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Embassy Suites to become independent property with new name
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/06/2013 - 12:52pmEmbassy Suites Lake Tahoe - Hotel & Ski Resort will operate as an independent property with a new management company starting April 1.The hotel, which will be renamed Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel, will ...
Education Roundup: Governor's proposed formula could double per-student funding in LTUSD
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/06/2013 - 6:00amGov. Jerry Brown's proposed funding formula could add much-needed dollars to Lake Tahoe Unified School District coffers, but exactly how much revenue will be available has yet to be determined. Bro...
South Shore trying to unchain itself from economic blight
Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/06/2013 - 2:35am
For years, people on the South Shore have gathered to give voice to what they want their community to evolve into. Tuesday night was another opportunity to do more of the same.
But it was also a chance to hear from a diverse group about how some of those ideas are now projects in the ground – like Lakeview Commons and Van Sickle Bi-State Park.
District Attorney's Office creates DUI prosecution team
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/05/2013 - 6:24pmThe El Dorado County District Attorney's Office has formed a new prosecution team dedicated to drunken and drugged driving.The team will focus on repeat offenders and those involved in fatal or inj...
Prison sentence for man who fired gun at Whiskey Dick's
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/05/2013 - 6:19pmA man who was arrested in June after allegedly holding a gun to the head of a South Lake Tahoe man inside a bar has been sentenced to seven years in state prison.On Feb. 25, El Dorado County Superi...
Judge upholds decision on Homewood development
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/05/2013 - 6:16pmA federal judge has upheld a decision preventing proposed development at Homewood Mountain Resort from moving forward until a downsized project gets a closer look.Late last month U.S. District C...
Hugo Chavez, fiery Venezuelan leader, dies at 58
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/05/2013 - 4:16pmCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- President Hugo Chavez was a fighter. The former paratroop commander and fiery populist waged continual battle for his socialist ideals and outsmarted his rivals time and ...
Prescribed fires planned for Wednesday around South Lake Tahoe and Angora fire area
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 03/05/2013 - 12:46pmTwo prescribed fires are planned Wednesday around South Lake Tahoe near the intersection of Pioneer Trail and Al Tahoe Boulevard and along a portion of the Angora fire burn area, the U.S. Forest Service announced.
Fuels management crews expect to burn about nine acres, weather permitting. In addition, operations will begin in the Angora Fire area near Pyramid Circle. Crews expect to burn approximately 10 to 15 acres, weather permitting. Operations in both locations will continue through the week as conditions allow.
Tahoe Fund announces $1 million Founders Circle campaign goal
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 03/05/2013 - 11:51am
Dedicated to funding environmental improvement projects in the Lake Tahoe Basin, the nonprofit Tahoe Fund on Tuesday announced a million dollar fundraising goal for its Founders Circle campaign.
Study shows declining life span for some US women
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/05/2013 - 8:37amNEW YORK (AP) -- A new study offers more compelling evidence that life expectancy for some U.S. women is actually falling, a disturbing trend that experts can't explain.The latest research found th...
Energy nominee favors all-of the-above approach
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/05/2013 - 8:33amWASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's choice to lead the Energy Department advocates an all-of-the-above approach to energy and favors natural gas as a "bridge fuel" to reduce emissions that ...
Stolen yacht runs aground at Pacifica; 3 arrested
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/05/2013 - 8:30amPACIFICA, Calif. (AP) -- Three people were arrested Monday after they stocked a stolen, 82-foot yacht with pizza and beer, and then ran the vessel aground on a Northern California beach, authoritie...
Nevada won't recognize Arizona concealed weapon permits
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 03/04/2013 - 4:18pmBeginning today, Nevada no longer recognizes Arizona's concealed weapons permits, the state's Department of Public Safety announced.
At a Feb. 28 meeting of the Nevada Sheriffs’ and Chiefs’ association, the groups unanimously agreed to end the recognition of concealed weapon permits. According to a news release, the action was taken in accordance with Nevada Revised Statue 202.3689.
