By Kathryn Reed Five years later and people are still wondering how they will evacuate safely from the Lake Tahoe Basin in an emergency, if a reverse 911 system has been installed, and how to get their neighbors to get rid of that shake roof. While a panel of agency officials sat on the stage […]
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By CBS-13 A South Lake Tahoe homeowner captured incredible video of a bear cub trapped inside her garage and the momma bear doing whatever it took to rescue her baby. It’s impossible to stop watching the video as the baby bear hangs on to garage door tracks, flings its legs around trying to find solid […]
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Learn what bats eat, where they live, and why they are important. Bat sounds will be presented along with photos of bats from around the world at Washoe Lake State Park. Bats: Truth or Tales is June 30 from 8:30-9:30pm. Washoe Lake State Park is 18 miles south of Reno and five miles north of […]
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By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times The expression “location, location, location” doesn’t apply just to buying real estate; it can also determine whether a house burns down in a wildfire. Researchers who studied data on more than 5,500 buildings damaged or destroyed in Southern California fires during the last decade found the most vulnerable structures […]
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By KCRA-TV Fire crews are battling a fire just east of Truckee, between Truckee and Glenshire. The fire was reported as an acre in size, with the potential to grow, due to gusting winds. Multiple agencies are helping fight this fire and are making good progress, according to fire authorities. CalFire said the blaze is […]
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By Cathy Kelly, Santa Cruz Sentinel The president of Granite Rock Co., Bruce W. Woolpert, died Sunday afternoon while boating in Lake Tahoe, company officials said. Woolpert, 61, was operating a power boat he owns when he fell and died from injuries suffered in the fall, said Keith Severson, the company’s marketing services manager. The […]
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William Cottrell, osteoporosis specialist, will speak about bone health in the maturing athlete on June 27. The free hour-long discussion begins at 6pm at Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William St., Carson City. For more information on the lecture, call (530) 543.5537.
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Northstar is putting on the Lake Tahoe areas first Strider Cup Series. With a focus on developing balance and coordination, Strider no-pedal balance bikes have proven much easier for children to control when learning to ride a bicycle than those with pedals. Every Tuesday beginning July 3 from noon-4pm in the village the Strider Adventure […]
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By Lauren Ruvo, Las Vegas Sun Instant messaging via Twitter, Facebook and smart phones allow people to reach out to others at all times, and for instant support. But there’s a dangerous downside: It can lead to Internet infidelity. Katherine Hertlein, an assistant professor in UNLV’s marriage and family therapy department, says Internet infidelity can […]
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For the ninth consecutive year, Heavenly Mountain Resort awarded $4,000 scholarships to five recent high school graduates, bringing the resort’s overall commitment to the Heavenly Mountain Resort Community Scholarship Program to $180,000. The scholarships are designed to help further the education of local area students. Sixty-nine students applied for this year’s scholarship. The 2012 scholarship […]
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