By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times Rainfall or snowfall dumped by the most intense storms could grow significantly heavier in most of the United States by the final decades of the century, according to a climate change study. The paper, written by a research team led by scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, […]
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Alpine Meadows’ 30th anniversary Snow Golf Tournament will tee off at 9am April 13 at the top of the mountain off the Summit Express chairlift. As featured on the Golf Channel, this highly anticipated spring event is the only mountaintop snow golf course around. It’s skiing or snowboarding combined with golf. The nine-hole course starts […]
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By Andrew Doughman, Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY — NV Energy rolled out a major policy initiative Wednesday, announcing that it will shutter its coal-fired plants, increase investment in renewable energy and create thousands of construction jobs over the next 12 years. Under the plan, Nevada’s coal plants would begin closing by the end of […]
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Liberty Utilities has established annual academic scholarships for eligible high school and college students within its service territory. The seven schools participating in the new scholarship program are South Tahoe High School, Loyalton High School, Douglas High School (students residing in Alpine County only), Coleville High School, North Tahoe High School and Portola High School, […]
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There is a chance of isolated snow showers above 6,500 feet. Winds will be light to moderate. Take good goggles today. Here is the April 6 ski report. — Curtis Fong
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Start Smart is aimed at helping newly licensed and future licensed teenage drivers become aware of the responsibilities that accompany the privilege of being a licensed California driver. The program was created in an effort to preemptively reduce the incidence of teen injuries and deaths resulting from motor vehicle collisions. Teen drivers and their parents/guardians […]
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By Kathryn Reed Joe Stewart with SMC Contracting put in the concrete and rebar at the convention center project in South Lake Tahoe. His crew is ready to resume work. Pete Joseph was ready six years ago to move his McP’s Pub into a much larger building that would sit near the corner of Highway […]
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The State Historic Preservation Office, Nevada Archaeological Site Stewardship Program is sponsoring a workshop May 4 from 9am to noon at the Churchill County Museum in Fallon. That program will highlight some of Nevada’s WWII resources from an archaeological perspective. Jeffrey Wedding from Nevada Desert Research Institute will discuss the types of resources remaining, how […]
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By Tracy Franklin This is the fourth of a series of articles highlighting emergency preparedness. Use these tools to prepare yourself for an emergency. More information is available in the city’s website. Utility Safety Natural Gas Natural gas leaks and explosions are responsible for a significant number of fires following any major emergency event. It […]
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By Richard Sharp, KCRA-TV A Livermore family traveling through the Sierra on Friday is lucky to be alive after their SUV veered off the road, hit a concrete mile marker, a large tree, a boulder and landed in the middle of the South Fork of the American River. “It was fortuitous that they didn’t actually […]
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