South Lake Tahoe, CA/NV…Famed actor and two-time American Century Championship winner Jack Wagner will compete for another victory in Lake Tahoe along with an impressive list of fellow movie and TV personalities adding star power to the field of active professional and retired athletes and Hall of Famers. (www.americancenturychampionship.com) Also in the competition from Hollywood […]
Stateline, CA…As a national treasure offering world-class recreation opportunities, Lake Tahoe is one of the most popular outdoor destinations in Northern California and Nevada. And sometimes, being popular has its challenges. Tahoe’s limited roadways become congested during times of peak visitation, when thousands of people who live in nearby metropolitan areas get in their cars […]
Stateline, NV…Over the last two decades, the Lake Tahoe Region has become a national leader in fighting the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS) that threaten to harm its world-renowned environment and the $5 billion recreation-based economy it supports. The Lake Tahoe Region is working with other partners throughout the American West to […]
Stateline, NV…The Nevada Department of Transportation has reopened U.S. 50 north of Cave Rock at Lake Tahoe to one lane of traffic in each direction following monolithic-size boulders which fell onto the roadway. Throughout last week, boulders larger than passenger vehicles fell from a roadside slope onto eastbound travel lanes. No vehicles were involved in […]
Stateline, NV…From installing erosion control measures to minimizing car trips, everyone can help Lake Tahoe. Awards recognizing people exhibiting a special dedication to conserving the lake are now open for nominations. The 2017 Lake Spirit Awards will honor those committed to a spirit of cooperation and protecting Lake Tahoe. “It takes real people making real […]
Stateline,NV…The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) Governing Board on Wednesday unanimously approved Placer County’s Tahoe Basin Area Plan and the Tahoe City Lodge Project. “This is the fourth area plan approved at Lake Tahoe and an important milestone for implementing the 2012 Regional Plan,” said Joanne S. Marchetta, executive director of TRPA. “With this plan, […]
Stateline, NV…Twenty-five years ago, I finished my graduate work in Oregon and moved to Northern Nevada for a planning position at TRPA. Having spent a large part of my youth hiking and camping at Tahoe and in the Sierra, the move felt like coming home. Today, I am still in awe by Lake Tahoe’s beauty, […]
Carson City, NV…The Nevada Department of Transportation has reopened Kingsbury Grade (State Route 207) following repairs to flood-related erosion. In December, a sinkhole formed where a drainage pipe crosses underneath the road at mile marker 4.3, approximately 10 miles up the road on the Carson Valley side. The road was temporarily repaired and reopened before […]
Incline Village, NV…Mother Nature returns with a vengeance today in the Greater Lake Tahoe Area. Today Cloudy with a chance of snow and rain. Snow level 6500 to 7000 feet. Highs 36 to 41. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph with gusts up […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA…As of 5:40pm today, the City is opening a VOLUNTARY Red Cross Emergency Evacuation Center at South Tahoe High School in the Multi-purpose room located at South Tahoe High School 1735 Lake Tahoe Boulevard due to the rapid rising of the Upper Truckee River.
