The U.S. Forest Service has had to push back its dates for Winter Trek field trips. The agency takes fifth-graders in the basin to Heavenly Mountain Resort for an environmental lesson on snowshoes. It was supposed to start next week, but has been delayed until February. And then that’s assuming the conditions improve. “I evaluated […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Douglas County School District is considering partnering with Western Nevada College in an expanded dual credit program. High school students can take WNC classes now, but it has to be after school or in the evenings. The program the district is looking at would be during the regular school day, […]
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By Josh Richman and Mark Emmons, San Jose Mercury News STOCKTON — The graves of the children buried here long ago in the cold January ground are about a mile from Cleveland Elementary School. But except for the passing cars, chirping birds and the occasional freight train rumbling nearby, the resting place is mostly silent. […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one of a series of blurbs about how the lack of winter is impacting businesses in the Lake Tahoe Basin. If you have an idea, please email it to info@LakeTahoeNews.net. Snow conditions have forced Lake Tahoe Community College to cancel 13 wilderness education classes. These classes include: • Nordic Skate Skiing […]
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By Josh Richman and Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News SAN FRANCISCO — Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday officially declared that California is in a drought emergency, as the state struggled with the lowest-levels of rainfall in its 153-year history, reservoirs were at low levels and firefighters remained on high alert. The governor asked Californians […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe residents are coping with less plastic – at least for now. Grocery stores in the city had to stop providing single-use plastic bags to customers starting Jan. 15 per an ordinance that was approved last fall. Other stores and restaurants in town must comply with the ordinance beginning Oct. […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one of a series of blurbs about how the lack of winter is impacting businesses in the Lake Tahoe Basin. If you have an idea, please email it to info@LakeTahoeNews.net. El Dorado Community Foundation has reached out to the Lake Tahoe Collaborative to potentially provide financial assistance as people are struggling […]
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By Tony Bizjak, Sacramento Bee Saying El Dorado County is growing too fast and Highway 50 is getting jammed, a group of activists launched a drive Tuesday to qualify a November ballot measure that would slow growth while encouraging the county to work harder to bring jobs to the area. Petitioners hope to qualify their […]
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By Glenda Anderson, Press Democrat A Tahoe City man suffered major injuries and was arrested following a single-vehicle crash on Highway 175 in Lake County on Tuesday. David Mahoney, 47, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after being flown to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital with injuries that included fractures of his skull […]
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By Jack Gillum, AP WASHINGTON — Personal emails at the center of the brewing scandal for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie may have remained secret, had the public and press relied solely on the state’s open records law. Emails disclosed this past week show a top Christie aide asking the Port Authority of New York […]
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