Frigid temperatures can cause one of winter’s worst woes – frozen water pipes. Property owners and residents can take some simple precautions to prevent the inconvenience and expense of frozen water pipes. Here are recommendations from Placer County: Insulate pipes and faucets outdoors and in unheated areas. Wrap pipes with pipe-insulating materal, which is available […]
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By Frank Knutson, Wall Street Journal Amid all the privacy concerns about cellphone tracking, one important group is arguing that location data isn’t precise enough: emergency responders. Police and others say 911 dispatchers are having trouble sending help to callers who use cellphones. The reason: unlike a landline, cellphones provide just a rough estimate — […]
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By Andy Furillo, Sacramento Bee After a honeymoon hike at Heavenly Mountain Resort, Mark and Rebecca Dickson were riding the chairlift down the hill, laughing and talking about their lunch plans, when the newlyweds saw a blue rope flutter ahead of them in the stiff afternoon. “And then I heard my husband say, ‘This is […]
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The low tonight in South Lake Tahoe could be minus 8 degrees, according to the National Weather Service in Reno. But it’s going to get worse. “Extremely cold low temperatures are possible Sunday morning, especially in the Sierra where overnight lows may drop close to 20 degrees below zero,” NWS said in a statement. Expect […]
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Alpine Animal Hospital has arranged to take photos of people’s dog or cat with Santa. All funds raised go to the Animal Coalition of Tahoe. The suggested donation is $5. Santa will be at the South Lake Tahoe vet clinic from 4-6pm on Dec. 4, 7, 11 and 12. Alpine is located at 921 Emerald […]
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Updated Dec. 4, 4:15pm: City Attorney Tom Watson has given the title and summary to Steve Kubby. By Kathryn Reed While hundreds of hours, including multiple public meetings, were spent devising South Lake Tahoe’s medical marijuana ordinance, there is an effort under way to tweak the law that is on the books. Steve Kubby, a […]
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To the community, Thank you Harrah’s-Harveys Lake Tahoe. Harrah’s Harveys Lake Tahoe made a big contribution to the new Bijou Community School playground to finish off the $102,000 that was raised by the Bijou PTA. The playground equipment has been purchased and the playground will be installed as soon as possible (weather will determine this). […]
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U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will begin prescribed fire operations on Kingsbury Grade and at Emerald Bay on Dec. 4. Weather and conditions permitting, crews will burn approximately 10 acres per day on Lower Kingsbury Grade near Meadow Lane. Operations are expected to continue through the weekend. In the Emerald Bay area near Inspiration […]
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By Motoko Rich, New York Times Fifteen-year-olds in the United States score in the middle of the developed world in reading and science while lagging in math, according to international standardized test results being released on Tuesday. While the performance of American students who took the exams last year differed little from the performance of […]
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A Douglas County school bus was involved in an accident late Tuesday afternoon in Stateline. “I was told the driver was allowed to continue on and take the children home,” Douglas County School District Superintendent Lisa Noonan told Lake Tahoe News. “I have had no word of injuries or damage to the bus requiring children […]
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