In August 2020, an offensively named public agency in a small town near Lake Tahoe voted unanimously to change its name to Olympic Valley Public Service District. Its namesake ski resort is also dropping the racial slur from its name, though it hasn’t picked a new one yet (as of production time). In this episode, we explore the violent history contained in the “S-word,” what led to getting rid of it, and how the change opens a door to healing for the Washoe people driven from their ancestral lands. Coming 5/24
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A least one boat ramp at Lake Tahoe won't be opening to motorized vessels this summer due to low water levels caused by an unusually dry winter.
Lake Tahoe is known for its mesmerizing clear, blue water. But there are multiple threats to the lake that may someday change the color and worse, downgrade the quality of the water.
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service is proposing a five-fold increase in the number of miles of trails open to certain electric bikes in the forests surrounding Lake Tahoe.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — A private contractor hired by the Environmental Protection Agency has removed an abandoned boat from Lake Tahoe that sank in January and believed to be leaking oil.
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A ski resort at Lake Tahoe is being sued for negligence by the widow of a man who was killed in an avalanche last January and a close friend who was seriously injured.
STATELINE, Nev. (AP) — The NHL has moved up the starting time of the outdoor game Sunday between Boston and Philadelphia at Lake Tahoe by one hour to avoid the bright sunshine forecast for later in the afternoon.
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory ahead of another snowstorm headed for Lake Tahoe and most of the Sierra.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A potent atmospheric river is barreling toward Northern California, bringing the threat of downpours that could unleash destructive debris flows from wildfire burn scars and a heavy dump of snow in the Sierra.
RENO, Nev. (AP) — An unseasonably warm, dry weather system that is setting record highs across much of northern Nevada is expected to continue into the weekend.
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service and its partners plan nearly a dozen prescribed fire operations around Lake Tahoe this week to help clear out underbrush that can fuel wildfires.
The NHL is taking its outdoor series to Lake Tahoe. The league announced it will hold two games on an outdoor rink set up at Edgewood Golf Course in Stateline, Nevada.
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The National Weather Service has issued an avalanche warning and winter weather advisory for much of the Sierra Nevada, including Lake Tahoe.
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for the Lake Tahoe region ahead of another storm expected to bring up to a foot of snow to the upper elevations.
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Hundreds of homes were without power in the Reno area as another early winter storm packing winds more powerful than the last one started blowing into the Sierra.
