Three people were rescued Tuesday afternoon on Lake Tahoe when their boat began taking on water. The Coast Guard said the distress call was received shortly after 3pm Sept. 20 from the vessel Just Enough. The 25-foot boat was beginning to sink near the California-Nevada border of the South Shore. The three adults were taken to shore […]
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By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times In 2000, researchers took a coring from the bed of a small, shallow lake in the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains. They analyzed the organic matter and chemicals in the sediments to reconstruct a climate record of the past 10,000 years. They then compared it with reconstructions of ancient ocean […]
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A red flag warning has been issued for the Lake Tahoe Basin and Truckee areas from noon-8pm Wednesday. This means hazardous fire conditions because of the strong winds and low humidity. Winds out of the southwest are expected to be 15-25 mph, with gusts of 45 mph. “The combination of gusty winds and low humidity […]
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Only one person applied for the vacancy on the Lake Tahoe Unified School District board — Angela Swanson. The term was created with the resignation of Ginger Nicolay-Davis. She left because she took a paid position with the district. The term ends in December 2018. “I am looking forward to rejoining the board and very […]
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Nearly 18 pounds of packaged marijuana was seized in Truckee. The California Highway Patrol called in the K9 unit from Placer County Sheriff’s Department to search the vehicle that was stopped this month on Interstate 80 near Highway 267. Chase was able to sniff out the marijuana. CHP has not released the names of the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Watching eight of the 10 South Lake Tahoe City Council candidates answer an array of questions Tuesday night gave the voting public and others an opportunity to see who has prepared well for this four-year job and who needs some polishing. Candidates Dan McLaughlin and Bob Topel did not attend the forum […]
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A 2.4 magnitude earthquake shook part of Desolation Wilderness at 10:03pm Sept. 20. The temblor was registered 9.7 miles west-southwest of South Lake Tahoe, in the woods behind Emerald Bay. — Lake Tahoe News staff report
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Lake Tahoe News asked candidates for South Lake Tahoe City Council, Lake Tahoe Community College, Lake Tahoe Unified School District, Douglas County School District, South Tahoe Public Utility District and Lake Valley Fire Protection District a series of questions. However, not all candidates chose to respond. Not one of the four candidates for Lake Valley […]
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By Associated Press BIG SUR — A wildfire burning for nearly two months on California’s scenic Big Sur coast has surpassed $200 million in firefighting costs, becoming the costliest to fight in U.S. history, according to data released Monday. The fire has cost $206.7 million to fight so far, the National Interagency Fire Center said […]
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By Nicole Raz, Las Vegas Review-Journal About 300 business leaders, academics and government officials are meeting Tuesday through Thursday to make the 450 miles between Las Vegas and Reno feel shorter. “We can break down those miles through collaboration,” said Matt Westfield, founder and director of Entrepreneurs Assembly, a not-for-profit business mentoring organization based at […]
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