A Minden man pulled over Saturday night on suspicion of drunken driving ended up closing down Highway 50 in Stateline for several hours on what turned out to be a false bomb scare. Adam Smith, 29, was stopped about 10:58pm near Kahle Drive by the Sushi Pier restaurant. Douglas County sheriff’s deputies saw a wire […]
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Is this the start of three championship seasons out of four? It’s official — baseball season is here. The Giants open in LA on Monday as they take on the Dodgers. Post what you think the final score will be of the April 1 game as a comment. The first person who guesses correctly will […]
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Happy Easter! Lots of Easter family activities are offered at the resorts. Snow showers and possible thunderstorms today. Fresh snow is reported in the higher elevations and wet packed snow starting at the lower elevations. Here is the Easter ski report. — Curtis Fong
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By USSA With a band playing and a rocking crowd on the hill, Emily Cook (Belmont, Mass.) claimed her sixth U.S. aerials title at the Sprint U.S. Freestyle Championships Saturday night at Heavenly Mountain Resort. Dylan Ferguson (Amesbury, Mass.) took the title for the men, scoring a U.S. Champs three-peat. Kiley McKinnon (Madison, Conn.) and […]
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In the 1950s and 1960s, the Inks brothers of Sacramento had grocery stores at various times in Bijou (now CVS), Al Tahoe (now market and Video Library), and Tahoe Valley (now Factory Stores at the Y). The 1966 photo (courtesy Bob Rockwell) shows Inks at the Y with the distant Lampson’s Trading Center sign above […]
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By Kathryn Reed New development at Sugar Bowl is more rare than a powder day has been this ski season. It was 2005 when the last subdivision sold out. One day the resort off Interstate 80 expects to have 250 dwelling units. With the recent release of 25 single-family home sites, the privately held company […]
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By USSA Joe Discoe (Telluride, Colo.) won his third U.S. title Saturday in the dizzying dual moguls competition at the Sprint U.S. Freestyle Championships at Heavenly Mountain Resort. In the women’s duals, Sophia Schwartz (Sun Valley, Idaho) won her first U.S. Championship title on the soft course at Heavenly. Local favorite Sho Kashima (Stateline) took […]
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By Dana M. Nichols, Stockton Record McCLELLAN — State and federal scientists met here this week to consider something most Californians take for granted: The health of the rivers flowing from the Sierra Nevada. It may seem obvious that the humans who drink that water and the fish who swim in it benefit if it […]
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By Anahad O’Connor, New York Times Why is olive oil, the crown jewel of the Mediterranean diet, so good for your health? Nutritionists point to its abundance of antioxidants and oleic acid, a monounsaturated fat that protects the heart. But new research suggests that some of the benefits of olive oil might be contained in […]
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By Nancy Trejos, USA Today Hotels used to try to keep guests indoors at their bars, restaurants and spas. Now they’re dragging them outside. Hotels are taking their concierge role to a new level, offering tailored experiences that expose guests to the history, foods and attractions of the community surrounding them. The experiences are often […]
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