The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit has begun the annual closure of forest roads around the basin. Fall closure dates are established by the motor vehicle use map. The MVUM also establishes target opening dates after the winter season. These dates are dependent on soil conditions in order to avoid resource damage […]
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By Mary G. Martin After spending 38 years working for our federal government and national parks, including two years as superintendent of Lassen Volcanic National Park, 11 as superintendent of Mojave National Preserve, and time spent in Yosemite National Park and Alaska’s exquisite parks, I am no stranger to the power and beauty of our […]
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AAA projects 43.6 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, an increase of 0.7 percent from the 43.3 million people who traveled last year. This increase marks the fourth consecutive year of growing holiday travelers. The Thanksgiving holiday travel period is defined as Nov. 21-25. Ninety percent […]
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By Kathryn Reed Early next year the boards of Lake Tahoe Unified School District and Lake Tahoe Community College are expected to decide if they will alter elections to no longer allow candidates to be elected at-large. The California Voting Rights Act is forcing K-12 and community colleges to look at their demographics to ensure […]
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By Kathryn Reed Holiday music spills into the hallway, beckoning visitors to find the classroom the sounds are emanating from. Swiveling to the song, two rows of young women are lined up between the desks and chairs. Some know the words by heart, while others read them on the screen. “Guys, it’s the twist. You […]
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Sacramento Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: What is going on with the man/case who was arrested in Carmichael this year for a killing that took place 30 years ago in South Lake Tahoe? Submitted by: George, Fair Oaks ANSWER: Andrew Evan Sanford is in El Dorado County […]
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U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will conduct prescribed fire operations on Upper Kingsbury Grade near North Benjamin Drive on Nov. 15. Crews expect to burn one-quarter acre, conditions permitting. In addition, prescribed fire operations continue in the Bunker Road area near Tahoe City. Residents and visitors can expect to see smoke from this prescribed […]
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Freestyle skiing pioneer Wayne Wong and world champion freestyle moguls skier Jeremy Bloom lead a class of six inductees elected to the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame. Joining them will be Alpine World Championship medalist Kirsten Clark, world champion and snowboarding pioneer Craig Kelly, acclaimed international ski instructor and leader Horst Abraham and […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will begin the sale of holiday tree permits Nov. 23. Permits cost $10 each (cash or check only, no credit cards) with a limit of two permits per family. Permit holders may choose from a variety of pine, fir or cedar in designated cutting areas and […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee The California Highway Patrol has announced the arrest of three men in connection with the Sept. 28 robbery of the California State Mining and Mineral Museum in Mariposa. The robbery involved the theft of more than $1 million in precious metals, mostly gold. Search warrants were served Tuesday morning in […]
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