California Tahoe Conservancy is hosting Doggie Day at Cove East Beach on Sept. 3. The free event is from 11:30am-2:30pm. Trail access to Cove East beach begins at the end of Venice Drive near Tahoe Keys Marina. There will be games, education and dog competitions. Pet owners can learn about the Conservancy’s lands and will […]
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By Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times Thursday’s $765-million settlement between the National Football League and 4,500 retired NFL players underscores two key facts about traumatic brain injury: that it is difficult to prove and measure — especially many years after the fact — and that its link to neurocognitive problems that appear years later remains […]
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Luetta (Lue) Dressler Bergevin passed away peacefuly on the morning of Aug. 24 surrounded by her family. She was 91. Luetta, a fourth generation Nevadan, was born on Sept. 6, 1921, on the Dressler Home Ranch, to Fred H. and Anna (Neddenriep) Dressler. Luetta was the last baby delivered by her great-great-aunt Dr. Eliza Cook, […]
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By Alex Hutchinson, Outside At Nike’s Oregon Project, a training program for elite distance runners at the company’s sprawling Beaverton campus, athletes have access to pretty much every recovery aid imaginable: a liquid-nitrogen-fueled cryosauna, an antigravity treadmill, an inflatable pneumatic compression tube, and on and on. So when 24-year-old Jackie Areson, an NCAA champ from […]
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By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News Investigators searching for answers into what caused the massive wildfire burning in and around Yosemite National Park have made some headway, fire officials said Friday. Most authorities are mum about the details, but one fire official in Tuolumne County offered a tantalizing clue when he recently told a […]
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Updated 9:40am: While the air is clearing in the Lake Tahoe Basin, that is not the case for the entire region. A dense smoke advisory is in effect until 8 tonight for Douglas, Alpine, northern Mono counties. The National Weather Service in Reno says, “The density of smoke will depend on day-to-day output of smoke […]
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Lake Valley Fire Protection District is putting on a contractors workshop Sept. 9 for individuals wanting to participate in the Hazardous Wood Roof Replacement Grant. The meeting is at 5:30pm at the fire station at 2211 Keetak St. in Meyers. RSVP to (530) 577.2447 or LVFPD@replaceshake.com. The grant covers eligible homes in the Lake Valley […]
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By Kathryn Reed TAHOE CITY – As Tahoe City celebrates its 150th anniversary this weekend, it’s not just one big party. Some serious philosophical discussions about the town’s future are going on. Tahoe City was once the gateway to Lake Tahoe. It was the transportation hub. It used to have an active nightlife. Now […]
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Squaw Valley’s KT Base Bar will be the site for the world premiere of “CRJ – The Chronicle of a Freeskiing Icon.” This event is free. The 20-minute film will begin at 7:30pm Sept. 14. Seating opens at 6pm. Lawn chairs, warm clothing and blankets are recommended. This will be a celebration of local professional […]
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By George Runner For the second time in as many years, California is mailing hundreds of thousands of fire tax bills to rural Californians who live in the so-called State Responsibility Area. The bills are hitting mailboxes even as the class action lawsuit I’m backing has finally received a green light to move forward. As […]
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