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California jobless rate dips below 10 percent
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 12:24pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. - California's jobless rate dipped below 10 percent last month for the first time since the recession began, the state announced Friday, signaling that the state's economy may ha...
Nevada jobless rate drops to 10.8 percent in Nov.
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 12:20pmLAS VEGAS - Nevada's unemployment rate has dropped to 10.8 percent, which is the lowest it's been in more than three years.The November numbers released Friday by the Nevada Department of Employmen...
NRA calls for armed police officer in every school
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 11:45amWASHINGTON - Guns and police officers in all American schools are what's needed to stop the next killer "waiting in the wings," the National Rifle Association declared Friday, taking a no-retreat s...
Travel and safety tips for the upcoming Christmas and New Year’s holidays
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 11:15amWith Christmas and New Years Day each falling on a Tuesday this year, most families may be planning one or both holidays into a four-day event and traveling out of the area or staying near home and celebrating locally. Long holiday weekends generally means more motorists traveling on our state’s roadways thus increasing the calls for service for our agency. Please assist us with our highway safety efforts this holiday season by always driving with safety in mind first, being courteous to others motorists, and never drink and drive.
Eight killed on Douglas roads during 2012
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 9:31amFour of the people killed in 2012's fatal crashes died on Highway 395 during the same night.Figures released by the Nevada Highway Patrol list six fatal accidents in Douglas County that resulted in...
Letter: Thanks to Lakeside Inn for helping elementary school
Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 9:30amSnow storm closes I-5 in Northern Calif.
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 9:13amMOUNT SHASTA, Calif. (AP) - Officials have closed a section of Interstate 5 in Northern California after a storm dropped heavy snow and led to cars and trucks sliding on the slippery roadway.The Ca...
Mexico's Maya heartland greets dawn of new era
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 8:29amMERIDA, Mexico - Ceremonial fires burned and conches sounded off as dawn broke over the steps of the main pyramid at the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza Friday, marking what many believe is the conclus...
Adding some spice to the holiday cookie assortment
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 5:00amI just finished my baking test runs, the annual tradition of testing out new recipes to make for Christmas Eve. This year I tried cherry shortbread dipped in chocolate, chocolate mocha sandwich ...
Letter to the editor: Book review was right on
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 5:00amThanks to the Tribune, Tim Parsons and Gloria Sinibaldi for the review of my novel "The Fifth Device." Thanks to the Tribune and Tim for supporting the efforts of Tahoe writers and artists. Thanks ...
Riding with a pro
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 5:00amIt's not every day you get the chance to snowboard with one of the world's best slopestyle riders, but that's just what four South Tahoe Middle School students will do when they hit the slopes w...
Global doomsday hot spots draw believers, revelers
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 5:00amThough the Mayans never really predicted that the world would end on Friday, some New Agers are convinced that humanity's demise is indeed imminent. Or at least that it's a good excuse for a party....
A tale of two authors
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 5:00amEditor's note: This is the second installment of a three-part series on South Shore authors and the routes they've followed to publish their works. Todd Borg started writing when he was a child, bu...
Survival in the backcountry
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 5:00amYou're suffocating in the dark and you can't move. The snow that had seemed so fluffy moments before as you carved wide "S" turns down the slope is cemented in your nose, your eyes and your mout...
Warriors win sets tone for promising season
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 5:00amZEPHYR COVE - Austin Neil sent the ball flying with Whittell's hopes attached as the final buzzer sounded. For a second, silence... then net. The score ticked in Whittell's favor. The Warriors s...
Tahoe tow driver offers some advice for winter travel
Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 2:00amEditorial: California needs to address abysmal graduation rate
Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 2:00amLetter: Names of mass murderers should not be published
Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 6:45pmLake Tahoe, Sierra brace for winter storms to arrive as Christmas travel period begins
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 6:16pmA series of strong winter storms will arrive in three waves and when it is over, anywhere from 2 to 5 feet of snow will have dropped above Lake Tahoe, at ski resorts, on highways and throughout much of the Sierra in time for Christmas.
A Winter Storm Warning issued by the National Weather Service is in effect through Monday morning for Lake Tahoe and the Sierra as a strong series of systems moves into the region.
Periods of light to moderate snow will begin Friday and intensive early Saturday morning with moderate to heavy snow Saturday through Sunday night.
Snow totals to be measured in feet at Tahoe this weekend
Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 5:40pmTRPA expands Tahoe crawfish harvest
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 4:28pmAs many as seven commercial crawfish harvesting operations could be up and running at Lake Tahoe in 2013.The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency approved permits for four crawfish harvesting start-up...
Holiday travel forecast looking up
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 4:21pmThe holidays are often the happiest time of year. Christmas to New Year's may also be one of the busiest holiday weeks in recent memory.Significant early season snowfall has allowed Lake Tahoe s...
