By Stewart Powell, Hearst Newspapers A nationwide network of agents and attorneys is working around the clock to seize cash, stocks, real estate, vehicles and other valuables from people and businesses. In 2012, their average daily take was almost $13 million – for a total of more than $4.7 billion. The vast money-harvesting machine they […]
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By Kathryn Reed Nine people are lucky to be alive after their boat was swamped with water and overturned in Lake Tahoe on Saturday. When El Dorado County’s boat team arrived about one mile off shore from Dollar Point they found six people clinging to the hull of the boat, while three had been pulled […]
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The 2013 Eldorado County Fair has a slew of activities planned for the June 13-16 event in Placerville. Lake Tahoe News wants to make sure you get there. So, here is how you win a pair of tickets. As a comment, write your favorite memory of any fair. Then we will randomly pick a winner […]
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The Moose Lodge of South Lake Tahoe South Lake Tahoe is raising much-needed funds for the South Tahoe Cancer League via the 8th annual Longest Day of Golf. Golfers will start at sun-up and play as many holes as they can before sundown at Tahoe Paradise Golf Course. The golfers usually play approximately 120 holes […]
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Cleo is a 4-year-old Treeing Walker Hound. She has a nice, soft bay when she gets excited, but she is a nice dog who is quite well-mannered. And she has one blue eye and one brown eye. Cleo used to live with lots of dogs and gets along well with them, plus she likes children. […]
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TAMBA will be hosting a trail day in Tahoe City on June 29 in conjunction with Adventure Sports Week. Meet at 9am at Tahoe Cross Country at 925 Country Club. Workers will ride to the work site off Forest Service Road 16N49 to finish a connector trail between that trail and the Tahoe Rim Trail. […]
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The National Pony Express Association will conduct its annual re-ride of the Pony Express Trail from St. Joseph, Mo., to Sacramento June 17-27. This ride is 24 hours a day, nonstop by more than 600 riders and horses covering the 1,966 mile route of the Pony Express National Historic Trail from Missouri through Kansas, Nebraska, […]
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Desolation Wilderness will be the focus of a talk by Bill Finch. Finch is a volunteer backcountry wilderness ranger for the U.S. Forest Service. He will show slides which he believes best exemplify the natural beauty found near South Lake Tahoe as a way to prepare for the summer hiking season. The free talk is […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau Marching with penguins in Antarctica, swimming with sea turtles in the Galapagos, standing atop an active volcano in the South Pacific. These are the things dreams are made of. Taking that into account, one could say Tahoe City-based AdventureSmith Explorations specializes in making dreams come true. Todd Smith founded the company in […]
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By Margaret Sullivan, New York Times A powerful picture taken by the Swedish photographer Paul Hansen last year, of men carrying the bodies of dead children through the streets of Gaza City, was artfully composed and filled with anguish. But was it authentic? After it won a prestigious award, selected photo of the year by […]
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