Truckee is looking for people who want to be on the Trails & Bikeways Master Plan Update Stakeholder Committee. The committee is an advisory group helping to develop the master plan update. It will be a six to eight month process that includes six to 10 meetings. The first meeting is set of Dec. 11 […]
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By Jim Carlton, Wall Street Journal INCLINE VILLAGE — When Brent and Benét Terry moved into their new home in this upscale Lake Tahoe community recently, they were surprised to meet one of the neighbors: a black bear that had taken up residence in a culvert across the street. “He’s a pretty good-sized boy,” said […]
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By Natalie Angier, New York Times CHELSEA, Mich. — Kristi and Michael Burns have a lot in common. They love crossword puzzles, football, going to museums and reading five or six books at a time. They describe themselves as mild-mannered introverts who suffer from an array of chronic medical problems. The two share similar marital […]
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While the statewide gaming win was slightly down in October, revenue fell dramatically in Stateline. The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Wednesday said casinos across the state collected $954 million, which is down 2.6 percent from October 2012. On the South Shore gaming revenue fell 23 percent to $12 million from the previous year. Reno […]
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By AP Hunters have killed 14 black bears in Nevada so far this year. The Nevada Department of Wildlife says six have been killed west of Highway 395 since the season began Sept. 15. The agency this year excluded the Lake Tahoe Basin and along popular hiking trails on Mount Rose Summit from the hunt […]
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By Kathryn Reed People have plenty of ideas how the 150,000 acres in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit of the U.S. Forest Service should be managed. The agency received about 18,500 comments on the environmental document for the Forest Plan. While wilderness areas and snowmobiling were some of the more contentious issues during public […]
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• South Lake Tahoe is moving forward with the Harrison Avenue project. Bid documents have been released. The deadline to submit a bid is Jan. 6. • Placer County has selected Jeffrey Brown, the head of Nevada County’s health agency, to take over as director of the Placer County Health and Human Services Department. • […]
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Cooking fires continue to be the most common type of fires experienced by U.S. households. This is even more apparent during the holidays – especially on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District officials say these fires are preventable by simply being more attentive to the use of cooking materials and […]
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Power is out in the Bijou area of South Lake Tahoe because a vehicle rammed a pole on Fairway Avenue this evening. Sgt. Jeff Regan told Lake Tahoe News the pole was splintered and will have to be replaced. Liberty Utilities did not have an estimated time of when the electricity will be back on […]
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By Kathryn Reed The group of South Lake Tahoe residents who want paid parking to go before the voters was handed a setback when the city attorney said he could not write a ballot title and summary. “At this time the Tahoe4Tahoe committee is exploring their options for a legal challenge to the city’s rejection […]
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