The Truckee Police Department is launching a new canine unit featuring a black Labrador narcotics detection dog. The department is in the process of selecting a dog and needs to have a name ready when the time comes. And the public is being asked to help name the new officer. Submit ideas to the Truckee […]
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By Kathryn Reed SnowGlobe, the three-day outdoor music festival in South Lake Tahoe, is coming back. The City Council on Tuesday approved the agreement for the event to return Dec. 29-31. But this third year is most likely the last time it will be at the ball fields next to Lake Tahoe Community College. While […]
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By Kathryn Reed Disturbing. Enlightening. Thought provoking. Gripping. Gritty. Sad. Troubling. Those are some of the words that come to mind when describing “Get Out of My Crotch”, a book published by Cherry Bomb Books, an imprint of Bona Fide Books in Meyers. It’s one of those books that can’t be read all at once. […]
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To the community, Patricia Ann Frega, an eighth-grade student at South Tahoe Middle School, was Bread & Broth’s Adopt A Day of Nourishment sponsor for the evening meal served on July 29. This young sponsor is a beacon in the community for stepping up in service to feed the hungry of South Lake Tahoe. Patricia […]
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A South Lake Tahoe woman in her mid-30s was found unresponsive and covered with bruises when two people arrived about 5pm Tuesday to issue her an eviction notice. Instead, they called 911. When paramedics arrived at the South Shore Avenue house they thought the injuries were suspicious so they called police. Officers as of 8:30pm […]
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By KCRA-TV A group of California business, education and nonprofit leaders — including Monterey Bay Aquarium founding director Julie Packard — have agreed to help revamp the state parks system in an effort to restore confidence and financial stability to an institution rocked by scandal. The dozen volunteers will spend the next 18 months addressing […]
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Long before economics dictated that recreation must be the focal point of the Lake Tahoe Basin, there was a man shouting from the mountaintops, the bike trails, the lake and everywhere he went that recreation is what Tahoe is all about. That message will be carried on even though the original voice has been silenced. […]
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The Buy It Where You Burn It campaign is reminding everyone to cut or buy firewood locally and use it locally. Additionally, CalFire says if you plan on camping and traveling outside the area, get your firewood from the area you are going too, do not transport wood from your backyard because of the potential […]
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With the assistance of the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit and others, an unnamed peak on the North Shore has been renamed Gold Star Peak in honor of soldiers from the area who died in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. There will be a ceremony to dedicate the peak on Sept. 6 […]
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By Dan Spano We are still seeing a lot of action in the South Lake Tahoe real estate market. The July figures were just released and they continue to show that interest in buying a home in Lake Tahoe is still growing. During the last year we saw homebuyers flock to Lake Tahoe for a […]
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