There will be a project update meeting for the Tahoe City firehouse properties near Commons Beach in North Lake Tahoe on April 4 from 6-8pm at the former Fire Station 51. Placer County staff will share four request for information responses received for a long-term lease and reuse development concept for the Tahoe City firehouse […]
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By Kathryn Reed Teachers are now human shields, ready to take a bullet for a student. And students – little kids, not just teenagers – no longer feel safe at school, a place that not so long ago was a sanctuary of sorts. During the recent Tahoe Valley Elementary School lockdown teacher Jody Dayberry peeked […]
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By Ryan Sabalow and Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee It was October, and most of the vacation homes on this part of Lake Tahoe were empty. Bob Chaplin, 82, was living alone on a quiet street. And he was getting nervous. Bears had been breaking into his neighbors’ houses. Shuttered windows and locked doors did little […]
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Nevada Department of Transportation on March 18 will begin overnight single lane closures as part of an ongoing project to install a traffic signal on Highway 395 at Airport Road and improve other highway intersections in the Carson Valley. Onene lane of northbound 395 will be closed near Johnson Lane Sunday through Thursday between 6pm-6am. […]
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By Jason Hidalgo, Reno Gazette-Journal Four years ago, Nevada launched a marketing program to promote local farmers, manufacturers, producers and restaurants and their products. The program’s mantra is “Food and agriculture products made and grown in Nevada.” Fast forward to 2018, however, and the Buy Nevada is facing challenges as it struggles to keep its […]
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Crystal Bay and the Third Creek area of Incline Village are under a stage 1 avalanche alert. Washoe County issued the warning Friday morning because of the continued heavy snowfall, and strong winds. Officials said the warning could be upgraded to a stage 2 later on March 16. Stage 3, which could occur this evening, […]
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Updated 11:42am: Schools in Lake Tahoe Unified, Douglas County, Truckee Unified and Incline are closed on Friday because of all the snow. Courts in El Dorado County are starting at 10am on March 16, and expect to close early. Lake Tahoe Community College is open, however it plans to close at 3pm. Roads are a […]
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By Kathryn Reed Edgewood Companies this week proved it has abandoned its roots as a family cattle company that grew into an integral component of the South Shore community and is now just another corporate entity that looks more at the bottom line than the front line. The company officially severed a 28-year relationship with […]
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By Kathryn Reed After more than an hour of deliberations, the California Tahoe Conservancy board on Wednesday voted unanimously to give Executive Director Patrick Wright a 10 percent raise. This comes after getting two less than stellar reviews in the last year. Even so, Wright received a 4 percent bump in pay on July 1, […]
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By Evan Halper and Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times The Trump administration is pushing forward with a colossal public works project in Northern California — heightening the towering Shasta Dam the equivalent of nearly two stories. The problem is that California is dead-set against the plan, and state law prohibits the 602-foot New Deal-era structure […]
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