By Matt Weiser, Water Deeply One thing the drought has brought to wider attention is the role of so-called atmospheric rivers in the state’s weather and water supply. An atmospheric river is a narrow band of high-speed wind that sweeps across the Pacific Ocean, often dragging vast amounts of tropical moisture with it. Sometimes dubbed […]
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By Daphne Chen, Deseret News PARK CITY — Vail Resorts announced Saturday that it is dropping its controversial application to trademark the name “Park City.” Bill Rock, Park City Mountain Resort’s chief operating officer, said the dispute had “clearly become a distraction that is pulling our collective focus away from the important work that lies […]
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By Kathryn Reed Both sides in a lawsuit involving the city of South Lake Tahoe and Tahoe Pines Lodge say they won. Now they each want the other to pay their respective attorneys’ fees. The property owner’s attorneys are seeking more than $1 million, citing evidence why the city should essentially be punished for how it […]
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By Joy Resmovits, Los Angeles Times For the last 15 years, a number between 200 and 1,000 told parents in California how good their child’s school was. Up next: They might have to decipher performance through a series of colored boxes. California is in the process of redefining its system for rating public schools, […]
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By Abby Hobbs, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — Emerald ash borers are infesting states across the country, and they’re on their way to Utah, officials said. But researchers at BYU study may have found a way to eliminate the problematic pests. The emerald ash borer was originally discovered in Michigan in 2002 and since […]
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By Susan Wood A ski area executive with deep roots in the industry was groomed by Vail to take the helm of the resort known for deep snow. Doug Pierini returned to the Lake Tahoe region, coming on board Kirkwood Mountain Resort as vice president and general manager this summer. At 46, the former vice […]
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By Ryan Sabalow, Sacramento Bee It wasn’t just generous spring rains filling north-state reservoirs that had California’s urban water districts pushing back so hard against mandatory water cuts this year. As water use plummeted because of the statewide conservation orders implemented last summer, many water agencies found themselves struggling to cover operating costs. Less water […]
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Longtime South Lake Tahoe resident Johanna “JoJo” Conroy died July 9, 2016, after a 3½-year battle with brain cancer. She was 65. She was born July 24, 1950, and grew up in Alhambra as the youngest of four children. The summer before her senior year of high school JoJo lived in Tahoe with her sister […]
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By Susan Wood The American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course could be called a quasi battle of the sexes this year. That’s because the women golfers are coming out in full force this year when the premier golf tournament is in play July 19-24. Three big guns in the world of golf will […]
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By Mike Higdon, Reno Gazette-Journal The first new behavioral health hospital in almost 30 years will open next year. Reno Behavioral Healthcare Hospital broke ground near Target in the Meadowood area of Reno. The 80,000 square-foot mental health hospital and addiction rehabilitation center will operate 120 inpatient beds and outpatient services for children, teens, adults and seniors in Northern Nevada […]
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