By Kathryn Reed Those who were betting against Megan Guarnier lost in a big way on Thursday. The defending Amgen Tour of California women’s champion collected three jerseys in the opening stage. The 31-year-old’s voice cracked on May 11 when she spoke to the crowd at Heavenly Mountain Resort about what the day meant to […]
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By Katy Murphy, Bay Area News Group SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday unveiled a revised $124 billion general fund budget proposal that restored funding to child care subsidies and other social services, but does not include new money for key legislative priorities such as the Middle Class Scholarship or affordable housing. The governor […]
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By Kathryn Reed Suicide. It’s on a lot of people’s minds. And that’s what worries those who want to prevent people from acting on those thoughts. In a survey of South Tahoe Middle School students, 65 out of 509 youths have thought about suicide, while 45 out of 509 have tried to kill themselves in […]
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By Greg Porter, Washington Post “April showers bring May flowers” took on a whole new meaning this year: The United States just experienced its second-wettest April on record. Average precipitation across the Lower 48 was 3.43 inches. In other words, if you spread all of the rain and snow out across the continental United States, each location would […]
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By Tanya Mohn, New York Times Blinking lights, the clicking sound of coins, and perks like free or inexpensive food, drinks and casino bus trips are enticing many older women to gamble. For some people, that seductive environment can be extremely dangerous. “Casinos are trained to make you feel welcome, while you lose your life,” […]
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By Kathryn Reed A new neighborhood is about to be erected on the South Shore. With a severe housing shortage in Lake Tahoe, inane rules governing development and tourist accommodations usually what anyone wants to build, this is almost revolutionary. Ten units will be four bedrooms and the remaining 34 will have three bedrooms. Fourteen […]
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By Daniel Rothberg, Las Vegas Sun At a Lake Tahoe fundraiser in August, Elko County Commissioner Demar Dahl — a leader in the movement to transfer federal land to the states — met privately with then-candidate Donald Trump. According to a story Dahl has told many times since then, he asked Trump how he would […]
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By Blair Anthony Robertson, Sacramento Bee When the Amgen Tour of California takes off Thursday in South Lake Tahoe, the speeding peloton will feature some of the most accomplished women in the sport, their heads down and hands gripping low on the bars as they race to the finish line. These pros train long, […]
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By Kathryn Reed It’s possible Meeks Bay Marina will never see another boat launched there. The rest of the operations at the resort remain open. But what the area will look like in eight years remains to be seen. A settlement agreement is expected to be approved Wednesday by the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control […]
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By Sammy Caiola, Sacramento Bee The thin dirt road to Round Top Peak lurched up toward the distant ridge line, teasing me with the promise of alpine lake views as I climbed the mountain’s face one heavy step at a time. I was physically fit – or so I thought – and I had lugged […]
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