By Bill Theobald, USA Today WASHINGTON — Democrats and Republicans found a rare subject they could agree on Wednesday: Lake Tahoe and surrounding land is worth improving and protecting. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee easily passed the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2015 by voice vote and sent it to the full Senate. The bill authorizes […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal Pro skier JT Holmes says he’s still shaken five days after being buried and going unconscious in an avalanche northwest of Lake Tahoe. Holmes, who is known for pushing the boundaries of big mountain skiing and speed riding, said he was skiing with friends on Thursday near Truckee when the slide occurred during the group’s fourth run […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe has done a 180 on being an environmental leader, according to some people. It all has to do with plastic bags. The council on a 3-2 vote Jan. 19 said only grocery stores and food outlets must adhere to the plastic bag ban. Mayor Wendy David and Councilmember Austin […]
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By Kathryn Reed Unable to hold back the tears, Kindred Murillo has mixed emotions about having tendered her resignation as president of Lake Tahoe Community College. While she will be leaving behind an extensive list of accomplishments, it is the people she will miss the most. She only had good things to say about the […]
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By Gloria Dickie, High Country News The summer of 2015 was unlike anything most career firefighters had ever seen. Across the United States, fires erupted not only in dry woodlands, but also in grasslands, rainforests, and tundra, ignited by lightning strikes and careless campers. Flames dripped from lichen-covered trees in the Pacific Northwest, and in […]
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By Kathryn Reed A year ago this time the hype surrounding the opening of Lake Tahoe Hard Rock was palpable. The chaos inside was under wraps. It was quite a feat to actually have the doors open to the public on Jan. 28. Finishing touches were still taking place right up until the last minute. […]
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By Krista Langlois, High Country News If you’ve ever dreamed about fishing in the West, chances are you’ve pictured something like the South Fork of the Flathead, an achingly beautiful turquoise river tumbling over multicolored pebbles and wending through the deep forest of northwest Montana. Wade Fredenberg is among the few lucky enough to have […]
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By Kathryn Reed MEMPHIS — Get to the back of the bus. I thought the man was kidding, but he kept repeating this mantra. No one had ever told me to do this before. I was not about to budge. I was getting mad. Mad that someone whose skin color was the same as mine […]
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By Anne Knowles While signs of climate change may be everywhere around Lake Tahoe in recent years — warmer days and low snowpack, exposed piers and dry trees — the effect on real estate values is hard to see. But it’s not hard to imagine, based on studies demonstrating the probable impact of global warming […]
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By Robert Glatter, Forbes In a first, Barton Health will implement a unique digital medicine offering for treating hypertension, one of the most common chronic medical conditions in the U.S. Referred to as Proteus Discover, the digital medicine offering incorporates an ingestible sensor – activated upon contact with stomach acid–which provides the information needed for […]
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