By Kathryn Reed Small stage, older audience, limited talent pool, not a ton of money. Community theater can be limiting. But those factors were not noticeable to those who on Friday night attended the debut of the summer theater season at the Boathouse Theatre. “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” will be staged at […]
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To the community, Members of Heavenly Mountain Resort’s information technology department volunteered to crew the June 24 Bread & Broth Adopt A Day dinner. It was sponsored by Heavenly through the Vail Echo Foundation. “We appreciate the opportunity to help our community!” stated Tyler Morris, IT manager. Joining Morris were Dave Erickson, IT analyst; Kevin […]
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Update 10:25pm Winds whipped up the Bison Fire on Friday afternoon. It now stands at about 2,000 acres. And containment has been reduced to 15 percent. Update 2:50pm: The Bison Fire is at 1,400 acres and is moving in a north, northeast direction. It is 20 percent contained. The fire is burning in a mix […]
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Just before the fireworks were to go off in Truckee on July4 a pedestrian was hit by a bicyclist. Petra Bakker-Borhani, 24, of Truckee was booked into jail on charges of driving under the influence. The pedestrian, whose name has not been released, was taken to Tahoe Forest Hospital in Truckee after sustaining major trauma […]
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By Allison Aubrey, NPR In 2011, California created a problem for the soda industry. The caramel color that Coke and Pepsi used to give colas that distinctive brown hue contained a chemical, 4-methylimidazole — 4-MEI — that is listed as a carcinogen by the state. And in accordance with California’s Proposition 65 law, the levels […]
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South Lake Tahoe police responded to fewer calls this Fourth of July than years past. In the 24-hour ending at 6am July 5 city cops arrested seven people. One driver was arrested on DUI charges and one person was arrested for misdemeanor domestic violence. Although officers responded to a number of complaints regarding fireworks, even […]
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By Elyce Kirchner, Kevin Nious and Felipe Escamilla, NBC-Bay Area In California, boat operators can be as young as 12 years old, have no boater education, no license, and still be legally allowed to operate a boat. The NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit has also discovered the Golden State is the second worst in the […]
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The California Highway Patrol will conduct a sobriety checkpoint on July 6 in South Lake Tahoe. The two possible locations are Highway 89 north of Highway 50 or Highway 50 between Al Tahoe and Ski Run boulevards. The checkpoint will be staffed by officers who are trained in the detection of alcohol and/or drug impaired […]
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California Department of Fish and Wildlife waves the fishing license requirement twice a year. July 6 is the first day, with Sept. 7 the other. On the other 363 days, California residents 16 years and older must pay $14.61 for a daily sport fishing license. On the free days, bag and size limits are still […]
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