By Lawrence Dechant, KGO-TV When Cheryl and Tom Millham went to an AM/PM convenience store last summer, they ended up rescuing a couple of bear cubs. The Millhams responded to a call to rescue the two baby bears from a man who was allegedly trying to poach them for money outside the store. They took […]
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By Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times A common psychiatric drug may be affecting the feeding behavior of wild fish as it filters out of our bodies, through our toilets and into treated wastewater that is released into natural water sources, according to a new study in the journal Science. The findings, which examined the effect […]
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Updated Feb. 20, 2:50pm U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews continued prescribed fire operations above Glenbrook today. Crews burned approximately 100 acres Tuesday, and have completed the ignition of the remaining 35 acres today. Operations may continue through the end of the week as weather and conditions allow. On Feb. 19 smoke impacts to the […]
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Gar Woods Grill & Pier will be hosting the 23rd annual Coolest and Largest Shrinkage event – the Polar Bear Swim on March 2 at 2:30pm following the SnowFest parade in Tahoe City. Each year hundreds of spectators line the pier and deck to watch hardy souls brave the frigid waters of Lake Tahoe. Participants […]
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By Laura Zuckerman, Reuters After an all-terrain vehicle accident in the Utah desert last spring, 53-year-old Mikki Babineau expected a long recuperation for collapsed lungs and 18 broken ribs. What the Idaho woman didn’t expect was a $750 bill from the local Utah sheriff’s office for sending a volunteer search and rescue unit to her […]
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By Kathryn Reed Parking on the road leading to the Beacon restaurant is no longer part of the U.S. Forest Service’s plans when it overhauls the Camp Richardson area. A group of homeowners along Jameson Road had protested the original proposal, which brought a halt to the process, withdrawal of the earlier decision and forced […]
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Glide, stride, or snowshoe through a gourmet on-snow wonderland at the 12th annual Gourmet Ski Tour on March 10. A fundraiser for the Tahoe Cross Country Ski Education Association, the epicurean event is at the Tahoe Cross Country Center in Tahoe City from 12:30-2:30pm. Work up a hearty appetite and experience quilt free noshing before, […]
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The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a winter weather advisory for the Lake Tahoe Basin for Tuesday from 4am-10pm. Expect the snow to start falling tonight. The storm could bring between 4 and 10 inches at lake level, and between 7 and 14 inches above 7,000 feet. Winds will be out of the […]
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By Kathryn Reed When the William Kent Campground near Tahoe City was created in 1924 there wasn’t much else around. Now it’s a bit like urban camping, as is the case with most developed campsites in the Lake Tahoe Basin. But not many upgrades have been made in the last 89 years either. It’s still […]
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By USSA ROSA KHUTOR, Russia — Alex Deibold (Manchester Center, N.H.) rode to a career first FIS Snowboard World Cup podium Sunday, finishing second in the pre-Olympic snowboardcross test event. U.S. Snowboarding teammate Nate Holland (Squaw Valley) was fourth. Faye Gulini (Salt Lake City) was eighth to lead the U.S. women. Alessandro Haemmerle of Austria […]
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