Truckee, CA…A 4.7 magnitude quake shook things up last evening. It was centered about 23 miles north of Truckee in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Magnitude 4.7 Date-Time Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 06:37:09 UTC Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 11:37:09 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 39.605°N, 120.470°W Depth 13.7 […]
Washington, DC…Real gross domestic product — the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States — increased at an annual rate of 2.5 percent in the third quarter of 2011 (that is, from the second quarter to the third quarter) according to the “advance” estimate released by the […]
South Lake Tahoe, Calif. –The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) will begin the sale of holiday tree permits on Monday, Nov. 7, 2011. Permits cost $10 each (cash or check only, no credit cards) with a limit of two permits per family, valid for cutting on or before Dec. 25, 2011. […]
Vallejo, CA…– California’s landscapes are under siege from a host of threats. Catastrophic wildfire, climate change, invasive species and increasing human population put these delicate ecosystems at risk. The U.S. Forest Service has recognized and battled these threats for decades, but recently the agency recognized the need for a more focused approach on Ecological Restoration […]
Lake Tahoe, CA/NV – As the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) prepares to reorganize and reformat its code of ordinances to make it more user-friendly, an equally user-friendly summary of the proposed edits and procedural changes has been prepared and is available to offer greater clarity to the public, according to the Agency. “We have […]
Lake Tahoe, NV – The state of Maine’s largest lakes organization is visiting TRPA and the Lake Tahoe Basin this week, seeking advice on their lakes’ management programs, according to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. “We’re really interested in seeing how other organizations manage their lakes, especially in the Lake Tahoe Basin,” said Peter Lowell, […]
Washington, DC… President Barack Obama’s Weekly Address…This week, we had two powerful reminders of how we’ve renewed American leadership in the world. I was proud to announce that—as promised—the rest of our troops in Iraq will come home by the end of this year. And in Libya, the death of Moammar Qadhafi showed that our […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA/NV…TahoeChamber.org would like to thank all those who took the time to nominate a business or individual for the 4th Annual Blue Ribbon Awards. Over the four years that the awards program has been in existence, community participation and support has increased annually by leaps and bounds. 2011 brought in a record […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA…U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews are scheduled to resume prescribed fire operations near Meyers, on the south side of the intersection of Pioneer Trail and U.S. Hwy 50, Monday October 24, 2011, weather permitting. In addition, operations may resume in the Angora fire area. Both operations may continue through the week. […]
October 21, 2010 (Stateline, Nev.) – Whether it’s the 16 ft. clown, lady gaga lookalikes, entire Addams Family, Tricky Dick Nixon, a deck of playing cards, a human lobster bib or a zombified super hero, there’s only one place at South Tahoe to see the outrageous unveil itself through costume and it could be worth […]
