Two black bears were captured Tuesday morning by the Nevada Department of Wildlife in separate traps in Incline Village. They will be released in the mountains above Lake Tahoe on Wednesday morning. A third bear was hit and killed by a car near Spooner Summit early Tuesday morning. Since 1997, 170 black bears have been […]
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By Ben Steverman, Bloomberg The big difference between hoarders and collectors: One of them appreciates what they’re piling up. The U.S. stands alone among developed countries by not mandating vacation time. Of those who get vacation time, four in 10 Americans stockpile them, failing to take all the days they’re offered. Those stay-at-work Americans leave […]
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Two days after someone broke into the Lake Tahoe Boys & Girls Club the suspect remains at large. A window was smashed at the South Lake Tahoe facility on June 29. “A computer game station was stolen among other miscellaneous items,” police Lt. Brian Williams told Lake Tahoe News. The investigation is ongoing. — Lake […]
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Tom Watson, South Lake Tahoe’s city attorney, received a glowing review July 1. Watson, who has been with the city for one year, did not receive a raise. He has received an automatic step increase that brought him to the top step. It is possible in the near future that his contract will be extended […]
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North Tahoe PUD is putting on movie nights and bocce ball this summer. Movie Mondays in the Park will run through Aug. 11 starting at 8:30pm each night. The movies are free to the public, however parking is $5 per car at North Tahoe Regional Park in Tahoe Vista without a valid North Tahoe Public […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY – A panel of lawmakers and educators on Monday recommended Nevada’s public education funding formula include more money for students in poverty or with limited English proficiency. The minimum funding increase supported by the Task Force on K-12 Public Education Funding is 50 percent but could be […]
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Emergency prevention is the subject of the Aug. 19 6-7pm lecture at Lake Tahoe Community College’s board room in South Lake Tahoe. Barton’s registered nurse Tamara Burns will talk about preparing for any adventure from short hikes to long overnight trips. She will review the minimum essentials of what to bring and learn what to […]
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• Lights on the Lake Fireworks on the South Shore start at 9:45pm July 4. • There is a Worm Composting Workshop July 28, 5:30pm that is part of the UCCE Master Gardener Green Thumb Series. It is at Lake Tahoe Community College’s demonstration garden. • Residents in the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District will […]
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Investigators believe four fires on the South Shore in the last two weeks are the works of the same person. The latest was Sunday in Rabe Meaddow. All have occurred in the Stateline area on dry U.S. Forest Service land. Douglas County sheriff’s investigators along with Tahoe Douglas fire and U.S. Forest Service officials are […]
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By Eli Segall, Las Vegas Sun When Michael Yackira took charge of NV Energy in 2007, the company was earning big profits just a few years after it almost went bankrupt. Nevada’s main electric utility stayed in the black on his watch, despite his steering more cash to shareholders, cashing in on $21 million when […]
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