Embassy Suites Lake Tahoe to become independent beginning April 1
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 03/04/2013 - 3:16pmThe corporation that owns Embassy Suites Lake Tahoe – Hotel & Ski Resort announced today that as of April 1 the hotel will be operating as an independent property with a new management company. PHR Management, Inc., an affiliate of Ken Corporation, LTD., the Japan-based ownership group, will assume management of the hotel. Max Saito, vice president of PHR, said the company will retain the hotel’s 220 employees.
Douglas County Sheriff's Office seeks help in finding missing teen runaway
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 03/04/2013 - 12:34pm
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating a 16-year-old female who ran away from her Minden home and has been missing for about a week.
On Feb. 23, Geolyn Balleza ran away from her parent’s home in Minden. She is believed to have run away and is somewhere between Douglas County and the Reno/Sparks area, according to Douglas County authorities.
Lake Tahoe weather: Winter storm could bring foot of snow by midweek
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/04/2013 - 9:04amTAHOE/TRUCKEE - As much as a foot of snow is possible by Thursday of this week for the greater Tahoe/Truckee region, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.A developing storm system in t...
Myriad languages, cultures challenge health reform
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/04/2013 - 8:56amOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Set on a gritty corner of Oakland's International Boulevard, the nonprofit Street Level Health Project offers free checkups to patients who speak a total of 22 languages, fr...
Calif. woman dies after nurse refuses to do CPR
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/04/2013 - 8:53amBAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) -- A central California retirement home is defending one of its nurses who refused pleas by a 911 operator to perform CPR on an elderly woman who later died, saying the nur...
Several inches of snow possible for Lake Tahoe, Sierra with storm system arriving Tuesday
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 03/02/2013 - 4:27pm
A weak weather system will move into the Sierra beginning Sunday with a wetter system expected to bring some much-needed snow accumulation for the Lake Tahoe region from Tuesday through Thursday, the National Weather Service reports.
For the remainder of the weekend, expect rain and high elevation snow across the Sierra and Western Nevada, with snow accumulations up to a few inches possible for the higher terrain above Lake Tahoe.
More blizzards equals less snow - Tahoe's future climate equation?
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 03/02/2013 - 6:00amMassive blizzards may become the norm for Tahoe, but don't get your powder boards out just yet - that doesn't necessarily mean more snow. A new report from the Environment America Research & Pol...
South Shore economic forum to be held
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 03/02/2013 - 6:00amTahoe Prosperity Center and TahoeChamber will host a South Shore economic forum on March 5.The topic of this year's forum is "The Future of South Shore - Next Steps." The topic resulted from a visi...
Golf course recognized for environmental excellence
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 03/02/2013 - 6:00amLake Tahoe Golf Course has retained its designation as a certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary and is being recognized for environmental stewardship.Golf Course superintendent Bobby Jaeger led th...
Tahoe Production House earns international award
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 03/02/2013 - 6:00amTahoe Production House recently won an award for excellence in web-based video production from the international AVA Digital Awards 2013 competition.The competition recognizes outstanding achieveme...
Environmental film festival returns
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 6:24pmInspiring people to make small changes that have big results is the goal of a film festival that returns to Lake Tahoe this week.The Eighth Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival takes place March 8...
City Council to get Loop Road update
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 6:17pmThe options that will be considered for a proposed Loop Road project that would route traffic from U.S. Highway 50 around the casino corridor could be chosen as soon as April.The South Lake Tahoe C...
Preliminary hearing in Swanson case wraps up
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 6:06pmThe 1980 killing of 16-year-old South Lake Tahoe gas station attendant Richard Swanson is headed to trial.On Tuesday, following a preliminary hearing that lasted several weeks, El Dorado County Sup...
