The FBI is seeking information to identify a man believed to have robbed four banks, including one in Stateline. He is known as the Bandaged Bandit because he has made an effort to conceal his face by affixing bandages to his nose, chin, and other areas of his face and arms. The robberies were: June 29, U.S. Bank […]
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By Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times The gravitational tug between the sun and moon is not just a dance of high and low tides: It can also trigger a special kind of earthquake on the San Andreas fault. This phenomenon has fascinated scientists for years. Like sea levels, the surface of the Earth also goes […]
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By Kathryn Reed A lawsuit has been filed to stop the loop road from ever going on the ballot. Jason Collin, director of Home Health & Hospice for Barton Health and likely candidate for South Lake Tahoe City Council, filed the lawsuit last week. The city of South Lake Tahoe received notice late July 18; […]
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There have been more than three property thefts a day in South Lake Tahoe this month. Of the 54 thefts reported, 61 percent were a result of unsecured and/or unattended property. This is from vehicles, residences and at public places. The theft locations include: 17 unattended/unsecured property (usually from public places) 10 unlocked vehicles (six […]
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By Matt Weiser, Water Deeply One thing the drought has brought to wider attention is the role of so-called atmospheric rivers in the state’s weather and water supply. An atmospheric river is a narrow band of high-speed wind that sweeps across the Pacific Ocean, often dragging vast amounts of tropical moisture with it. Sometimes dubbed […]
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By Ben Botkin, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevada’s largest gaming companies so far haven’t given heavily to presidential candidates or the political action committees that support them, Federal Election Commission filings show. Records show just a smattering of relatively minor contributions to back presidential candidates, most of them candidates who have since dropped out of the […]
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Two small fires on the South Shore this weekend are still under investigation. Without any lightning, it is clear they were human caused. “We’ve had an exceptionally windy summer and people need to remember if they don’t properly maintain and extinguish their campfires or if they carelessly smoke in the forest, it’s easy for a […]
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By Daphne Chen, Deseret News PARK CITY — Vail Resorts announced Saturday that it is dropping its controversial application to trademark the name “Park City.” Bill Rock, Park City Mountain Resort’s chief operating officer, said the dispute had “clearly become a distraction that is pulling our collective focus away from the important work that lies […]
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By Kathryn Reed Both sides in a lawsuit involving the city of South Lake Tahoe and Tahoe Pines Lodge say they won. Now they each want the other to pay their respective attorneys’ fees. The property owner’s attorneys are seeking more than $1 million, citing evidence why the city should essentially be punished for how it […]
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The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a red flag warning for July 18 in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Wind gusts as high as 40 mph and low humidity with little to no rainfall during the last two months will lead to high fire danger on Monday across much of western Nevada, the Lake […]
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