By Kathryn Reed What does the lobby of Lake Tahoe Airport, aka South Lake Tahoe City Hall, say? The answer, according to Councilmembers Wendy David, Austin Sass and Hal Cole, is that it’s shabby and there is so much potential. They voted Tuesday to spend hundreds of thousands dollars to renovate the space and transform […]
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By Scott Smith, AP It could take California four years to recover from the most severe drought on record, even if the next several winters bring above-normal snowfall to the Sierra Nevada, researchers said Tuesday. One winter of El Nino storms that delivered a near-normal snowfall wasn’t enough to make up for the deficit from […]
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By Kathryn Reed PINE RIDE INDIAN RESERVATION, S.D. – A week ago today I was at the site of the worst massacre in U.S. history. I wasn’t in Florida. I was in South Dakota. I was on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, home of Wounded Knee. This is where 146 Lakota Sioux were killed on […]
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By Terra Breeden Red-checked plaid, embroidered moose and heavy pine furniture is a common theme in the interior design of Lake Tahoe homes. The “rustic cabin” look is so repetitive it has an almost kitschy feel and let’s be honest, there are no moose in Tahoe. But Jessie Marchesseau of newly opened Revive Interior Design […]
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By Alexander S. Corey, Las Vegas Review-Journal The U.S. Supreme Court could soon rule in a case involving the legality of President Barack Obama’s 2014 immigration plan to protect millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation. The decision could affect thousands of people in Nevada, where 8 percent of the population is undocumented —the highest percentage […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal Charles Williams’ hike went from sunny to scary in an instant. He had been hiking all day on the Pacific Crest Trail when he reached the south fork of the Kings River near Mather Pass, south of Bishop. Williams, 46, of Quincy is an avid hiker with high-altitude experience and […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau If you happen to get lost in the wilderness and need to call search and rescue sometime in the future, it’s possible you may spot a drone overhead looking for you. As unmanned aerial systems, also known as drones, become more commonplace, the various uses for them are quickly multiplying. From monitoring […]
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By Don Thompson, AP Counties will get another $270 million for jail construction under the budget approved by California lawmakers this week, even though opponents say the money could be better spent on rehabilitation programs. The state has provided $2.2 billion to build jails since 2007, including $1 billion since California began keeping lower-level offenders […]
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By Darlene Superville, AP YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — President Obama said Saturday that climate change is already damaging America’s national parks, with rising temperatures causing Yosemite’s meadows to dry out and raising the prospect of a glacier preserve without its glaciers someday. “Make no mistake. Climate change is no longer just a threat. It’s already […]
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By Kathryn Reed TRUCKEE – Adam Rahilly and his friends don’t need anyone to tell them the golf course at Northstar is a bargain. Still, the 18-hole, par-72 course was rated the best course for value in the Sierra Nevada by California Golf and Travel magazine. “It’s nice, cheap and affordable,” Rahilly told Lake Tahoe […]
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