Lion is a 6-year-old Puggle, half Pug and half Beagle. Check out that cute underbite. He is house trained, weighs about 20 pounds, and walks nicely on his leash. He loves to play with other dogs and didn’t chase the cats that he met at the shelter. Lion came to Tahoe when his former shelter […]
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By Kathryn Reed Think South Tahoe Public Utility and Dennis Cocking is probably the first name that comes to mind. Even his boss admits Cocking is the face of the district. “People go to him when they want to know what is going on with the district,” South Tahoe PUD General Manager Richard Solbrig said. […]
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By Cathy Payne, USA Today This year’s spring allergy season is nothing to sniff at: The season may be longer and stronger, allergists say. Blooming trees have been releasing pollen into the air, triggering allergic reactions in some people. The start of tree pollination varies across the country. Increased mean temperatures from climate change affect […]
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By Nancy Trejos, USA Today Hotels used to try to keep guests indoors at their bars, restaurants and spas. Now they’re dragging them outside. Hotels are taking their concierge role to a new level, offering tailored experiences that expose guests to the history, foods and attractions of the community surrounding them. The experiences are often […]
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By Brian Stelter, NPR BOSTON — NPR is ending the 21-year-old call-in radio show “Talk of the Nation” and encouraging local stations to replace it with an expanded version of “Here and Now,” an afternoon newscast that is produced here. The plan, announced Friday, is the product of discussions that began more than two years […]
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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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April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and the Truckee Police Department, in cooperation with the California Highway Patrol and other law enforcement agencies nationwide, is participating in educational and enforcement activities related to distracted driving. The overall goal of the increased enforcement is to convince drivers of the dangers of distracted driving and reduce […]
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By Nancy Trejos, USA Today When Colleen Hurley travels for work, she’s often rushing to a meeting as soon as she gets off the plane. A dietitian from California, she’s got to be in top form when she visits clients, even if she’s been on a plane for hours. “It can be both physically and […]
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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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By Mandy Kendall I’ve never been one to complain about sunshine, but recently I have been none too happy with the brilliant rays beaming through our windows highlighting all the dust that I have been ignoring throughout the winter. So I started doing some cleaning and that made me look at the spare bedroom that […]
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