Judge hears arguments in Homewood development lawsuit
Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 3:00pmLTUSD schools to go on 'yellow alert' Friday
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 2:19pmAll the schools in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District will go on "yellow alert" Friday as a precautionary measure against doomsday violence, according to LTUSD spokeswoman Angie Keil. Schools w...
Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory Committee to meet Jan. 10 at South Shore
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 1:55pmEvent Date:
January 10, 2013 - 9:00am
The recently approved Tahoe Regional Plan Update and a Forest Plan Revision status update are among a host issues related to federal activities to be discussed at the Jan. 10 meeting of the Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory Committee. The meeting will be held from 9 a.m. until noon at the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, 35 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
Now the GOP's 'Plan B' - then the real compromise?
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 1:42pmWASHINGTON - House Republicans pushed toward Thursday night passage of legislation to prevent year-end tax increases for most Americans while letting rates rise for million-dollar earners, a politi...
Letter: Reminder about where to park in Placer County
Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 1:15pmMeteorite that exploded over Sierra triggers international scientific Gold Rush
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 12:44pm
A meteorite that exploded as a fireball over California’s Sierra Nevada foothills April 22 and heard throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin was among the fastest, rarest meteorites known to have hit the Earth, and it traveled a highly eccentric orbital route to get here.
An international team of scientists presents these and other findings in a study published Friday, Dec. 21, in the journal Science. The 70-member team included nine researchers from UC Davis, along with scientists from the SETI Institute, NASA and other institutions.
Agencies partner to launch Lake Tahoe environmental newspaper
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 12:37pmThe Tahoe Regional Planning Agency has partnered with federal, state and local agencies to launch "Tahoe in Depth" a new Lake Tahoe Basin environmental newspaper.
Mailed to every Lake Tahoe Basin property owner this week, the free publication is designed to keep Lake Tahoe homeowners, residents and visitors abreast of the wide variety of activities taking place to protect and restore the Lake Tahoe Basin.
Nevada Governor Sandoval Asks For Assessment Of School Security
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 12:30pm
CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval today said he wants an assessment of how Nevada’s public schools are doing in regards to security following the horrific shooting deaths a week ago at a Connecticut elementary school.
Sandoval made the request as chairman of the state Homeland Security Commission, which met today by teleconference. A presentation will be prepared for the next meeting of the commission.
In Mexico, New Agers hope Dec. 21 brings new era
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 12:02pmMERIDA, Mexico - The crystal skulls have spoken: The world is not going to end.American seer Star Johnsen-Moser led a whooping, dancing, drum-beating ceremony Thursday in the heart of Mayan territo...
A Valentine for Christmas this week at Improv comedy club
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 10:04amI can't remember when Gary Valentine last headlined the Improv at Harveys.I do remember trying to call him over something I saw on TMZ. I think it was about a woman who accused him of something ...
'Cali Rush' to premiere at American Legion
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 10:00amSitting still at a desk for hours on end is not an easy task for the avid outdoorsman. That said, South Lake Tahoe filmmaker Mikey Wier is more than happy his latest project, "Cali Rush," a mult...
Jackson is lord of the Hobbit
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 9:54amPeter Jackson's adaptation of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," is based on J. R. R. Tolkien's book. Penned in 1937, "The Hobbit" is an adventure-fantasy centered around a childlike character...
Kudos & Kindness: Thanks for helping with the turkey giveaway
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 9:33amOn Dec. 19, the Rotary Club of South Lake Tahoe donated 60 turkeys to Christmas Cheer to give to local families at their Annual Community Christmas Distribution. Funds from the club and individual ...
Romancing Markleeville in a book
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 9:27am"Markleeville Memories: Paintings of a Sierra Town" is a beautifully bound collection of fine art that is guaranteed to dazzle. If you appreciate the glorious splendor of nature and would enjoy ...
South Lake Tahoe resident turns fire into business
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 9:21amWhen Andrea Creo goes to work, the sparks start flying. Literally. The 32-year-old South Lake Tahoe resident and head of Tahoe Fire Dancers has made fire her business."We were just doing perform...
Tahoe license plate holders eligible to win free lift tickets
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 8:03am
The environmental non-profit Tahoe Fund announced Thursday the launch of the Lake Tahoe License Plate ‘Plate Spotter’ program to reward owners of Lake Tahoe license plates with free lift tickets during the 2013 Winter season. Tahoe plates spotted by official “spotters” and the general public will be entered to win free lift tickets every week until March 20, 2013. The program is designed to raise awareness of Lake Tahoe license plates, and to reward and encourage renewals and new Tahoe license plate purchases.
Edgewood donates to local nonprofits
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 5:00amEdgewood Companies, owner of Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course & Restaurant, has donated a total of $22,000 to local nonprofits.The donations were part of the company's 2012 holiday giving campaign, which...
Kudos & Kindness: Inn by the Lake recognized for generosity
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 5:00amBarton Home Heath & Hospice would like to thank Inn by the Lake, especially Dan Garrison and Rich Bodine, for providing their meeting space for the "Light Up a Life" ceremony. Without your kindness...
