• Tom and Diane Miller, who owe South Lake Tahoe about $40,000 in back rent for their Flight Deck restaurant at Lake Tahoe Airport, may have their lease agreement amended April 2 when the City Council discusses it. • Walley’s Hot Spring plans to begin work this spring on an extension of the Genoa Vista […]
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Lion is a 6-year-old Puggle, half Pug and half Beagle. Check out that cute underbite. He is house trained, weighs about 20 pounds, and walks nicely on his leash. He loves to play with other dogs and didn’t chase the cats that he met at the shelter. Lion came to Tahoe when his former shelter […]
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By Kathryn Reed Think South Tahoe Public Utility and Dennis Cocking is probably the first name that comes to mind. Even his boss admits Cocking is the face of the district. “People go to him when they want to know what is going on with the district,” South Tahoe PUD General Manager Richard Solbrig said. […]
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By David C. Antonucci In 2011 the Nevada Legislature adopted a new program to combat aquatic invasive species (AIS) throughout the state that goes into effect this year. This program is not widely understood and it has implications for paddlers. We need paddlers to contact the Nevada Legislature to express our needs. Read on! Effective […]
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By KCRA-TV After closely monitoring the forecast for the first week in April, Dodge Ridge decided to close earlier than predicted. Dodge Ridge officially closed its ski runs for the 2012-13 season on Sunday. Mother Nature brought warmer temperatures and warmer storms, along with snow levels at 8,000 feet during the final week of March. […]
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By Cathy Payne, USA Today This year’s spring allergy season is nothing to sniff at: The season may be longer and stronger, allergists say. Blooming trees have been releasing pollen into the air, triggering allergic reactions in some people. The start of tree pollination varies across the country. Increased mean temperatures from climate change affect […]
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By Scott Glover and Lisa Girion, Los Angeles Times Despite efforts by law enforcement and public health officials to curb prescription drug abuse, drug-related deaths in the United States have continued to rise, the latest data show. Figures from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveal that drug fatalities increased 3 percent in […]
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• Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Executive Director Joanne Marchetta was named Public Servant of the Year at the 59th annual Community Awards dinner hosted by the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association and Chamber of Commerce. • Larry Ellison, the billionaire chief of Oracle, has his 2.62-acre Glenbrook compound on the market for $28.5 million. His […]
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By Tiffany Hsu, Los Angeles Times In 92 years, See’s Candies has never shied away from being old-fashioned. At the factory on La Cienega Boulevard, some octogenarian workers measure their decades of employment in hip replacements. Quaint floral details are still hand-piped onto chocolate eggs. An inexorable march of candies heads through tubes the length […]
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Three people are being sought in an armed robbery of a South Lake Tahoe motel. Officers said the clerk of the Pinewood Lodge on Highway 50 heard a knock about 11:30pm March 30. The woman said she needed a room. The clerk told officers she opened the door and two men wearing ski masks and […]
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