By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal El Nino is long gone for now but its legacy remains, at least when it comes to Nevada bears. So far this year the rate at which bears are being struck by cars or otherwise handled by wildlife officials is lower than in previous years with drier winters. According to […]
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By Kathryn Reed A South Tahoe High School graduate has been offered the job as fire chief for Lake Valley Fire Protection District. Tim Alameda comes with a wealth of experience, knowledge of the area as well as the issues throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin. “I’m a firefighters’ fire chief. That is my reputation. I […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News asked candidates for South Lake Tahoe City Council, Lake Tahoe Community College, Lake Tahoe Unified School District, Douglas County School District, South Tahoe Public Utility District and Lake Valley Fire Protection District a series of questions. We are running the responses in the order received. All profiles may be found […]
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By Raven Jackson, Las Vegas Review-Journal In November, Nevadans will vote on whether to legalize recreational marijuana — Question 2 would allow adults 21 years and older to possess up to 1 ounce of marijuana legally. On Saturday, a panel of experts largely argued that legalization might be a bad idea. Earl White, former director […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Lukins Brothers is more than a water company. It’s a family. It’s a way of life. It’s a part of Lake Tahoe’s history as well as its future. And despite the name, a woman runs it. No matter what Jenn Lukins’ title is, she is the face and voice of […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News asked candidates for South Lake Tahoe City Council, Lake Tahoe Community College, Lake Tahoe Unified School District, Douglas County School District, South Tahoe Public Utility District and Lake Valley Fire Protection District a series of questions. We are running the responses in the order received. All profiles may be found […]
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By Alexandra Spychalsky, Moonshine Ink Getting anywhere around the lake can be a daunting task on summer weekends. When you’re moving so slowly in a car that cyclists are whizzing by you, all you can do is crank up the radio and settle in for a long ride. As a growing and changing population in […]
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By Tom Lotshaw In the late 1990s, Tahoe yellow cress, a small flowering plant that grows only on the sandy shores and creek mouths of Lake Tahoe, was teetering on the brink of extinction. Surveys done in 1996 found the plant gone from all of the beaches it had once occupied in Nevada and growing […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News asked candidates for South Lake Tahoe City Council, Lake Tahoe Community College, Lake Tahoe Unified School District, Douglas County School District, South Tahoe Public Utility District and Lake Valley Fire Protection District a series of questions. We are running the responses in the order received. All profiles may be found […]
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By Wes Siler, Outside In Oregon, two elderly men are being billed $37 million for a fire the state says they started with their lawn mowers. In California, a homeowner is being charged $25 million for a fire authorities claim was sparked by a known electrical problem at his house. Could you be stuck with a […]
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