By Kathryn Reed A year from now it might not be necessary to go to Pie Shop or Lovers Leap or any of the other iconic climbing locales around Tahoe. That’s because an indoor climbing gym in South Lake Tahoe is in the works. “My husband and I are both rock climbers. When we moved […]
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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 Las Vegas Sun Extending legalized sports betting beyond Nevada and other states where it is currently lawful would create nearly $12 billion in gross gaming revenue in the U.S., says a report from a global gaming analyst. GamblingCompliance Research Services’ report says the U.S. would become the world’s largest sports-betting market if a federal […]
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By Kathryn Reed In the five years since a fuel leak was detected at Zephyr Cove Resort more than 1,400 tons of petroleum product have been extracted from the soil. While work to clean up the site has been ongoing since the contamination was discovered in fall 2011, the next step in the process is […]
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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 Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal A series of Facebook posts under the name One Reno make a locavore pitch for the future of Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe, the longtime Reno-area ski resort. “KEEP MOUNT ROSE LOCALLY OWNED,” one all caps post screams. In the comments under another post announcing a crowdfunding effort One Reno makes a […]
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By Susan Wood Dan Gross of Roseville knows just how critical his Calstar air ambulance annual membership is when he recalls his snowmobiling adventure in April 2009. Gross was riding around Highland Lakes in the Bear Valley area backcountry when he slipped off his sled, crashed and landed in a pile of rocks. Although injured, […]
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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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Updated 3:29pm By Kathryn Reed Plans are in the works to permanently stop all development on a 120-acre site off Highway 267. What was to become the controversial Brockway Campground may remain undisturbed forestland. Sierra Pacific Industries owns the ridegtop parcel off Fibreboard Freeway. If a deal goes through, the U.S. Forest Service will be […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — State Controller Ron Knecht last week released a list of bills he has requested be drafted for the 2017 legislative session, including a measure that would create a hybrid retirement plan for state and local government employees. Employees would have the option to move into this plan, […]
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