By Kathryn Reed While vacation home rentals, marijuana and SnowGlobe were prominent topics at the inaugural “mayor’s conversation,” other issues came to light that aren’t always before the South Lake Tahoe City Council. Mayor Wendy David launched the monthly get-together on Jan. 24. The purpose is to have an informal discussion with anyone in a […]
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By Jacopo Prisco, CNN Every day, Americans throw away 500 million plastic straws, enough to circle the Earth twice, or fill 125 school buses. That means the average American uses over 35,000 of them in a lifetime. But that could even be a low estimate, according to Adrian Grenier, who leads a campaign called Strawless […]
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By Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times Dozens of Californians lost their lives in wildfires and other natural disasters in recent months. In response to the widespread emergencies, Gov. Jerry Brown and legislators want to change insurance rules, emergency alert systems and debris removal policies and spend more money on fire protection. If passed, these […]
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By Mick Akers, Las Vegas Sun The American Lung Association’s 2018 State of Tobacco Control report, which grades states on policies to prevent and reduce tobacco use, shows that Nevada lags in anti-tobacco measures. The 16th annual report graded states in five categories, with Nevada receiving four F’s and a C. It received an F […]
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By Tony Bizjak, Sacramento Bee A Bay Area entrepreneur is launching a luxury weekend bus service to Tahoe for people who hate driving in Tahoe’s often congested winter traffic. Greg Riessen, a transportation planner and avid skier, will launch Tahoe Convoy in two weeks, running Friday night buses to Truckee, Squaw Valley and Tahoe City, […]
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By Ron Judd, Pacific NW Magazine Warren A. Miller, the pioneering snow-sports filmmaker whose infectious zeal for the “pure freedom” associated with skiing, snowboarding and other pursuits inspired multiple generations of adventure-seekers around the globe, died Jan. 24 at his home on Orcas Island. He was 93. A quick-witted, self-taught filmmaker who first filmed his […]
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Even though Mother Nature dumped just less than a foot of snow overnight, all schools in Lake Tahoe Unified School District, Douglas County School District and Tahoe Truckee Unified School District are open on Thursday. Incline Village schools are on a two-hour delay. A winter weather advisory remains in effect through 4am Friday. Snow showers […]
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By Terra Breeden STATELINE – In Lake Tahoe, warm weather patterns are affecting snow levels. A panel of weather experts pointed out the difference between the snowfall in 2017 and current snow conditions as an example of extreme weather events. “When you have snow in November last year and now it’s January and there’s no […]
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One person is dead and another is in custody as Washoe County sheriff’s deputies continue to investigate the suspicious death in Incline Village. Investigators found a man deceased on Jan. 23 in a residence near Southwood and Tahoe boulevards. The victim’s name has not been released. Ismael Resendiz-Moreno, 44, was apprehended at the location. He […]
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By Tay Wiles, High Country News It was a pleasant day for September in California’s Central Valley, sunny and hot but not unbearably so. Kayla Brown sat cross-legged on the grass under an oak tree in a public park, surrounded by friends and family, including her husband, parents and two sons. Brown, who is 27 […]
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