A flash flood watch has been issued for the Lake Tahoe Basin from 2-10pm today. The National Weather Service in Reno says Truckee, Reno, Carson City and the Carson Valley are also under the same watch for Aug. 21. Thunderstorms like the one that rolled through South Lake Tahoe on Aug. 20 will return. That […]
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Tahoe National Forest officials believe a person started the 15,738-acre American Fire, but what’s not known is if it was deliberately set. Forest Supervisor Tom Quinn at a public meeting on Tuesday said a late model pickup was in the area and two men were hitchhiking out of the area. The investigation is ongoing. The […]
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By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County Supervisor Norma Santiago likes to travel – at least based on the expenses she accrues. For the 2012-13 fiscal year, Santiago had $12,755.99 worth of travel expenses that the county reimbursed her for. The next highest figure was $1,509.33. That was for Supervisor Ron Mikulaco. However, only $637.80 was […]
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People are expected to be on the move Labor Day weekend. AAA Travel projects 34.1 million Americans will venture 50 miles or more, a 4.2 percent increase from the 32.7 million people who traveled last year. The anticipated increase in holiday travel is predominantly due to increased consumer spending and the improving housing market. “AAA […]
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By Joanne Marchetta In a stream not far from the stage on which a group of Tahoe’s most staunch legislative supporters gathered on Monday for the 17th annual Lake Tahoe Summit, fish are swimming freely in a naturalized channel after a roughly 50-year hiatus. Incline Village residents have reported seeing the fish navigating clear, cold […]
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By Richard Gonzales, NPR In California, officials are ramping up a unique program that identifies and seizes guns from people who are prohibited from keeping them. Under state law, a legally registered gun owner loses the right to own a firearm when he or she is convicted of a crime or becomes mentally ill. Last […]
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By David Siders, Sacramento Bee Half of California voters say they are paying more for health care than they were a year ago, and the same percentage of voters say their health care costs are hard to afford, according to a new Field Poll. Fifty percent of California voters say the amount they pay for […]
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By USSA CARDRONA, New Zealand — X Games champion Jamie Anderson of South Lake Tahoe persevered through fog and a nine-hour comp day Aug. 19 to pick up a season opening slopestyle victory at the FIS Snowboard World Cup in Cardrona, part of the New Zealand Audi Quattro Games. Anderson, who also won the Sprint […]
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A parolee and registered sex offender was arrested Monday in South Lake Tahoe with blood on his hands from allegedly skinning a raccoon in the middle of town. Police officers said Kevin Burroughs, 37, ran from them when they approached him in the city owned open lot across from Sno-Flake Drive-In on Harrison Avenue. Burroughs […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College English teacher and wildflower enthusiast Lisa Berry will give a lecture and slides show about flowers on Sept. 18. She will examine Tahoe’s unique wildflower habitats, the best specimens of 2013, and the top 25 wildflowers every local should know. The free event is at 7pm at the college’s board room. […]
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