Local News:
- Details of red flag warning for the Tahoe Basin
- High speed chase ending on Kingsbury Grade
- Northstar California (Vail) lawsuit settled
- Local woman swims lake’s distance
- Washoe Co. to hear from Incline Village about STRs this week
Quick Hits:
- 2nd & 3rd largest wildfires in CA state history burning approx. 1M acres total so far
- North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has fallen into a coma, a former South Korean official is claiming on the heels of reports that the northern leader has ceded over some of his power to his younger sister.
- Greenland lost a record amount of ice during 2019; the melt is massive enough to cover California in more than 4 feet of water, a new study said.
- Get excited, Mariah Carey fans – new music is on the way.
- Mei Xiang, a 22-year-old giant panda at the Smithsonian zoo in Washington, D.C., is the oldest panda to give birth in the United States, officials said.
Deeper Dives:
- After falling two weeks in a row, the number of laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits rose to 1.1 million last week; American employers are still cutting record numbers of jobs. According to the jobs site Indeed.com, listings are down by about 20% compared to this time last year. Data released today says the IRS expects there to be almost 40 million fewer employee-classified jobs in 2021 — a condition that might persist to at least 2027 — based on W-2 forms.
- A coronavirus loophole: Capital Christian High School opens, saying it’s day care. Capital Christian in Sacramento County is offering on-campus study areas for students grades 6-12 to learn online in spatially distant “pod” groups as a way to slow the spread of coronavirus
- Political contributions toward the presidential race so far are closing in on $3 billion. The Republican National Committee reports that it raised $55 million in the month of July. That is a new record, which kind of seems to be the case almost every time we talk about campaign fundraising during this election cycle
Fact Check:
- Michelle Obama: “In one of the states that determined the outcome” of the 2016 presidential race, “the winning margin averaged out to just two votes per precinct, two votes.” -TRUE!
National Day:
- Wed. 8/26 National Dog Day
Ep. 39 - Amy Berry - Tahoe Fund
Ep. 38 - Summer '24 Tahoe Events Preview
Ep. 37 - Cody Bass - Mayor, City of South Lake Tahoe & Executive Director of Tahoe Wellness Center
Ep. 36 - John Rice - Sierra-at-Tahoe
Ep. 35 - The Devil Makes Three - WinterWonderGrass
Ep. 34 - Julie Regan - Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA)
Ep. 33 - Doug Hartline - Tahoe SNOWFEST
Ep. 32 - McAvoy Layne - Mark Twain
Ep. 31 - Paul Reder - PR Entertainment
Ep. 30 - Chief Ryan Sommers - North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District
Ep. 29 - Devin Middlebrook - Mayor City of South Lake Tahoe
Ep. 28 - Jacquie Chandler - Sustain Tahoe
Ep. 27 - Joanne Marchetta - Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
Ep. 26 - Denise Upton - Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care
Ep. 25 - Ryan Carr - Mental Health & Performance
Ep. 24 - Daron Rahlves - Feb. 3 2022
Ep. 23 - Kevin & Rich Alibi Aleworks - Jan. 20, 2022
Ep. 22: Todd Offenbacher - Jan. 6 2022
Tahoe Talk - 5/20/21
Tahoe Talk - 5/11/21
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