By Kathryn Reed Coast Guard officials spent Wednesday scouring the Tahoe Queen after a fire swept through it the day before. It has been determined to be structurally sound and poses no threat to the public. However, it won’t be leaving the dock anytime soon. “They are making sure the vessel is sea worthy at […]
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By Jason Samenow, Washington Post NASA data reveal the Earth’s temperature reached its highest point in 136 years of record-keeping during July. “July 2016 was absolutely the hottest month since the instrumental records began,” tweeted Gavin Schmidt, who directs NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, which is responsible for temperature measurements. It was the 10th-straight […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal In addition to one human fatality the Strawberry Fire in Great Basin National Park has burned thousands of acres of wildlife habitat. Park officials are just now beginning to survey damage from the lightning-caused fire that’s burned 4,600 acres and resulted in the death of a firefighter who was struck […]
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By Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee State officials will not force most California water districts to reduce water use this year, even as they caution that the five-year drought persists and note that drought-fueled wildfires continue to wreak havoc. The State Water Resources Control Board in May asked California’s 411 urban water districts to evaluate how […]
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By Kathryn Reed Mayor Wendy David on Aug. 16 signed the settlement agreement on behalf of South Lake Tahoe. Once City Councilwoman JoAnn Conner does the same, the nearly year-old issue goes away. Conner in fall 2015 filed a lawsuit against the city – essentially her four colleagues and her employee City Manager Nancy Kerry […]
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Updated 8:20pm By Kathryn Reed ZEPHYR COVE — The Tahoe Queen on Tuesday morning sustained substantial damage when a fire ripped through the paddle-wheeler. “It is probably not salvageable, but the owners and insurance have to decide,” Tahoe Douglas Fire Marshal Eric Guevin told Lake Tahoe News. “It will be a very close call either […]
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By Kathryn Reed Dogs and porcupines are not a good combination. Seldom does the dog win. There have been several reports of dogs with muzzles full of quills in the Truckee marsh area of South Lake Tahoe. However, area veterinarians say this is normal every summer, even though some residents in the area believe it’s […]
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By Dennis Schaal, Skift There is a broad shift under way in U.S. consumer spending that could have very positive implications for the travel industry if the trend persists. Analyzing the federal government’s July 2016 numbers on retail sales, the Wall Street Journal pointed Saturday to a “seismic shift in consumer spending.” “Americans are still splashing out, […]
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By Ben Botkin Las Vegas Review-Journal Labor-backed groups are putting their organizing muscle and manpower into the 2016 campaign season in Nevada, an effort that will deploy thousands of canvassers and result in hundreds of thousands of voter contacts. It’s a massive undertaking that labor leaders hope will tip the scales in Nevada, a swing […]
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By Dale Roberts California Points Qualifier at Bijou Bike Park proved South Lake Tahoe is an up and coming venue in the world of BMX racing. More than 300 riders from all over the state competed in the fast-paced, high-action cycling event on Aug. 13. The main event of the day was the Tangent Pro-Am […]
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