Allegiant Air was the last commercial airline to service Lake Tahoe Airport. The final flight was in August 2000. Will commercial service return to South Tahoe? Will the TRPA, League to Save Lake Tahoe and state Attorney General’s Office let South Lake Tahoe do what it wants? Have lessons been learned? Will improvements to aircraft […]
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The Nevada Highway Patrol, Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, Sparks Police Department, and Carson City Sheriff’s Office are planning a sobriety check point in Incline Village for the 4th of July holiday. In addition to the check point, additional officers will be patrolling the area roadways throughout the weekend to look out for impaired drivers. NHP […]
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By Dan Gillmor, Columbia Journalism Review In December 2010, the major payment systems used to buy goods and services online decided that Wikileaks was no longer an acceptable customer. Mastercard, Visa, and PayPal summarily cut off service, putting Wikileaks into deep financial trouble and further marginalizing an organization that had become an object of fear […]
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Nevada magazine’s annual poll of readers rates the state’s best places to eat, drink and party, and two Lake Tahoe sites are among the winners this year. Harvey’s Lake Tahoe in Stateline was selected as best rural concert venue while Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park in Incline Village won for best state park in northern Nevada. […]
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By Susan Wood With a glass of wine in hand and an incomparable view outside her Ski Run-area hilltop home, the woman who dedicated about half her life to Lake Tahoe history is sharing a bit of her own with a grateful community. Betty Mitchell just turned 90 years old – but of course, one […]
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By Bee-Shyuan Chang, New York Times Since she’s been hopscotching hotels across the country for the last six years, touring as the violinist for the Brooklyn-based band Ra Ra Riot, Rebecca Zeller has had ample opportunity to inspect in-room skin care amenities. “It definitely matters what’s on the sink,” said Zeller, 28. “It’s always a […]
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The Meeks Bay Volunteer Firefighters Association’s 44th annual Pancake Breakfast is July 7-8. This popular fundraising event has been called “the best of its kind” in the area, and draws repeat visitors year after year. Proceeds from the breakfast benefit the Volunteer Firefighters Association, which donates much needed equipment to the Meeks Bay Fire Protection […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – Nevada’s Department of Education has been awarded a $4 million grant from the Institute of Education Sciences to develop a system to measure individual student achievement over time. Nevada was one of 24 states to receive funding to support the design and implementation of Statewide Longitudinal […]
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Reno Gazette-Journal Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District Fire Chief Charles Moore said a Nevada Division of Forestry helicopter is also responding to the Pinehaven Fire. He said the fire will ultimately be in Reno’s jurisdiction. “We were a unified command with Reno but I believe it’s transitioning to a Reno command and we may be […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee A man was attacked by a mountain lion near Nevada City early Sunday while sleeping alongside a tributary of the Yuba River. The California Department of Fish and Game confirmed the unusual attack after investigating the scene and the man’s injuries. Fish and Game said the man was traveling through […]
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