By Kathryn Reed GENOA – People pay to go on hiking excursions all the time. Usually it’s for a guide or a permit. Last week it was for a vet bill. AJ and Cody thought it would be a great idea to go about 100 feet off the trail. The worst we thought is they […]
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By Paul McHugh, Sacramento Bee California boasts some of our globe’s hardest-working water. It flows off ski slopes, rolls past wildlife habitats, tumbles into reservoirs, then gushes through pipes and turbines, sprinklers and faucets. En route – particularly in a drought year – water managers horde every drop they can capture, and parcel it out […]
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The 24th annual Lake Cushing Crossing returns to Squaw Valley on April 12. The pond skimming event challenges participants to cross the chilly waters of Cushing Pond on skis, a snowboard or any ski or snowboard-based vessel. The event kicks off at 1pm at Cushing Pond, adjacent to the KT Base Bar. The competition will […]
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By AP FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets have re-signed versatile backup linebacker Garrett McIntyre. McIntyre, a South Tahoe High School graduate, became a free agent last month after he was not tendered an offer by the Jets as a restricted free agent. The team announced the deal Wednesday, but did not release […]
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By John Fowler, KTVU-TV The quick-thinking of a 9-year-old Marin County boy may have helped save his father’s life after a recent snowmobile accident. Bode Bierdneau is in the fourth grade and had an extra pep in his step Tuesday. “Because I saved my Dad, a lot of people were like ‘Wow! You saved your […]
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By John Lewis, Otago Daily Times The moment Matt Stewart clicked his safety harness on to the line, he realized his mistake. The 33-year-old Lake Tahoe resident had on Jan. 5 climbed to the top of a 20m-high crag (about the height of a five-story building) at Hospital Flat, near Wanaka in New Zealand and […]
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By Martin Griffith, AP RENO -— Wild-horse fertility control and sage-grouse habitat conservation are among top priorities in the proposed $1.1 billion budget for the federal Bureau of Land Management. President Obama’s request for the 2015 fiscal year calls for an increase of $2.8 million in funding for the agency’s wild horse and burro program, […]
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By AP Officials at Yosemite National Park say a massive amount of rock has fallen from a cliff, closing a hiking trail. The National Park Service said Monday that nobody was hurt when the 16,000 tons of rock fell 500 feet from a cliff near Hetch Hetchy Reservoir on March 31. Many boulders tumbled into […]
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The 31st annual Snow Golf Tournament returns to Alpine Meadows on April 12. Participants start at the top of Alpine Meadows’ Summit Six chairlift and weave their way down a nine-hole golf course to the bottom of Alpine Bowl chair. Players are provided scorecards, pencils, clubs and tennis balls – in lieu of golf ball. […]
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El Dorado County health officials are reminding residents to take precautions to protect themselves and their pets from ticks and tick bites. “If a tick attaches to the skin, it should be grabbed closest to the skin with tweezers or a tissue, and pulled straight out using a firm and steady motion. Wash your hands […]
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