By Kathryn Reed New development at Sugar Bowl is more rare than a powder day has been this ski season. It was 2005 when the last subdivision sold out. One day the resort off Interstate 80 expects to have 250 dwelling units. With the recent release of 25 single-family home sites, the privately held company […]
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By Dana M. Nichols, Stockton Record McCLELLAN — State and federal scientists met here this week to consider something most Californians take for granted: The health of the rivers flowing from the Sierra Nevada. It may seem obvious that the humans who drink that water and the fish who swim in it benefit if it […]
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By Kathryn Reed Hans Uthe is good about talking on just about any subject except if the topic is himself. It took his wife, Beth, to convince him to speak to the media about his retirement. And then in an interview with Lake Tahoe News he spent more time talking about his colleagues, his dad […]
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By Verne Kopytoff, CNN-Money Spotting a tourist used to be easy. Just look for someone toting around a travel guide. Today, vacationers are organizing their trips entirely online. All they need to carry with them is a smartphone to occasionally look up tourist attractions and navigate around town. Travel guide publishers are in upheaval amid […]
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Publisher’s note: This is the first of a few stories about road construction planned for the Lake Tahoe Basin this summer. By Kathryn Reed Advice – set the alarm clock even earlier. That may be necessary to make it to your destination on time with the projected delays throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin from roadwork […]
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By Kathryn Reed A 2010 state inspection of Heavenly Mountain Resort’s upper shop facilities determined the ski resort was not in compliance with hazardous waste regulations. “There was no accident, spill or release that triggered this. It was about the containment facility not being up to code,” Russ Pecoraro, spokesman for Heavenly, told Lake Tahoe […]
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By Kathryn Reed PHILLIPS STATION – No snowshoes or skis needed. Unable to make the final measurement because the snow stopped and the stream began. Dirt and grass. The combination of the above conditions made the results of Thursday’s snow survey near Echo Summit anticlimactic. Frank Gehrke with the state Department of Water Resources walked […]
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By Tom Knudson, Sacramento Bee DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK – The first sign says: “Private Road – Authorized Vehicles Only.” A short distance later, at a locked white gate, another reads: “Borax – Do Not Enter.” Ahead, less than a mile from Death Valley National Park, is one of the most well-preserved historic mining camps […]
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By Kathryn Reed Lake Tahoe Unified School District on Monday will be posting jobs for three principals, a vice principal and instructor to oversee the Sports Medicine Academy at South Tahoe High School. The school board created the vacancy at Bijou Community School Tuesday night when the five unanimously agreed to move Karen Tinlin to […]
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By Kathryn Reed Advocates for a growing dome at Sierra House Elementary School have discovered they need to nurture their idea a bit more for it to sprout into a reality. This means learning that permits are needed, a thing called coverage is an issue in the Lake Tahoe Basin, that the school board needs […]
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