By Danny King, Travel Weekly Drought conditions in the Western U.S. are chipping away at North American ski-resort demand that had shown initial gains from the combination of a resurgent economy and early-season storms. Despite the fact that some Colorado resorts late last month received their largest single- and two-day snowfall amounts in more than […]
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By Andrew Alden, KQED-TV Underground boundaries between land and sea aren’t as stark as they are to us as we stand on the beach. Water knows this. Groundwater everywhere responds slowly to changes above, even geological changes. In most of the Earth’s crust, water moves around a meter per year. This enormous contrast between surface […]
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By Kathryn Reed A workshop Monday was designed for the South Lake Tahoe City Council to figure out how to allocate any surpluses so policy is in place before the money is in hand and it doesn’t get wasted. The council fell short of that goal. City Manager Nancy Kerry said part of the goal […]
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By Barbara Barte Osborn, Sacramento Bee The U.S. Forest Service’s refusal to revise existing restrictions on snowmobile use in the Lake Tahoe Basin is one of a dozen objections filed by groups and individuals against the agency’s proposed updated land-management plan. The objection charges that the current 25-year-old restrictions do not address the effects of […]
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By AP American Julia Mancuso won a bronze medal in the super combined Monday in Sochi, securing her status as a prime time performer on the slopes. It was Mancuso’s fourth career Olympic medal for Team USA. No other American woman has won more than two. The 29-year-old from Squaw Valley soared to the top […]
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By Kathryn Reed Diet, exercise and body weight are critical factors when it comes to dealing with cholesterol. David Young, a doctor with Barton cardiology, outlined the steps people can take to prevent getting high cholesterol as well as what to do when the numbers are above a good range. “It is one of the […]
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By Nelson D Schwartz, New York Times In Manhattan, the upscale clothing retailer Barneys will replace the bankrupt discounter Loehmann’s, whose Chelsea store closes in a few weeks. Across the country, Olive Garden and Red Lobster restaurants are struggling, while fine-dining chains like Capital Grille are thriving. And at General Electric, the increase in demand […]
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By Alyssa Roenigk, ESPN KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — Jamie Anderson of Meyers stood atop the podium and lifted her arms in triumph, her long and sometimes draining quest for Olympic glory finally complete. Anderson gave the United States a gold-medal sweep in the first Olympic slopestyle snowboarding competition on Sunday, while Jenny Jones took bronze […]
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By Kathryn Reed MARKLEEVILLE – Mystery hot springs between Markleeville and Gardnerville are still just that – a mystery. I know they exist. I’ve seen pictures. I’ve heard stories. I’ve talked to someone who has been in the springs. I even had directions. But the four of us never found them. I had been told […]
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By Aaron Kinney, Bay Area News Group SACRAMENTO — Taking an even more aggressive approach to protecting drought-stricken fish, state wildlife officials on Wednesday tightened already unprecedented restrictions on recreational fishing in Northern California. The California Fish and Game Commission voted unanimously to extend shutdowns along the northern coast until the spring to safeguard threatened […]
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