The chronic shortage of doctors that afflicts Nevadans may grow worse, lawmakers were warned Wednesday. A group of health care experts reviewed the state’s longstanding deficiency in providing an adequate health care workforce for Nevada’s residents at a legislative committee, providing fresh data showing that Nevada still ranks poorly […]
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By Berne Broudy, Outside Lots of things can go wrong when you’re skiing. Face it, you’re sliding fast down a slippery surface on narrow planks with sharp metal edges, surrounded by hazards such as trees and other skiers, who may or may not be in control of their actions. If you crash—whether you’re hucking and […]
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By Elizabeth Landau, CNN When Galaxy Airlines Flight 203 with 71 passengers and crew crashed shortly after takeoff from Reno in 1985, there was only one survivor: George Lamson Jr. The CNN Films documentary “Sole Survivor,” features Lamson and others who’ve struggled after being the only survivors of large plane crashes. The ordeal often includes […]
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The South Lake Tahoe City Council has scheduled a special meeting for Jan. 13 at 7:30am at the Lake Tahoe Airport. The lone agenda item is: discussion and possible direction regarding the city’s paid parking program. On the city’s website there is no supporting documents for the item, like a staff report. The council will […]
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