By Kathryn Reed In 2007, the South Shore experienced what many believe was one of the worst disasters to hit the area – the Angora Fire that reduced 254 houses to ash in a matter of hours. To rebuild – the structures, their psyche, their belongings – it took the community coming together. This included […]
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With the arrival of cooler, wetter weather, the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit has lifted fire restrictions. Additionally, Forest Service fire chief Kit Bailey, in conjunction with local fire chiefs, has opened residential burning. Although the Forest Service is lifting the additional fire restrictions imposed in the summer, the Lake Tahoe Basin […]
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By Huffington Post In New York magazine, Felix Salmon posted last week that pumpkin was the new bacon. We disagreed — bacon is a year-round obsession whereas pumpkin just gets popular in the autumnal months. But maybe Salmon is right about one thing — the pumpkin obsession seems like it is reaching new heights this […]
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Fire restrictions in the Tahoe National Forest have been lifted. Recent rain and snow in the high country enabled the Forest Service to lift restrictions. Visitors can now have campfires in the backcountry with a valid campfire permit. As fall progresses however, visitors are reminded to be fire safe as the weather can turn warm, […]
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More than 1,400 pounds of trash was brought in off the slopes at Sierra-at-Tahoe on Oct. 21, including two snowboards, a few skis, a GoPro, a digital camera, a Blackberry, and water gun. Plastic bottles, cans, trail fencing, and signs were also collected while cleaning up the mountain. Sierra Resort employees spend the winter and […]
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By Barbara Barte Osborn, Sacramento Bee TRUCKEE — A 64-year-old Meadow Vista man died Saturday after his car left Highway 89 about 10 miles north of Truckee, struck a tree and burst into flames. Passing motorists quickly put out the fire, but the driver, Steven Metzgar, sustained fatal injuries in the crash, according to the […]
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• Boreal ski resort is looking to open Oct. 26. • Northstar fired up its snowmaking guns for the first time the night of Oct. 22. • South Lake Tahoe planning commissioners will discuss the Harrison Avenue streetscape plans Oct. 25 at 5pm at Lake Tahoe Airport. This is a public hearing. • Lake Tahoe […]
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By Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR It’s Tuesday — exactly two weeks out from Nov. 6, Election Day. Why is voting day for American federal elections always a Tuesday? The answer is a bit obscure and has to do with buggies. Let me explain. The story starts all the way back with the Founding Fathers. “The Constitutional […]
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By Stephanie Snyder, California Watch While nearly 70 of California’s state parks fought to escape closure from budget cuts, the crown jewel of the park system – Hearst Castle – waived $611,000 in private event fees over the last decade for select individuals and organizations, including the politically connected. Hearst Castle, the lavish 165-room estate […]
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Updated Oct. 23 8:55am: The trip between the South Shore and Carson City is slow going. It’s slushy, according to one commuter, on the Tahoe side. About a foot of white stuff has fallen at the summit. Updated Oct. 23 6:55am: Several wrecks have occurred on Interstate 80 between Truckee and the Nevada state line. […]
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