By Kathryn Reed Someone is missing. That’s what Memorial Day is all about; remembering those in the military who have died. This year I’m broadening the definition of Memorial Day. I’m mourning the loss of my 32-year-old cousin who died last month, and whose services will be in June. She was an alcoholic. No one […]
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By Elizabeth Cobbs In 1917, U.S. Secretary of War Newton Baker disliked the idea of female workers on Army bases so intensely that he didn’t even want to build toilets for them. They might tarry. Females did not belong in the Army, Baker thought, though the more forward-thinking Navy already had welcomed women into its […]
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By Laura Anthony, KGO-TV Lake Tahoe residents are fighting back against those who would desecrate the beautiful landscape. It’s a war against graffiti that’s increasingly popping up in places known for natural beauty. A team of volunteers, brushes in hand, have spent many hours scrubbing rocks at Lake Tahoe, natural scenery that’s been defaced by […]
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By Joann Eisenbrandt The controversial gas station/convenience store complex on tribal lands of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians near Red Hawk Casino will be moving forward to completion soon. El Dorado Council, a local nonprofit advocacy group, had filed a lawsuit against El Dorado County disputing the county’s approval of the project’s environmental […]
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By Lisa M. Krieger, Bay Area News Group When rocks get hot, they do what people do: shed a few layers. And the hottest hours of the day — during the hottest months of the year — are prime time for unexplained rockfalls and cracking, according to a study of the granite domes and cliffs […]
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By Kathryn Reed The future ownership of the strip of land that houses South Lake Tahoe’s lone medical marijuana dispensary is in limbo. Patty Olson, who owns that retail area in the Bijou Center, had filed bankruptcy earlier this year. Tied to that case was whether Tahoe Wellness Cooperative owner Cody Bass’ allegations that he […]
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By Kathryn Reed EMERALD BAY STATE PARK – Fifty shades of blue; that’s what you see along the Rubicon trail. From Emerald Bay to D.L. Bliss State Park the spectrum of color is breathtaking. It seems to change every few feet; the hue altering with the sun and depth of water. With so much terrain […]
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By Lake Tahoe News Quagga mussels were found on a boat wanting to launch at Lake Tahoe this month. The boat was being inspected at the Alpine Meadows station May 14. California Department of Fish and Wildlife quarantined the boat for several days, and Tahoe Resource Conservation District staff performed multiple decontaminations to ensure all […]
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By Wayne Parry, AP Getting new customers involved in more interactive experiences is going to be a big part of the future for casinos in the United States and around the world, participants in a major gambling conference predicted Wednesday. Casino executives, digital experts and payment processors at the conference in Atlantic City agreed […]
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By Kathryn Reed Communication. It was a dominate part of Lake Tahoe Unified School District’s board of education’s discussion this week. There are some board members who want to get their message out to parents and the broader community in a more proactive way. Communication from the district, though, has usually been through the superintendent’s […]
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