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Carson Valley cowgirl named Miss Reno Rodeo
Gardnerville resident McKinna Jackson was crowned Miss Reno Rodeo 2025 at the annual coronation dinner and ceremony on June 14. She will spend the next year as a goodwill ambassador for the 106th Reno Rodeo, a Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association sanctioned event, scheduled for June 19-28, 2025 (renorodeo.com). Jackson said...
Sewage Spill in Lake Tahoe; Tevis Cup Mourns Loss of Two Horses; Trail Conflicts Prompt New Initiative; More
At approximately 8 p.m. on July 18, a private contractor working in Carnelian Bay struck the North Tahoe Public Utility District’s main sewer export pipeline. Sewage from the pipeline overflowed into the nearby parking lot and reached Lake Tahoe. The pipeline has been repaired. Placer County Environmental Health, the...
Cruisers Academy offers healing power through sailing
TAHOE CITY, Calif. – Eight years ago Capt. Brady Trautman and his brother were hiring crew to cross the Atlantic Ocean to Brazil from Cape Town, South Africa, when Capt. Alex Blue came aboard. “We have been together ever since,” Trautman said. “We’ve lived together since the day we...
I-15 shut down until further notice for truck fire sparked by load of lithium batteries
Interstate 15 is shut down in both directions near the Nevada/California state line as crews battle a truck fire sparked by a load of lithium-ion batteries. The fire occurred on northbound I-15 at mile marker 113 between Barstow and Baker, California on July 26th. According to 3 News, a semi...
Laughs and views: Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival entertains crowd with comedy
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. – As the sun sets at Lake Tahoe’s Sand Harbor State Park on Friday, July 12, Shakespeare enthusiasts wait patiently to watch the opening night at Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival. Laughs can still be heard from the beach, while festival crew members work furiously to...
Trail Cam Footage: Black Bear Cub Mercilessly Ambushes Sibling
Toogee Sielsch “Tahoe Toogee” has been an unofficial black bear expert in his local area of south Lake Tahoe, California for about 40 years. He captures some great black-bear moments from the Tahoe area on his trail cameras, including a recent one showing a young bear cub mercilessly ambushing its sibling at a watering hole.
Ice cream social at senior center Monday
The senior community (60 and over) is invited to an ice cream social and root beer float party, sponsored by the Pay it Forward Project. Treats will be served from noon to 1 p.m. on Monday in the dining room at the Carson City Senior Center, 911 Beverly Drive. Optional lunch will be served from 11-12:30 p.m.
July 26, 1894: Pregnant woman shoots, kills Nevada state senator
A version of this article originally appeared in the Reno Gazette Journal on April 1, 1990. Born in England in 1864, Alice Marion Hartley was the central figure in one of Reno's most sensational scandals in the summer of 1894. She also was among the first women to be incarcerated in the Nevada...
WNC students can benefit from Silver State Opportunity Grant funding
Courtesy of Steve Yingling, Western Nevada College. One area of student funding that is being underutilized as the Fall 2024 semester nears at Western Nevada College is the Silver State Opportunity Grant (SSOG). With fall classes starting on Aug. 26, the timing is right for students to take advantage of...
Michele Fiore suspended as justice of the peace after federal indictment on fraud charges
The Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline has suspended Nye County Justice of the Peace Michele Fiore as she faces federal charges in an alleged charity scheme. In a Wednesday order, the commission suspended Fiore, 53, of Pahrump, after she was indicted on federal wire fraud and conspiracy charges earlier this month. The commission is required to suspend with pay judges who are facing felony charges at the state or federal level. ...
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