By Karoun Demirjian, Las Vegas Sun The top policy-making senators on online poker are agreed: The chances that a federal online poker bill will pass before the end of 2012 are pretty much nil. “Two weeks before Christmas, without being vulgar, what the hell would I put it on?” Sen. Harry Reid said this week, […]
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By Sabrina Tavernise, New York Times PHILADELPHIA — After decades of rising childhood obesity rates, several American cities are reporting their first declines. The trend has emerged in big cities like New York and Los Angeles, as well as smaller places like Anchorage, Alaska, and Kearney, Neb. The state of Mississippi has also registered a […]
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There will be a candlelight vigil Dec. 15 at 5pm at Heavenly Village in South Lake Tahoe (near the base of the gondola) to mourn for the lives lost in Connecticut, and to stand for a peaceful world free of violence for all children. The event is being hosted by Small World. […]
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A vehicle doing doughnuts at the magnet school in Meyers on Friday night lost control and took out the entire front wall of a kindergarten classroom. No one was injured in the 9:30pm Dec. 14 incident. According to Lake Tahoe Unified School District officials, the person was in the parking lot and and back field. […]
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A South Lake Tahoe man was killed and two others injured in an early morning traffic collision. A Honda Accord driven by Roberto Olazaba, 22, of South Lake Tahoe broadsided a GMC Yukon driven by Noe Corea, 26, of South Lake Tahoe, according to South Lake Tahoe police officers. William Olazaba, 26, was a passenger […]
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By Berne Broudy, Outside In the 1990s, Dan Coyle started making wooden helmets for himself and his buddies for whitewater kayaking, as well as wooden eyeglass frames and paddles. It was a hobby, a use for Coyle’s chainsaw and grinder. Coyle noticed that, structurally, wood is similar to rigid, closed-cell foam. That means it can, […]
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By Jason Blevins, Denver Post BRECKENRIDGE — Shaun White has been a pro snowboarder for half his life, becoming the most recognized action sports athlete of all time through 13 years of driven competition. At 26, the lines on his face are a tad deeper, his perspective more aged — and his posse now includes […]
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By USSA VAL GARDENA, Italy — Do you believe in Steven? The Utah downhiller put a mark on his comeback returning to the site of his 2006 Audi FIS Alpine World Cup win to do it again. Steven Nyman (Sundance, Utah) came out of the 37th start position to steal a victory on the foggy, […]
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Many people along Ski Run Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe probably woke up to flashing clocks. This is because a vehicle took out a Liberty Utilities switch on Pioneer Trail and Ski Run at about 2:30am Saturday. Randy Kelly with the utility told Lake Tahoe News the vehicle was sitting on top of their equipment. […]
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Get out today to experience the best conditions of the season. Resorts continue to open terrain. Here is the Dec. 15 ski report. — Curtis Fong
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