Updated 9:30pm: The 2,700 Liberty Utilities customers in the Heavenly to Al Tahoe areas who were without power have lights again. A blown breaker at the South Tahoe substation caused the outage. In Douglas County, Waterloo is closed from Highway 395 to Tires Plus due to flooding. People going to the Community Center should use 756-Centerville […]
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By Kathryn Reed Keep me away from hills and groomed trails. Flat, scenic and free equals perfect cross country ski conditions. Grass Lake was serene in late December, as it is much of the winter. The snow could not have been better. The powder was like sugar, so easy to glide through. Others has been […]
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By Kathryn Reed A quiet man who never wanted much attention, but whose family has left a rich history at Fallen Leaf Lake has died. Bill Craven died Dec. 28, 2016. He was 88. His grandfather, William W. Price, started Camp Agassiz for boys in 1895, which led to the resort at Fallen Leaf Lake. […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal With some rural Nevadans still seething over President Obama’s designation of two national monuments two Republican lawmakers want to restrict the ability of future presidents to create more in the Silver State. On Wednesday Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., and Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., announced legislation that would make Nevada off-limits […]
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By Joann Eisenbrandt “Noise, by definition, is ‘unwanted sound.’” This is how the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s 2015 Threshold Evaluation report characterizes it. The report goes on to note that vehicular traffic and “aircraft activity at the South Lake Tahoe airport have been identified as the predominant noise sources in the basin.” El Dorado County […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal Hikers and skiers might want to think twice before criticizing motorcyclists and snowmobilers for disrupting the environment. Research recently compiled by Colorado State University found virtually every type of outdoor recreation has potential to harm wildlife, with non-motorized activity showing more documented negative effects motorized sports. The findings were part […]
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Three-term El Dorado County supervisor Bill Johnson has died. William Van Dyke Johnson was part of the pioneer family that helped create South Lake Tahoe before it was even a city. Mr. Johnson died Dec. 19, 2016. He was 85. He was born at the J Lazy J Ranch on Mottsville Lane in Gardnerville on March […]
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By Tracy Franklin The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is forecasting a major atmospheric river to hit the region this weekend starting on Jan. 8 and continuing through Jan. 9 with widespread flooding expected. NOAA is also forecasting another atmospheric river arriving in the region on Jan. 10t-11. NOAA is stating that this event […]
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By Sandra Chereb, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Former state Sen. Valerie Wiener was aghast when she read a 2003 report that painted a bleak picture of young people and their basic understanding of government. “We learned that more than 80 percent of 15- to 25-year-olds could identify the most recent ‘American Idol’ (winner), […]
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By Zack Bradford, Tahoe In Depth Winter snow is a welcome sight at Lake Tahoe, particularly since four of the last five winters were exceptionally dry. But as much as we all enjoy skiing or riding and as much as our towns depend on winter tourists to keep our economy going, there is a hidden […]
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