By Laura S. Bly, USA Today Contrary to the assumption that cash-strapped tourists flock to U.S. national parks during a recession, a University of Georgia study ties a decline of nearly 10 million visitors since 1998 to a lousy economy. Though overall park visitation has dropped to about 280 million, the decrease hasn’t been uniform, […]
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By Harry Bradford, Huffington Post Got five Benjamin Franklins stored under the mattress? You’re doing pretty good then. Nearly half of Americans don’t have more than $500 saved up, according to a recent study by CreditDonkey.com, a credit card comparison company. Of the roughly 1,100 Americans polled, 41 percent reported having less than half a […]
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By Jay Hamburger, Park Record A delegation from Park City is scheduled to visit the Lake Tahoe region this weekend with an itinerary that includes stops at two mountain resorts in an effort to learn about an action-sports camp and development trends. The travelers are scheduled to leave on Saturday and return on Sunday. The […]
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By Kathryn Reed In 2007, the South Shore experienced what many believe was one of the worst disasters to hit the area – the Angora Fire that reduced 254 houses to ash in a matter of hours. To rebuild – the structures, their psyche, their belongings – it took the community coming together. This included […]
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By Barbara Barte Osborn, Sacramento Bee TRUCKEE — A 64-year-old Meadow Vista man died Saturday after his car left Highway 89 about 10 miles north of Truckee, struck a tree and burst into flames. Passing motorists quickly put out the fire, but the driver, Steven Metzgar, sustained fatal injuries in the crash, according to the […]
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By Stephanie Snyder, California Watch While nearly 70 of California’s state parks fought to escape closure from budget cuts, the crown jewel of the park system – Hearst Castle – waived $611,000 in private event fees over the last decade for select individuals and organizations, including the politically connected. Hearst Castle, the lavish 165-room estate […]
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Updated Oct. 23 8:55am: The trip between the South Shore and Carson City is slow going. It’s slushy, according to one commuter, on the Tahoe side. About a foot of white stuff has fallen at the summit. Updated Oct. 23 6:55am: Several wrecks have occurred on Interstate 80 between Truckee and the Nevada state line. […]
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By Joann Eisenbrandt Even though the Lake Tahoe Airport has not had scheduled commercial air service for more than a decade, the city has retained the airport’s FAA-issued Part 139 Air Operating Certificate. This is required for airports serving scheduled air carrier aircraft to remain ready for the return of commercial service. To obtain Part […]
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The National Weather Service in Sacramento has issued a tornado warning for northwestern El Dorado County, Nevada County and Placer County until 7:15pm Monday. At 6:26pm the Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado near Auburn moving northeast at 25 mph. Other locations in the warning include but are […]
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By Northern Nevada Business Weekly Construction is under way on an ambitious plan to boost general aviation space and services at Minden Tahoe Airport. Piñion Aero Center LLC, a group of three private investors, has a plan to erect as much as 1 million square feet of aircraft hangar and light industrial flex space at […]
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