After seeing the epic biopic, “Oppenheimer” it becomes plainly clear that the man known as the “Father of the Atomic Bomb” caused just as much of a chain reaction in his personal life after splitting the atom. This is definitely director Christopher Nolan’s best work so far. As a fan of World War II, I feel a little embarrassed I didn’t know more about theoretical physicist Robert Oppenheimer other than he was involved in what was known as the Manhattan Project, which created the first atomic bomb at the Los Alamos laboratories in New Mexico.

Join officers from the California Highway Patrol at their next Coffee With A Cop event on Wednesday, July 26. They will be gathering with locals and other members of law enforcement at the Cutthroat Brewing Co. in Markleeville from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Coffee With A Cop provides a unique opportunity for community members to ask questions & learn more about the CHP's work in Alpine County.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — The California Tahoe Conservancy has awarded a $500,000 grant to the nonprofit Wildlands Network, in partnership with Pathways for Wildlife, for a multi-year study of wildlife connectivity in the California side of the Lake Tahoe Basin. Understanding how wildlife moves through and within the Basin will help land managers and other Basin partners protect the diversity of Tahoe wildlife species.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - There is a new mural in South Lake Tahoe! “Tahoe Stays Wild” was recently completed by the Girls Scouts of the Sierra Nevada’s Troop 722 utilizing the City of South Lake Tahoe’s Arts, Culture, and Tourism Commission’s microgrant funding. They were joined by professional artist Matt Kauffmann. The mural features various animals native to Lake Tahoe in the foreground of a bright and vibrant mountain sunset.

Want to ride off into the sunset on this super sweet Specialized electric bike while helping pets in need?

Donate $20.00 to support Humane Society of Truckee Tahoe's (HSTT) lifesaving programs between Monday, June 24, and Monday, August 14 at 5:00 PM PST, and be entered to win a 2023 Specialized Turbo Como SL 5.0 E-Bike - Size: Medium, Color: Yellow. The bike has an MSRP of $2799.99.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe’s receipts from January through March 2023 were 2.1 percent below the first sales period in 2022. Excluding reporting aberrations, actual sales were down 2.6 percent, according to the quarterly report released this week from the City of South Lake Tahoe Director of Finance, Olga Tikhomirova.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe tied the record high for Sunday when the mercury topped 91. We`ll return to near-normal July warmth the week ahead with enhanced afternoon breezes through Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno. This will bring localized areas with critical fire weather conditions in addition to choppy lakes, especially on Monday.

There is a chance for thunderstorms and rain south of Lake Tahoe in Mono County to start off the week, but no precipitation is expected at Lake Tahoe.

The South Lake Tahoe forecast from NWS Reno:

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – It was a special evening Friday at the Lake of the Sky Amphitheater at Taylor Creek near South Lake Tahoe. For almost 35 years, McAvoy Lane has been performing as Mark Twain at the theater, and this was to be his final performance.

The USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) and Great Basin Institute (GBI) had invited community members and visitors to join them for the special evening, and they filled the amphitheater.

Looks that signify intent, this is a source of discontent and nears embarrassment. I don't like this car. There, I said it - you can click back and move on with your life. But that would nearly be unfair to this pretend sports car from Lexus. What you're looking at is the longstanding RC coupe, now in its tenth year (!), that's been subject to The Fast and the Furious treatment with a glaringly out-of-place black hood. People will see this car and think it's fast, or that you want to race them - it happened to me - yet the truth is this is not a fast car.