Alpenglow Sports has teamed up with Tahoe Cross Country to present the inaugural Lake Tahoe Nordic Festival Dec. 14-16. All events are free and open to the public at Tahoe Cross Country. The festival will include local Nordic ski and snowshoe community to lead its clinics, groups skis and races, including Olympians Marcus Nash and […]
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Two veteran officers will join the South Lake Tahoe Police Department on Monday. Jason Cheney and Kevin Whalen will be sworn in Nov. 26 at 11am at the department. Cheney has been a peace officer in California for more 11 years; mostly recently with the Sutter County Sheriff’s Department. Each officer is married and both […]
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By Anthony York, Los Angeles Times SACRAMENTO — The drubbing Republicans suffered in California elections this year came as no surprise to many GOP activists, who for years have been advocating a shift in direction to avert irrelevancy. Now, some longtime party stalwarts are questioning whether it is even worth the effort. Business groups are […]
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By Jim Sanders, Sacramento Bee California elected officials from governor to legislator will see their pay cut by thousands of dollars next month under decisions made by appointees of former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Effective Dec. 3, Gov. Jerry Brown’s pay will drop to $165,288. Legislators will be paid $90,526, legislative leaders $104,105. Salaries for constitutional […]
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By Dana M. Nichols, Stockton Record SAN ANDREAS – After an unusually long stretch with no water, Yosemite National Park’s beloved waterfalls are flowing again, the park announced Monday. Blame the record dry summer and a fairly dry winter last year for Yosemite Falls drying up in July, several months earlier than usual. Upper and […]
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By Melody Gutierrez, Sacramento Bee Police have identified the man stabbed to death Wednesday night at Red Hawk Casino as 19-year-old Gene Mcarn. The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office reported that deputies were dispatched to the Shingle Springs casino about 10:30pm Nov. 21 following an alleged stabbing. Mcarn was transported by friends to Marshall Medical […]
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By John Tozzi, Bloomberg Businessweek A century ago “Black Friday” referred to the market crash of Sept. 24, 1869, which was caused by two financiers’ failed attempt to corner the gold market. Today we know Black Friday as the country’s busiest shopping day, falling right after Thanksgiving. How did that happen? One popular but false […]
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Time to get out and ski off all those extra helpings of Thanksgiving dinner. Mt. Rose, Boreal, Sugar Bowl and Northstar have top to bottom skiing. Here is the Nov. 23 ski report. — Curtis Fong
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By Mandy Kendall So, another Thanksgiving has come and gone but there may be more than turkey leftovers. It is estimated that the average person will eat at least twice their usual calorie intake on Thanksgiving, gaining about 1 pound in extra weight. Although that might not sound like very much, unfortunately we generally never […]
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The Nevada Division of State Lands is offering grants for projects that will preserve and restore the natural environment of the Lake Tahoe Basin. Approximately $350,000 generated from the purchase of Nevada Lake Tahoe license plates will be available to public agencies seeking funding. Proposals which include the implementation of capital improvement projects that further […]
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