South Lake Tahoe, CA…Weather and conditions permitting, Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, California State Parks and the U.S. Forest Service may continue prescribed fire operations beginning April 3, 2017. Operations may take place near Tahoe City, Glenbrook, Round Hill, Kingsbury Grade, and Meyers. Operations may continue over the next several weeks, as conditions allow. To […]
Sacramento, CA…– With every monthly measurement of the California snowpack this winter, the state’s rebound from the previous five years of drought becomes more evident. Today’s electronic readings from 95 sites in the Sierra Nevada show an average statewide snow water equivalent (SWE) of 45.8 inches, or 164 percent of the historical average for March […]
Sacramento, CA…Senator Ted Gaines (R-El Dorado), Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Transportation and Housing, today reacted to Governor Brown and Legislative Democrats’ announcement of a $5.2 billion road-funding package that imposes permanent new gas taxes and user fees on motorists: “Is anyone shocked that the proposed solutions to a very real transportation infrastructure […]
Carson City, NV…The Virginia & Truckee Railroad 2017 season debuts discounted family and group packages for authentic period steam train rides that transport passengers through the silver boom towns of the Wild West. The V&T pulls into the station every weekend starting Memorial Day weekend, May 27-28, through Oct. 15. Tickets for the 16-mile historic […]
Nevada City, CA…The Nevada and Placer Counties Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) is requesting proposals for natural resource improvement projects in Nevada and Placer counties that benefit National Forest System lands. With the two-year reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act, approximately $240,000 is expected to be available this year for RAC-recommended projects. […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA…We are still in need of volunteers for our 2nd annual South Lake Tahoe Science Expo. Science Expo provides 30+ hands-on science activities for upper elementary students to learn about science. This year’s theme is Earth and Space Science. All the activities will be ready to go and you will be trained […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA…On March 29th, 2017 at approximately 5:45 PM, Officers responded to a report of a male tied up and possibly stabbed inside his residence in the 3600 block of Spruce Ave. When Officers arrived on scene, they located a 43-year-old male South Lake Tahoe resident, bound and gagged inside his apartment. There […]
Lake Tahoe, CA/NV…Introduced by Senator Ted Gaines in 2016, the California State Senate and Assembly passed Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 149 designating the portion of State Highway Route 50 from Mount Ralston Road to Echo Summit as the Firefighter Michael “Mikey” Hallenbeck Memorial Highway. Michael “Mikey” Hallenbeck, a 21-year-old ski lift operator and wildland firefighter […]
Lake Tahoe, CA/NV…With hashtags like #snowpocalypse, #januburied, and #snowmaggedon infiltrating the digital world to quantify Tahoe’s legendary winter, continuous snow storms through March brought resort totals above 700 inches. Historic snowpack means that many resorts are pushing back their closing dates and offering spring pass deals, giving skiers and snowboarders every reason to spend their […]
South Lake Tahoe,CA/NV…Tahoe’s national treasure – the lake – is filled to capacity after a record breaking winter, and ready to provide visitors gallons of recreational opportunities and special events this summer. South Shore’s popular season includes heart-pounding athletic competitions, celebrity golf action, firework displays, blockbuster concerts, and craft brewery events all on-tap (www.tahoesouth.com) SIGNATURE […]
