By Cy Ryan, Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY — Some casinos that gained prior approval from state regulators are taking a go-slow approach in entering the online poker market. The state Gaming Control Board Wednesday recommended approval to three companies to extend their license for another six months before they offer the computer poker business […]
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By Kathryn Reed An orange tinge appears to be hovering over parts of the Al Tahoe neighborhood. It’s needle miner. Needle miners are small insects that are in the moth and butterfly family. And they are native to Lake Tahoe. But this is the first time there has been noticeable activity of the insect in […]
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By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News Rising ocean waters. Bigger and more frequent forest fires. More brutally hot summer days. These aren’t the usual predictions about global warming based on computer forecasts. They’re changes already happening in California, according to a detailed new report issued Thursday by the California Environmental Protection Agency. Climate change […]
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By Neela Banerjee, Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — Last year was one of the 10 hottest since global average temperatures have been recorded, according to an assessment of worldwide climate trends by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “The State of the Climate in 2012,” released Tuesday, paints a sobering portrait of vast swaths of […]
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By Bill Potts Hoarding! We’ve all seen it, and shows like “Extreme Hoarders” have brought us up close and personal with some of the people and places afflicted with pathological collecting disorder. I encounter residences affected by hoarding while investigating complaints of substandard housing or during required inspections under the Multi-Family Dwelling Inspection Program. Typically, […]
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By Joseph Dowdy Kayaking is a versatile activity. It can be as peaceful as floating on calm water as you soak in nature or as adrenaline pumping as navigating class five rapids. For me, I try to keep my kayaking experiences simple and more on the peaceful side of things. One of my favorite things […]
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By Kathryn Reed While Lake Tahoe’s clarity improved for the second straight year, no one is ready to throw a victory party. “The data shown reveal a unique record of trends and patterns – the result of natural forces and human actions that operate at time scales ranging from minutes to decades. These patterns make […]
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By Kathryn Reed SnowGlobe, the three-day outdoor music festival in South Lake Tahoe, is coming back. The City Council on Tuesday approved the agreement for the event to return Dec. 29-31. But this third year is most likely the last time it will be at the ball fields next to Lake Tahoe Community College. While […]
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Long before economics dictated that recreation must be the focal point of the Lake Tahoe Basin, there was a man shouting from the mountaintops, the bike trails, the lake and everywhere he went that recreation is what Tahoe is all about. That message will be carried on even though the original voice has been silenced. […]
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By Dan Spano We are still seeing a lot of action in the South Lake Tahoe real estate market. The July figures were just released and they continue to show that interest in buying a home in Lake Tahoe is still growing. During the last year we saw homebuyers flock to Lake Tahoe for a […]
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