Lake Tahoe Markets honors the Nevada Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program. The SFMNP provides low-income seniors with coupons that can be exchanged for eligible foods at participating Nevada farmers markets. The purpose of this program is to increase the consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables, herbs and honey and to supplement the nutritional needs of […]
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By Josh Richman, San Jose Mercury News For the first time in seven years, more California voters say they’re financially better off compared to the previous year than not, a Field Poll finds. Forty-four percent of the state’s registered voters are feeling they’re doing better now than a year ago, while 28 percent say they’re […]
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Nevada State Parks is putting on an evening hike along the Deadman’s Creek trail to watch the sunset and moonrise. The July 12 full moon is a “super moon,” which means the moon is at its closest point to the earth. This will be a two-mile moderate hike that is limited to 30 participants; reservations […]
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Truckee police officers seized approximately 38 pounds of processed marijuana from a traffic stop on Interstate 80 on June 26. At approximately 8:15pm a California Highway Patrol officer conducted a traffic stop on a grey Dodge Charger on eastbound Interstate 80 near the central Truckee off ramp. An officer observed several indicators of possible narcotics […]
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By Dionne Searcey, New York Times Tracy Murphy was managing a nonprofit agency five years ago when her mother became seriously ill with heart problems. She promptly left her job to care for her, a task that has consumed Murphy ever since. “For me, it was a no-brainer,” said Murphy, who lives in Syracuse. “When […]
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The South Lake Tahoe Police Department has increased its vigilance in enforcing state and city fireworks laws to protect public health and safety. Virtually all fireworks that explode, shoot into the air or move along the ground are termed “dangerous”, and are illegal anywhere in California. Discharging any type of fireworks, including “safe and sane” […]
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South Lake Tahoe police officers were clearly visible at the first Live at Lakeview concert on June 26. “Last night, we issued several citations for mostly smoking and drinking offenses,” Police Chief Brian Uhler told Lake Tahoe News. “Our intent is to make clear the desire to keep the Live at Lakeview event family friendly. […]
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By AP RENO — Lingering drought is taking a toll on wildlife across Northern Nevada, shrinking deer herds on the high desert, drying up fisheries in the valleys and starting to push everything from bears to snakes into urban neighborhoods they normally don’t frequent. Mule deer especially are showing signs of stress, and some fisheries […]
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Now is a good time to go fishing because area lakes have recently been stocked with trout. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife put 15,000 pounds of rainbow trout into Caples Lake last week. Browns and mackinaw are also found in this lake near Kirkwood. Officials are putting 1,000 pounds of trout into the […]
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It might have helped Northern Nevada casinos to have a local horse in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in May. Gaming revenue was up in Stateline, Reno and the entire state last month compared to the prior year. One of the owners of California Chrome, the winner of those two races, works in Gardnerville and […]
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