By Jessie Marchesseau It takes more than a little rain to keep mountain bikers indoors. Riding enthusiasts donned rain jackets and jumped over puddles as they toured the Bijou Bike Park on Saturday afternoon as part of the 2016 Tahoe Trails Summit. The Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service […]
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By Scott Sonner, AP Nevada state wildlife veterinarian Peregrine Wolff worked at zoos in the Midwest, with farm animals in Florida and exotic species on movie sets in Hollywood. She never dreamed she’d have to help pull the trigger on a contentious strategy to slaughter a diseased herd of bighorn sheep. Ed Partee, a state […]
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By Brad Branan, Sacramento Bee I was having a perfectly good time backpacking the Tahoe Rim Trail last year, when I became unnerved by all the people passing me on mountain bikes. The reason for my frustration: They were clearly having more fun than I was. So I did what any self-respecting outdoor enthusiast would. I […]
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By Susan Wood For professional cyclist Peter Stetina, the choice was a no-brainer – his leg or his life. The rider, who is set to compete in South Lake Tahoe for the Amgen Tour of California on May 19, endured a near career-ending crash about a year ago. His rehabilitation is long and inspirational. The 28-year-old […]
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By Sabrina Tavernise, New York Times WASHINGTON — After years of debate about the health risks of electronic cigarettes, the federal government on Thursday made it final: They need to be regulated and kept out of the hands of children. The Food and Drug Administration issued sweeping new rules that for the first time extend […]
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By AFP MINDEN — Airbus on May 7 completed a test flight of a glider set to eventually travel to the edge ofspace, in a pioneering step into the stratosphere. The Perlan 2’s flight, from an airstrip in Minden, took place two hours after the planned 1:45pm start time due to heavy rain. “It was […]
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By Kathryn Reed To build or not to build? If only it were that simple. What is allowed to be constructed and where depends on a slew of criteria. And once those rules are met, local, state and federal mandates come into play. Then when it’s all done, the work must be inspected. That was […]
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Longtime South Lake Tahoe chiropractor Howard Bittner died April 17, 2016. He was 66. Mr. Bittner had been struggling with Pemphigus Vulgaris, an autoimmune disease, for the last 18 months. Howard Henry Bittner was born March 7, 1950, in Akron, Ohio. He spent his childhood in Arizona and California. He attended Santa Barbara Community […]
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By Lindzi Wessel, San Jose Mercury News The ferocious wildfires incinerating parts of Western Canada this week feel eerily familiar for Californians whose wildfire season has become a yearlong affair in many parts of the parched state. But after the rainiest winter in five years, the Golden State is greener than gold this May, and the […]
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By Kathryn Reed GARDNERVILLE – The sun danced in between the clouds, casting shadows across the land. At times it was like being in a bowl, with snowcapped mountains in nearly every direction. While the weather was gloomy, the scenery was spectacular on this last Saturday of April. Wildflowers are already out in the Pine […]
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