• Where have you been wearing your Lake Tahoe News shirt? Sue Wood of South Lake Tahoe was wearing hers this week at the Troon North Golf Course in Scottsdale. Send us a picture of you in your LTN shirt, tell us where it was taken and we’ll put it on our LTN Facebook page. […]
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Two Lake Tahoe youth will be performing in this month’s stage production of “Oliver” in Carson City. Logan Chapman will star as Oliver, and his sister, Drue Chapman, will play a member of Fagin’s gang. The Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company’s production of “Oliver” plays at the Carson City Community Center the weekends of May […]
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There was no snow to be found today during the final survey of the season near Echo Summit, which comes as no surprise considering temperatures in the Lake Tahoe area have been running above normal for most of this spring. Statewide, the snowpack as of May 2 is 17 percent of normal for this date. […]
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The Lake Tahoe Choir and Lake Tahoe Community College Chorus present Disney Dazzle featuring favorite Disney songs, with special guests the Children’s Honor Choir. The shows are May 3 at 7pm at LTCC’s Duke Theatre and May 5 at 2pm at MontBleu in Stateline. Tickets are $10 adults, and $8 students and seniors.
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Skilled nursing facilities throughout California are cautiously optimistic about their future with this week’s 17-0 bipartisan vote that would reverse Medi-Cal cuts to health care providers. Assembly Bill 900 was before the Assembly Health Committee on April 30. Now it goes to the Assembly Appropriations Committee and then to the full Assembly. If AB900 were […]
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Boat inspections in the Lake Tahoe Basin have resumed. All motorized boats and watercraft are required to be inspected for aquatic invasive species prior to launching into Lake Tahoe. Knowingly transporting AIS into Lake Tahoe is against the law, and violators may be subject to monetary penalties. Locations, hours of operation and opening dates are […]
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George Runner will host a teleconference townhall on May 7 at 6pm regarding the confusing and controversial fire prevention fee. The tele-townhall is co-sponsored by state Sen. Ted Gaines and Assemblymembers Frank Bigelow and Beth Gaines and is part of a series of regional townhalls Board of Equalization Member Runner is having for taxpayers in […]
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By Kathryn Reed Zipping through the trees is soon going to have a different meaning for people visiting Northstar. No longer will skis, a snowboard or mountain bike be necessary. The Forest Flyer is expected to be in operation next winter. It’s a toboggan of sorts that is on wheels on a track. People will […]
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By Ted Long The SWAT team gave its presentation this week and it was impressive. That is to say if you are impressed by firepower. Once again the presenters were young, friendly and obviously love their job. Both of them said so repeatedly. I guess it takes a certain sort to do it, with all […]
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By John Kell, Wall Street Journal CVS Caremark Corp. said its quarterly earnings rose 23 percent despite flat revenue, as strong demand for new generic drugs bolstered its bottom line. The drugstore retailer and pharmacy-benefits manager has now reported better-than-expected earnings for five consecutive quarters. Chief Executive and President Larry Merlo said the latest quarter […]
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