Veterans and family members arrived hours before the Memorial Day ceremony to ensure each gravestone of a veteran was adorned with an American flag. Dozens gathered at Happy Homestead Cemetery in South Lake Tahoe to remember those who lost their lives fighting for the United States. Music, prayer and words from community members and political […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News convened an editorial panel of six South Shore residents to decide on this endorsement for the June primary. The two challengers in the Douglas County sheriff’s race contend morale is not great within the department and a change in leadership is needed. If this were true, then we wonder why […]
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By Associated Press Annika Sorenstam is ready to tee it up again with the guys. Eleven years to the week since Sorenstam played at Colonial on the PGA Tour, she announced Monday she’ll compete in July at the American Century Celebrity golf championship at Lake Tahoe. The 43-year-old LPGA hall of famer who has a […]
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By Patricia Sabatini, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Feeling frazzled at work? So is your annoying co-worker. A recent survey conducted by Harris Interactive for Everest College found 80 percent of Americans feel stressed by at least one thing on the job. Workers in the Northeast were the most in need of a chill pill, with 86 percent […]
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By Kathryn Reed INCLINE VILLAGE – Aquatic invasive species are never going to disappear completely, but it is possible to manage them and possibly keep some from reaching Lake Tahoe area waterways. That was the message Thursday during a talk from various experts at the Tahoe Environmental Research Center at Sierra Nevada College in Incline […]
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By Amber Phillips, Las Vegas Sun In Congress, the smoke-filled, back-room deal trading is gone. So is the more benign equivalent, the earmark. Nevada’s delegation is split about whether that’s a good thing and one bill that passed Congress this week shows why. Nevada lawmakers managed to get a major $280 million flood management project […]
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By Evan Halper, Los Angeles Times Climate change threatens to undermine not only how much food can be grown but also the quality of that food as altered weather patterns lead to a less desirable harvest, according to a study. Crops grown by many of the nation’s farmers have a lower nutritional content than they […]
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By Kathryn Reed HOPE VALLEY – Sometimes it’s not about where you go, but who you are with and being in the moment. Such was the case earlier this month on a hike out of Hope Valley. A fresh dusting of snow covered the parking lot at Pickett’s Junction, as well as along the trail. […]
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By Alan Schwarzmay, New York Times ATLANTA — More than 10,000 American toddlers 2 or 3 years old are being medicated for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder outside established pediatric guidelines, according to data presented last week by an official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report, which found that toddlers covered by […]
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By Susan Wood Steven Gerling shrugs at the thought of being a role model to young children so early in life – age 16. He’s modest. He’s responsible. He’s sensitive. And he’s ahead of his time – for reasons that have made him grow beyond his years. He’s lost four grandparents, all whom he was […]
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