By Kathryn Reed Joseph Michael Nissensohn stared intently at the court clerk on Thursday as she read the jury’s verdicts – guilty on three counts of first-degree murder. The six-woman, six-man jury found the 62-year-old guilty of murdering Kathy Graves, 15. The remains of the South Lake Tahoe teen were found near the Mount Tallac trailhead […]
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By Robert D. Dávila, Sacramento Bee Maryanne B. Ingemanson, a world-class concert pianist who founded a Sacramento land-development company and led a successful property-tax revolt in Incline Village, died Oct. 2 of cancer. She was 80. Mrs. Ingemanson was a musical prodigy who began piano lessons at 21/2 at the Chicago Conservatory of Music. Her […]
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By Kathryn Reed CAMINO – It’s apple season. And while these sweet and tart orbs are full of nutrients, sometimes it’s better to alter them in ways that makes them not be so healthy. Pie is normally my first choice for what to do with the haul I bring back from Apple Hill this time […]
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By Bonnie Rochman, Wall Street Journal Amid the ghosts and ghouls spooking trick-or-treaters this week, there is something even more terrifying to their parents: sugar. Research into candy and children helps explain why they love it and, despite some contradictory theories, offers a few guidelines for this time of year. Children may be more partial […]
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By Kade Krichko, GrindTV As far as X Games gold medalists go, Maddie Bowman is about as unassuming as they come. The 19-year-old halfpipe skier doesn’t flaunt her accomplishments — two X Games medals and a handful of Dew Tour podiums, to name a few — and in many ways has retained a normal teenage […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Tahoe Public Utility District is spending only half of the money it should on infrastructure in order to keep up with an aging system, according to officials. The board is trying to figure out how to allocate the money it has. Earlier this month the five electeds had a workshop about […]
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Three black bears caught in west Reno were released into the mountains above Spooner Lake on Tuesday, while a bear in Incline Village on Monday was euthanized by the Nevada Department of Wildlife. A 2-year-old male black bear was positively identified as the bear that broke into the same house on Friday and Sunday nights. […]
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By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News SAN FRANCISCO — Saying that the West Coast must lead the way in battling climate change, the governors of California, Oregon and Washington, along with the premier of British Columbia, signed an agreement Monday committing the Canadian province and the three states to coordinate global-warming policies. Each state […]
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By Kathryn Reed “Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation.” – Walter Cronkite But it takes a slew of volunteers to keep libraries open and to provide the diverse programs. No longer do taxpayer dollars foot the entire bill. It is through nonprofits called Friends […]
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By Howie Nave Let’s face it, Halloween up here in Lake Tahoe is truly on par with the remaining biggies we have the rest of this year. Who would have ever thought that a holiday (that’s right, I called it that) would have as many, if not more, movies associated with it than Christmas? Call […]
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