By USSA GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — World Championship bronze medalist Julia Mancuso (Squaw Valley) was third Sunday in the final super G of the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup “regular season.” Mancuso finished just ahead of discipline leader Tina Maze of Slovenia to push the title to the final race of the year. Maze leads Mancuso […]
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Mixed rain and snow at lake level, with light snow falling above 7,000 feet. There is plenty to do today. The North Lake Tahoe Snowfest continues through March 10, today is the Polar Plunge for Special Olympics at the Hyatt Beach in Incline, the final run of the Rahlves’ Bonzai Tour at Squaw and the […]
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“Old Long Skis” is a contributor we see often here on Lake Tahoe News. OLS (aka Bob Rockwell) has lived here since 1962 and he’s sharing with me historic photos of some local businesses. One of those was the Tahoe Drive In Theatre where he worked. It closed in 1984. I’ve added related photos, mostly […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – GoPro is a storyteller. No words needed. Sometimes not even sound is necessary. It’s all about motion evoking and provoking emotion. The little silver cameras are changing the way people participate in sports, view their lives and socialize with family and friends. It’s impossible to visit a Tahoe ski resort […]
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South Lake Tahoe has launched the Tahoe Heritage Program in honor of the city’s 50th anniversary on Nov. 30, 2015. This program is being organized to record the oral history of Lake Tahoe’s early history by some of the original families which settled in the South Shore. The city envisions the creation of partnerships to […]
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Through fun writing prompts, lively discussions, and in-depth readings Creative Writing: Exploring the Creative Process is designed to be a playful and productive class to open your mind to new approaches to your own creative process. Experiment with catalysts for inspiration from the Surrealists and Oulipo to art and cross-genre works. This class is for […]
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The Yosemite Twin Valleys Waterfall Workshops on May 3-6 offers unique opportunities for photographers and outdoor enthusiasts to compare and contrast natural and geological features of Yosemite and Hetch Hetchy landscapes. Activities will include photography field sessions and a two-day plein air painting workshop. Other highlights include interpretive natural history hikes and birding walks throughout […]
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By David Porter, AP NEWARK, N.J. — A federal judge upheld a 21-year-old law prohibiting sports betting in all but four states, dealing a setback to New Jersey’s attempts to revive its struggling casino industry by grabbing a piece of what has become a multibillion-dollar industry, both legal and illegal. The ruling published late Thursday […]
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By KTVN-TV The Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal motorcycle accident south of Reno Saturday afternoon. Troopers say it happened about 2pm on Geiger Grade. Troopers say the unidentified man on a sports bike was driving down the road heading toward Reno from Virginia City. Troopers say he was traveling at a high-rate of […]
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Paul Crandell, VP of marketing for GoPro, talks Feb. 28 during Tahoe Snowcial at Harveys in Stateline.
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