By Jenny Kane, Reno Gazette-Journal Surprise, surprise… Burning Man sold out quicker than the last air conditioner on a 114-degree summer day. The rush for 30,000 tickets available during the main sale ended after about 35 minutes, before most people could say “Sparkle Pony.” People waiting in the queue started seeing “unavailable” notices for both tickets […]
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By Kathryn Reed The snow — it won’t stop. For people living in the Sierra it’s becoming the winter that won’t end. For water users downstream, it means the spigot won’t be turned off during the dry summer months. Under snowy grey skies on Thursday the snow survey near Sierra-at-Tahoe revealed water content of 46.1 […]
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Joshua Ingraham, 45, of South Lake Tahoe faces attempted murder charges in the stabbing that occurred March 24 at the South Y Transit Center. The altercation started with a fist fight between Ingraham and a 26-year-old male South Lake Tahoe resident, according to police officers. A 48-year-old South Lake Tahoe man tried to intervene. Ingraham […]
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Updated 1:53pm: A 43-year-old South Lake Tahoe man was found tied up, gagged and beaten in his residence on Spruce Street. A significant amount of blood was inside the apartment. A co-worker found him the night of March 29. The colleague had gone to the dwelling because the man had not been at work since […]
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By Lake Tahoe News El Dorado County Superior Court is officially down a judge with the resignation of Nelson Brooks. In February the Brooks family issued this statement to Lake Tahoe News, “Judge Brooks suffered a cardiovascular event last summer. He has not been medically cleared to work at this time and the family greatly […]
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By Marcella Corona, Reno Gazette-Journal Nevada lawmakers want to abolish the death penalty because of concerns over costs, sparking opposition from prosecutors and some victims’ families. Nevada is among 32 states that allow death as a sentencing option. But no inmate has been executed since 2006 and none likely will be any time soon as the state […]
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By Megan Michelson, Powder Take a drive through any ski town, and chances are you’ll find a lot of dark houses. Fancy homes where nobody lives, million dollar crash pads where the lights shine just a few times a year. In Mammoth, it’s not just ski bums and twentysomethings who can’t find places to […]
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By Carlos Tejada, New York Times The corporate owner of Sears and Kmart said there was “substantial doubt” that it could continue operating as brick-and-mortar stores continue to face challenges in an e-commerce world. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the corporate owner, Sears Holdings Corporation, cited its efforts to cut costs, […]
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Federal money is on its way to help Douglas County and the Washoe tribe recover from the Feb. 5-22 storms. President Trump this week approved the funding via the major disaster declaration for Nevada. This is the second round of funding for Northern Nevada. Money has also been allocated for the storms that hit Jan. […]
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By Kathryn Reed “The problem with the status is something we are taking very seriously.” Those are the words of Bob Grant about accreditation at South Tahoe High School. Grant is essentially second in charge of Lake Tahoe Unified School District, The district office and staff at STHS are focusing much of their attention on […]
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