By Colin Bane, XGames Nike confirmed Thursday that it is getting out of the snowboarding and freeskiing industry, just as its 2014-15 line of boots and outerwear is arriving in stores. “Nike SB will focus its innovation, design and marketing resources on its biggest brand driver and growth opportunity, skateboarding,” Nike spokeswoman Jenna Golden told […]
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• Kingsbury Grade will temporarily reopen to through traffic the weekend of Sept. 27 for the Genoa Candy Dance. • South Lake Tahoe City Council candidate Austin Sass had political signs stolen from at least three locations the night of Sept. 24. He is offering a $500 reward for anyone who can lend information that will […]
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Updated 6:14pm: While the rain is welcome, it could also pose flooding risks to burned areas from the King Fire. El Dorado County officials say they have contingency plans in place to deal with flooding issues. As of this time, there have been no reports from the field of flooding, mudslides, or debris flows in the […]
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Updated 5:45pm: Thirty acres of terrain above Cascade Lake have burned, and the fire is holding despite the afternoon winds. The fire is burning in the Snow Lake area of the Desolation Wilderness near Emerald Bay. It started in the late afternoon Sept. 24. The cause of the fire is under investigation, but has been determined […]
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By Kathryn Reed How well do you know your friends? That was the overriding question this week as FBI Special Agent Scott Schofield spent two days at South Tahoe Middle School talking to students, faculty and parents about the dangers lurking on the Internet. It’s not just Facebook that is a problem. In fact, that […]
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By Ana Ley, Las Vegas Sun Two Supreme Court justices will show up on election ballots across Nevada this fall. Justices Mark Gibbons and Mary “Kris” Pickering are running unopposed and are virtually guaranteed of winning another six-year term. (Gibbons and Pickering declined to be interviewed for this story.) Here’s what you should know about […]
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Tahoe Douglas fire crews are busy on three events that don’t involve fire. A tree is partially blocking travel on Highway 50. It fell near Warrior Way in Zephyr Cove. Another tree also fell Thursday morning on Elks Club Drive. It is blocking access to Nevada Beach. Eric Guevin, spokesman for the department, told Lake […]
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Publisher’s note: This letter was given to the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors Sept. 23. The issue pertains to a grader for the Meeks Bay area. The chair of the Meeks Bay fire board, the same person who was fine with the payout and subsequent pension the fire chief received, has blamed the auditor-controller […]
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By Shan Li, Los Angeles Times Soda giants Coca Cola Co., PepsiCo and Dr. Pepper Snapple Group are getting together to urge Americans to stop drinking so many sugary drinks. The beverage companies announced a new initiative Tuesday to reduce by 20% the number of beverage calories consumed per person in the U.S. by 2025. […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News asked the two candidates running for District 2 of the South Tahoe Public Utility District board the same questions. The answers are running in the order received by LTN. Name: Jeffrey “Shane” Romsos Profession/work experience: I’m currently a research scientist for Spatial Informatics Group – an environmental think tank specializing […]
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