Publisher’s note: This is one of a series of stories about Lake Tahoe area athletes who hope to compete in the 2018 Olympics in South Korea. By Kathryn Reed PARK CITY, Utah – In a sport where fractions of a second can make the difference between being on the podium or not, what one wears […]
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By Tony Berendsen The moon is the Earth’s natural satellite, created as the result of a Mars-size object colliding with our planet billions of years ago. It is the most noticeable celestial object in our sky besides our star the sun, and is visible at night and during the day. The moon causes the tides […]
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California State Parks will kick off the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team fall prescribed fire program on Nov. 1. If conditions are favorable, prescribed fire operations will take place in D.L. Bliss State Park on the southwest end of Lake Tahoe. This operation was originally scheduled for earlier this month, but was delayed due to […]
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By April Corbin, Las Vegas Sun In July, the House Appropriations Committee voted to remove language from the Interior Department’s budget that prohibits the “destruction of healthy, unadopted wild horses and burros” managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the American West. Groups like the American Wild Horse Campaign that seek to protect the […]
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The Truckee Ranger District is planning a prescribed fire of between 40 and 90 acres near Sagehen Creek on Highway 89 west of the highway starting Oct. 30. A private contractor will be burning near Independence Lake. This will only take place as long as weather, fuel conditions, and smoke dispersal remains favorable. Predicted weather […]
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Put away the rakes and get out the snow shovels because measurable white stuff is in forecast starting Nov. 3. The National Weather Service in Reno says gusty winds, rain and snow will start Friday, with heavy snow arriving Saturday and Sunday. By Sunday the snow level will reach 5,500 feet. One to 3 feet […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau Eight hours, 45 minutes and 22 seconds after she started, Katelyn Feeney crossed the finish line. It had been a long day, but the journey was beautiful. Feeney, 25, had just finished her first marathon. She may have been the 213 finisher, the very last one, but she had done it. Her […]
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Permits to cut Christmas trees on the Carson and Bridgeport ranger districts of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest will be available for purchase beginning Nov. 1. Christmas tree permits must be purchased in person and are issued on a first-come, first-serve basis for $10 each. Permits are nonrefundable and nontransferable, and are valid through Dec. 25. […]
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By Lisa Riley Roche, KSL SALT LAKE CITY — Utah needs to spend more than $39 million to ready the ski jumps, speedskating oval, bobsled track and other Olympic facilities for hosting another Winter Games, according to a legislative audit released Tuesday. “Maintaining Olympic assets is essential for an effective Olympic bid,” the legislative auditor […]
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TUCSON, Ariz. – It came down to a tiebreaker to decide who would win the 4.0 division at the Meet, Play, Love tennis tournament on Oct. 27, with the Tahoe Tough team based in Zephyr Cove coming up short. The eight women associated with Zephyr Cove Tennis Club reached the finals on Friday against a […]
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