Ray Hoff, who graduated from South Tahoe High School in 1966, has been awarded NASA’s Distinguished Service Medal for Distinguished Service and Leadership. Hoff is a professor of physics at the University of Maryland and is also director of the Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology. Hoff has 35 years experience in atmospheric research. His […]
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By Serena Gorddon, HealthDay News Middle school students who are physically fit are likely to score higher on standardized tests measuring reading and math abilities, a study has found. And the average scores went up in correlation with levels of fitness, the findings showed. “The more physically fit kids were, the higher their scores,” said […]
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By John Redman When Californians passed the “Compassionate Use Act” – otherwise known as Proposition 215 – in 1996, most voters thought that it was reasonable to allow chronically ill patients to use marijuana without fear of arrest. And if those patients could not grow marijuana on their own, the initiative stipulated that patient caregivers […]
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By Kathryn Reed With a deficit of more than $1 million that could grow to $1.5 million depending on how property taxes come in, South Lake Tahoe City Manager Nancy Kerry is looking at ways to bring more money into city coffers. She presented a plan to the council on Tuesday that calls for an […]
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Relay for Life in Stateline if full of various events that are designed to recognize those with cancer and those who have survived, as well as caregivers. The event is at Kahle Community Park on Aug. 11 from 11am-11pm. Cancer survivors are encouraged to come for the opening ceremony at 11am, with a free lunch […]
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The U.S. Forest Service and Truckee Trails Foundation are hosting a trail volunteer weekend Aug. 18-19. The Hole in the Ground Trail is a popular mountain biking trail on Donner Summit. Volunteer participants will work under direction from local Forest Service and trail advocate crew leaders. Bring sturdy shoes, sunscreen, water, lunch, and appropriate clothing […]
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Three of Lake Tahoe’s well-known radio voices are being inducted into the Nevada Broadcasters Hall of Fame on Aug. 18 in Las Vegas. Bill Kingman, Curtis Fong and Ed Crook have 115 years of experience between the three of them. They will be recognized locally on Aug. 10 at an open house at KTHO’s offices […]
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By Kathryn Reed Phoenix police are investigating the death of a Stateline man. Matthew McMaster’s body was found in some brush along a highway after firefighters extinguished a blaze about 6am July 28. This was one week before he would have turned 25. “The circumstances around it led us to believe it was a homicide,” […]
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By Craig Wilson, USA Today WASHINGTON – Like a fine wine, which she was known to enjoy, Julia Child is aging well. Yes, she died two days short of 92 in August 2004, but her spirit lives on. Aug. 15 will mark what would have been her 100th birthday, and she would have liked nothing […]
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The Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association, Tahoe Mountain Bike Patrol and Nevada State Parks will be hosting a trail work day Aug. 11 to work on the Sunflower Hill Trail fro 8:30am-4pm. The Sunflower Hill Trail is a 2.6 mile multi-use trail that creates an alternate route to the steep and dusty Hobart Road just […]
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