By Kathryn Reed Call it what you want — Connolly Beach, Timber Cove Beach, Beach Retreat — just don’t call it Party Beach. The latter is essentially what owners of Tahoe Beach Retreat and Lodge would have preferred based on the slew of events they had planned for this summer. The problem, though, is no […]
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By Veronica Rocha, Los Angeles Times Firefighters are tackling larger and more aggressive wildfires as drought conditions continue for a fifth year in California, drying out swaths of forest land. Raging wildfires in Northern and Southern California kept firefighters busy over the weekend, pushing the number of acres burned so far this year to well over 20,000. “Now already this […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal Nevada Department of Wildlife officials killed a 2-year-old bear after it made repeated forays into the Sand Harbor area. According to department spokesman Chris Healy, the bear displayed troubling behavior that prompted officials to capture and euthanize it. “It is a tough situation,” Healy said. “Outwardly it looked healthy but […]
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By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County voters put Judge Nelson Brooks back on the bench, but were divided over what to do with growth initiatives. Brooks was first appointed to the bench by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2009, and was elected a year later to a six-year term with more than 75 percent of the vote. […]
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A cyclist participating in America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride was airlifted to Renown Medical Center on Sunday with non-life threatening injuries. “(The) bicyclist took a tumble onto the roadway. He was then hit by car,” Bernadette Smith with Douglas County Sheriff’s Office told Lake Tahoe News. The accident occurred near Zephyr Cove about 2:05pm June 5. […]
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A flea from a Yellow pine chipmunk in the Lake Tahoe area has tested positive for plague. The flea was sampled from one of three rodents trapped in the Fallen Leaf Lake Campground area during routine plague surveillance May 18. Warning signs are posted in the affected area and individuals are advised to report dead […]
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By Kathryn Reed The South Lake Tahoe City Council did a 180 Tuesday regarding regulating multifamily properties as vacation rentals, while at the same time mandating those renting a room on a short-term basis have a permit to do so. For now, at least, these nearly 60 multifamily parcels may still use their parcels as […]
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The Truckee Donner Public Utility District board this month rescinded mandatory restrictions on outdoor irrigation with potable water effective immediately. This change was in response to new California emergency drought regulations that allow local water agencies to self-certify adequacy of water supply and to base restrictions on projected water supply shortages. Truckee Donner PUD said it […]
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One of the benefits to being a subscriber to Lake Tahoe News is the occasional freebie. The latest giveaway was two tickets to the July 4 San Francisco Giants game. The winner had to name the former Giant who will be pitching today against the Reno Aces and then say why she subscribes to Lake […]
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By Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Californians once again beat the state’s drought-time order for water savings in April — one of the last months before officials transition from a statewide conservation order to more localized targets, a state agency said Monday. The average Californian used 77 gallons of water a day in April, down […]
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