By Melanie Mason, Los Angeles Times Gov. Jerry Brown signed a trio of bills Tuesday establishing a framework for statewide regulation of California’s underground water sources, marking the first time in the state’s history that groundwater will be managed on a large scale. “This is a big deal,” Brown said at a signing ceremony in the […]
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By Guy Clifton, Reno Gazette-Journal Lloyd T. Dyer, and former president and CEO of Harrah’s and a longtime Reno civic leader, died Sunday night. He was 87 and died after a brief battle with cancer, his son, Greg, said Monday. Lloyd Dyer went to work for Harrah’s in 1957, starting in the cashier’s office and […]
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By Kathryn Reed Inhale deeply in many South Lake Tahoe neighborhoods and the stench of skunk permeates the nostrils. But it isn’t wildlife; it’s marijuana being grown indoors. Need some weed? South Lake Tahoe is your answer – especially for people with medical marijuana cards. Tahoe Wellness Cooperative, the only medicinal marijuana shop in the […]
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By Sabrina Tavernise, New York Times Federal researchers reported on Tuesday that the number of Americans without health insurance had declined substantially in the first quarter of this year, the first federal measure of the number of uninsured Americans since the Affordable Care Act extended coverage to millions of people in January. The number of […]
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By Kathryn Reed The South Shore is saying au revoir to its only French restaurant. Mirabelle, which has been a tradition here for 14 years, is closing Sept. 28. “I have been cooking for the last 60 years. It is time for me to stop before it gets too bad … before I use sugar […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News asked the seven South Lake Tahoe City Council candidates a series of questions. All are the same except for one that is specific to each candidate. This is the final one. Name: Brooke Laine Profession/work experience: Bank manager, US Bank — January 2014 to current Assistant sales and service manager, […]
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By Blake Ellis, CNN Money NEW YORK — Debt-fearing millennials are saying no to credit cards. More than six out of 10 millennials, or 63 percent, don’t have a single credit card, according to a Bankrate survey of 1,161 respondents. That compares to a mere 35 percent of Americans who are over the age of 30. A […]
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By Dan Starkey Born and raised in the East Bay, Lake Tahoe has always held a special place in my heart for winter skiing and summer getaways. Last year, I added another unforgettable experience to my lifelong love of Lake Tahoe. On Sept. 22, 2013, I completed my first Ironman at Lake Tahoe. This is […]
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By Kathryn Reed Paddling is always a good upper body workout. Paddling against the wind with white caps is definitely going to require some therapy afterward. Such was the case for the four of us on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend. Wind wasn’t an issue when we left the house, so it came […]
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Updated 5:15pm: Smoke drifting into Truckee and that is streaming over the ridge on the South Shore is from the King Fire burning out of control near Pollock Pines. “Heavy fuels are burning and timber,” Terri Mizuhara, spokeswoman for CalFire, told Lake Tahoe News. “It’s traveling east, northeast with a rapid rate of spread.” It is […]
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