Auto loan debt is at an all time high. While some of the blame for that can be put on things like stubbornly high interest rates and ever increasing car prices, some folks just never learned the kind of financial skills required to make a smart car-buying decision. Take TikToker Blaisey Arnold, who recently revealed … Read more
Cars drive through the fresh snow at Tahoe Donner, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. Andrew Chamings/SFGATE California Highway Patrol has closed Interstate 80 off to westbound traffic in Truckee after snowy conditions caused multiple collisions and spinouts over Donner Summit on Saturday, the agency announced. Closures are impacting westbound traffic in Truckee and at the Nevada state … Read more
A black bear works his way through the water while looking at the camera, in Taylor Creek, South Lake Tahoe, Calif. Vicki Jauron, Babylon and Beyond Photography/Getty Experts in South Lake Tahoe are concerned about mysterious flyers spreading misinformation about feeding bears. The flyers, which were posted on street poles and along Highway 50 around Lake … Read more
When California Gov. Gavin Newsom named his son Dutch in 2016, it wasn’t because he had some unknown affinity for the Netherlands. Dutch Newsom, the governor’s youngest, was named for Dutch Flat, for Dutch Flat, California, a tiny Sierra Nevada town off Interstate 80 about an hour from Lake Tahoe. After his parents divorced and his father … Read more
A female black bear sits in a tree near Lake Tahoe, Calif. San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst N/San Francisco Chronicle via Gett In an extremely rare incident, a California man was reportedly bitten numerous times by a black bear in Sierra County Friday. The Calpine resident told authorities he let his dog outside to use the bathroom … Read more
The bear seen in Tahoe was a local black bear, like this one, shown in the Sierra Nevada in winter. Anna39/Getty Images/iStockphoto It’s no secret that Lake Tahoe and all of the northern Sierra Nevada is bear country, but most people probably assume that bears hibernate as soon as winter begins. Most bears go into … Read more
