By Kieran Nicholson, Ryan Parker and Jason Blevins, Denver Post The grandson of Vail’s founder was killed in an avalanche while skiing near the resort Tuesday. Tony Seibert, 24, the grandson of Peter Seibert, was killed and three others were injured in the out-of-bounds avalanche. Vail Resorts declined to comment on the matter and directed […]
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By Kathryn Reed While there have been no deaths this season in the Lake Tahoe Basin from the flu, that is not the same case for bordering counties. A woman in her 30s and a man in his 50s died last weekend in Sacramento County from the H1N1 flu strain. This is the same strain […]
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By Michaeleen Doucleff, NPR Could a little red circle really make me bypass short ribs and mashed potatoes for some cod and rice instead? You’ve got to be kidding. Well, a team of doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital sure think so — at least sometimes — and they have a study that backs them up. […]
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Snowshoe Cocktail Races at Camp Richardson are scheduled to start Jan. 18. Racers run up and down the beach with a cocktail tray full of drinks. The goal is to be the fastest snowshoer with the least amount of spilled beverages. It’s possible to win prizes in multiple race categories. The event begins at 7pm […]
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By Sharon Bernstein, Reuters SACRAMENTO — A top California lawmaker on Tuesday is expected to unveil a proposal to fund free public preschool for all children in the most populous state. The plan by Senate Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, to offer a pre-kindergarten program to 4-year-olds comes as he and other Democratic legislators try […]
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Lake of the Sky Outfitters is hosting a ladies night on Jan. 17 from 6-9pm. For the first hour it’s about shopping. All apparel and footwear in stock is 40 percent off. Then at 7pm the movie “Climb Against the Odds, Mt. McKinley”, the story of the 1998 all women’s expedition for Breast Cancer, will […]
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By George Johnson, New York Times Every New Year when the government publishes its Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, it is followed by a familiar lament. We are losing the war against cancer. Half a century ago, the story goes, a person was far more likely to die from heart disease. […]
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By USSA PARK CITY -– Olympic gold medalist and 17-time Audi FIS Alpine World Cup title winner Lindsey Vonn (Vail) announced today that she will miss the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. “I am devastated to announce that I will not be able to compete in Sochi. I did everything I possibly could […]
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By Kathryn Reed Fireworks at Lake Tahoe may come down to tourism vs. the environment. There is no question the twice annual fireworks show shot from barges on Lake Tahoe on the South Shore are a crowd pleaser on July 4 and Labor Day weekend. But the piles of debris collected afterward and the perchlorate […]
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By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee As chronicled here and in other venues, there’s a fierce battle under way between competing factions over how to spend billions in extra state school funds to improve the education of poor children. The education establishment is demanding “flexibility” in rules being considered by the state Board of Education, while […]
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