Former Astronaut & Senator John Herschel Glenn Jr. July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016

Former Astronaut & Senator John Herschel Glenn Jr. July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016

Columbus, OH…John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016), (Col, USMC, Ret.), was an aviator, engineer, astronaut, and United States senator. He was one of the “Mercury Seven” group of military test pilots selected in 1959 by NASA to become America’s first astronauts and fly the Project Mercury spacecraft. On February 20, […]

Fidel Castro 1926 – 2016

Fidel Castro 1926 – 2016

Havana, Cuba…Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz, August 13, 1926 – November 25, 2016) was a Cuban politician and revolutionary who governed the Republic of Cuba as Prime Minister from 1959 to 1976 and then as President from 1976 to 2008. Politically a Marxist–Leninist and Cuban nationalist, he also served as the First Secretary of the Communist […]

New Aerial Survey Identifies More Than 100 Million Dead Trees in California

New Aerial Survey Identifies More Than 100 Million Dead Trees in California

Vallejo, CA…The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that the U.S. Forest Service has identified an additional 36 million dead trees across California since its last aerial survey in May 2016. This brings the total number of dead trees since 2010 to over 102 million on 7.7 million acres of California’s drought stricken forests. […]

Mother Nature Bringing A Bit Of White Stuff Ahead Of Thanksgiving

Mother Nature Bringing A Bit Of White Stuff Ahead Of Thanksgiving

Incline Village, NV…The NWS Detailed weather forecast for the Greater Lake Tahoe Area as we head into Thanksgiving. Our Ski Resorts are looking for Mother Nature to ad to the base they are rapidly piling up with their snowmaking equipment. Several resorts have opened with limited terrain and more opening almost daily. For the Rest […]

City Receives Silver Status In Bicycle Friendly Report Card

City Receives Silver Status In Bicycle Friendly Report Card

South Lake Tahoe, CA…The City of South Lake Tahoe reapplied and received a Bicycle Friendly Community designation and advanced from a Bronze level status to a Silver level status by the League of American Bicyclists. The League of American Bicyclists founded in 1880 to advocate for better roads for bicycling, represents the nation’s 57 million […]

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