Alison Ledgerwood will give a lecture on positive psychology at the Tahoe Environmental Center on July 17. She will address: Why do bad things seem to stick in our minds so much longer than the good things? Is there anything we can do about it? Ledgerwood joined the Department of Psychology at UC Davis in […]
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By Tim Grant, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette While most high school students still plan to go the traditional route of attending four-year colleges and universities when they consider educational options after graduation, a significant number say they are open to the idea of attending community colleges and technical schools The Washington, D.C.-based College Savings Foundation’s fifth annual […]
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By Nilda Rego, San Jose Mercury News Alexis Waldemar Von Schmidt was an ambitious man with big ideas. Perhaps his biggest was to provide 200 million gallons of water daily to San Francisco from Lake Tahoe. Von Schmidt came to the United States as a child. He claimed to have been trained as an engineer […]
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By Jaime Hayden, KRNV-TV INCLINE VILLAGE — With summer officially here, you may expect to see many boats out on Lake Tahoe. But with the low snow pack this winter, some boat ramps may be closing early this year. Experts say this will be one of the shortest boating seasons our region has seen in […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe officials believe the best way to get people to renovate their properties is to dangle a carrot in front of them. For those with property in the Tahoe Valley Area Plan, the carrots are coverage and commercial floor area. At a meeting Thursday night about the plan, where only […]
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By Kathryn Reed Something is terribly wrong in El Dorado County. A survey of county employees and the latest grand jury report point to dysfunction that is startling. While it isn’t always a boss’ fault, it is her responsibility to fix the problems. And when the boss is the problem, it’s time for her to […]
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Three people were arrested this month in a gang sweep of the South Shore. Probation searches were conducted on six residences in the South Lake Tahoe area on June 11. During these searches evidence of gang affiliation was found. Two additional gang member validations were documented, according to law enforcement. One person was arrested on […]
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Cove East is going to the dogs June 22. Doggie Day is a free event put on by California Tahoe Conservancy and Lake Tahoe Humane Society that involves dog related contests and education. Pet owners will learn about the Conservancy’s public lands and be given an opportunity to hone their pet etiquette skills. Every leashed […]
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Ruth Anne Scudder, 28, has not been seen by her family since June 4. The South Lake Tahoe woman is considered a voluntarily missing adult. She lives with family in town. She has a mild mental handicap, which causes the police to consider her at risk. Scudder does not drive and, although she has a […]
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By Amber Phillips, Las Vegas Sun Could the commercial trucks we share our highways with be getting bigger? Congress is mulling an idea to allow bigger and heavier semitrailers on American roads. There’s nothing set in stone yet, but the idea floating around Capitol Hill has transportation safety and law enforcement advocates worried enough to […]
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