The 23rd annual Tahoe Toy Run is Oct. 5. Line up at Horizon casino in Stateline at 10am. At noon riders will depart for Brother’s Bar & Grill, 888 Emerald Bay Road, South Lake Tahoe. Entry fee is one new toy. This is to benefit Christmas Cheer. Live music, food, drinks and a raffle will […]
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By Radley Balko, Huffington Post When the FBI finally located Whitey Bulger in 2010 after searching for 16 years, the reputed mobster was suspected of involvement in 19 murders in the 1970s and ’80s, and was thought to be armed with a massive arsenal of weapons. He was also 81 at the time, in poor […]
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By Eliza Barclay, NPR Fortunately for those of us who are suckers for novelty, every year fruits and vegetables seem to come in more bewitching colors, shapes and flavors. Lately, we’ve been tickled by the cotton candy grape and the vibrant orange Turkish eggplant. If you go to the farmers market this time of year, […]
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Sally Rogers with the UC Davis MIND Institute will give a presentation on the latest findings on effects of intervention on the youngest children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The talk is Aug. 22 at 6pm at the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences, Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village. Cost is $5. This lecture will discuss […]
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By John McDonough Generation after generation, parents have taught their children to prepare for college now, which often means in elementary school or even earlier. These days, financial experts are giving parents the same advice. Can you afford the college that will give them the best chance in life? Will paying for their education force […]
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• South Lake Tahoe Recreation Department is partnering with the Tahoe Tri Club to put on a Kids Triathlon on Aug. 18 at the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Complex at 1:30pm. Registration for the event is $35. • A Kings Beach Commercial Core Improvement Project public meeting will be Sept. 4 at 6pm at the […]
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By Scott Sonner, AP PYRAMID LAKE — Ancient rock etchings along a dried-up lake bed in Nevada have been confirmed to be the oldest recorded petroglyphs in North America, dating back at least 10,000 years. The petroglyphs found on limestone boulders near Pyramid Lake in northern Nevada’s high desert are similar in design to etchings […]
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Tom Quinn, supervisor of the Tahoe National Forest, has signed an emergency closure order effective Aug. 16 for portions of National Forest System lands within and adjacent to the American Fire. The temporary closure is designed to ensure public safety during current wildfire suppression efforts and ensuing rehabilitation activities. The American Fire has burned 5,420 […]
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By Steve Kubby Information released recently in a story by John Shiffman of Reuters explained how a secretive U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration unit is funneling information from intelligence intercepts, wiretaps, informants and a massive database of telephone records to authorities across the nation to help them launch criminal investigations of Americans. Although these cases rarely […]
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There will be a sustainable landscaping workshop on Aug. 20 from 6-8pm at the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach. The purpose of the event is to provide people with hints and tips to save water and thereby save money. Water saving technology and practices, water-wise landscaping techniques, turf removal techniques and re-landscaping ideas, […]
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