While third quarter home sales in the Lake Tahoe Basin surged, the federal government shutdown could bring those numbers down this quarter. Ninety percent of the Federal Housing Administration has been furloughed. FHA-approved loans account for about one-third of the loans. The IRS doesn’t have the staff to verify income. Cash sales won’t be impacted. […]
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Publisher’s note: A documentary film about the life of Matthew Shepard will be shown at Lake Tahoe Community College on Oct. 12 at 7:30pm in the Duke Theatre. Tickets are $5 at the door. The LTCC Theater Arts Department will present the play “The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later” in November. By John M. Glionna, […]
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By Kathryn Reed Tahoe Verde mobile home park residents must feel like they are living in a bit of a time warp. The topic of rental control is back. In 2007 and 2008 occupants of the more than 200 units were in a dispute with the owners at the time that escalated to the South […]
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By Carl Lygren, KOLO-TV It’s a sign Nevada’s film incentive program will be successful; a local casting agency is holding auditions this week for a film that’s set to be shot in Reno and Lake Tahoe in the coming weeks. The production will take place entirely within the state of Nevada. Even though film incentives […]
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By Anjeanette Damon and Andrew Doughman, Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY — Gov. Brian Sandoval said Wednesday Nevada is in danger of “catastrophic” consequences if the federal government shutdown persists until the end of the month. Most state agencies are able to continue federal programs until the end of the month, Sandoval was told in […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau TRUCKEE — The thermometer read 32 degrees when I pulled into the Sugar Bowl parking lot. It was 8am on the first Saturday in October, and summer was obviously over. Sugar Bowl’s Mt. Judah lodge was the launching point for the 21st annual Donner Party Hike. The yearly event offers a variety […]
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By Joe Hart, KRNV-TV Nevada Republican Assemblyman Jim Wheeler is the target of an official complaint filed with Nevada Secretary of State’s office and the Assembly Ethics Committe. The complaint says Wheeler, a Republican from Douglas County , does not live in the district he was elected to represent. Wheeler, who represents Lake Tahoe in […]
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By Kathryn Reed ZEPHYR COVE – While people have expressed interest in buying the former Kingsbury Middle School site, no one has put in an offer. And that has the Douglas County school board worried. Even sitting vacant, the 36,000-square-feet of building space is costing DCSD more than $10,000 a month. The Douglas County School […]
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Mitch Underhill, born and raised in South Lake Tahoe, and an avid all-mountain adventurer, unexpectedly passed away. He was 34. Family and friends will deeply miss his loving, kind, and beautiful spirit, as well as his warm smile, infectious laugh, and passion for the outdoors. Mitch had a deep connection to the mountains and said […]
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By Catherine Van, KOLO-TV Should transgender high school athletes be able to decide for themselves whether to play on the boys team or girls team? Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association is considering granting transgender students the ability to choose. High school sports can be gender exclusive but for those athletes who identify with the opposite sex, […]
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