BLM finishes wild-horse trapping
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 2:51pmThe Bureau of Land Management has finished trapping 11 wild horses near Carson City it deemed a public-safety threat. They were taken to the Northern Nevada Correctional Center, where they will be ...
Gridlock: No budging at the budget-cuts deadline
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 2:21pmWASHINGTON - Gridlocked once more, President Barack Obama and Republican congressional leaders refused to budge in their budget standoff Friday as $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts bore...
Obama says no way to avoid gay marriage case
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 11:53amWASHINGTON - Citing the principle of equality that drove the nation's founding, President Barack Obama spoke out Friday against California's ban on gay marriage and said the Supreme Court should st...
South Lake Tahoe offers 12 months of emergency preparation tips
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 11:17amThe City of South Lake Tahoe is offering Emergency Preparation Guides for community members. As part of the City's initiative to increase communications, we will be offering a 12 part monthly series during 2013 highlighting emergency preparedness. These useful tools will assist citizens in preparing for emergencies.
The first emergency guide in the series focuses on “Action Plans” and provides suggestions for creating a family emergency disaster plan. The guide also provides contact numbers for agencies located within City limits and throughout El Dorado County.
Sequestration stands to cost Nevada $38.6M
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 11:05amNevada's government will be hit to the tune of $38.6 million this federal fiscal year if Congress doesn't avoid sequestration, Gov. Brian Sandoval said Thursday.Without congressional action today, ...
Drought prompts natural disaster declaration for Douglas, Carson
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 11:02amDouglas County is one of four Nevada jurisdictions designated a primary natural disaster area due to drought on Wednesday.Carson City, Esmeralda and White Pine counties were also listed as places s...
Poll: Californians still gloomy on economy, jobs
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 10:24amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Most Californians are downright gloomy about the state's economy and very few voters think the job market will improve this year, according to a Field Poll released Friday...
Cuts imminent, Senate rejects stopgap efforts
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 10:15amWASHINGTON (AP) - Squabbling away the hours, the Senate swatted aside last-ditch plans to block $85 billion in broad-based federal spending reductions Thursday as President Barack Obama and Republi...
Local health assessment finds health gaps
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 6:00amAnalysis of the Community Health Needs Assessment indicated that substance abuse, limited health care access and mental health are the top three medical issues in the South Shore, according to a pr...
Former South Lake Tahoe resident returns from Afghanistan
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 6:00amGreg Northrup wasn't surprised when he heard he was going to Afghanistan. After all, the former South Lake Tahoe resident was stationed at a Kentucky base with a high-deployment rate and aviatio...
Obama to urge court to overturn gay marriage ban
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 6:00amWASHINGTON - The Obama administration is asking the Supreme Court to overturn California's ban on gay marriage and take a skeptical view of similar bans across the country.That's according to perso...
Lake Tahoe clarity improves, long-term trend still needs study
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 5:22pmLake Tahoe's clarity showed a third consecutive year of improvement in 2012, but more study is needed to determine if the gains are part of a long-term trend.The average clarity for Lake Tahoe in 2...
California bill would require ski resort accident reporting
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 5:19pmA California senator has introduced a bill that would require ski resorts to prepare public reports of safety procedures, as well as injuries and deaths.California Senate Bill 564 would require ski...
South Lake Tahoe man, John Carleton, identified as pedestrian killed in Feb. 22 collision
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 2:42pmSouth Lake Tahoe police have identified the man killed in a Friday, Feb. 22 pedestrian crash on Lake Tahoe Boulevard as John Carleton, 51, of South Lake Tahoe.
Skier rescued after ducking rope at Heavenly
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 2:32pmSearch and rescue volunteers were able to locate a skier who apparently ducked a rope at Heavenly Mountain Resort Wednesday and became stuck in the Cold Creek drainage.El Dorado County Sheriff's Of...
Sierra snowpack at 66 percent of average
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 2:11pmThe water found in the Sierra Nevada snowpack Thursday was just 66 percent of the long-term average, according to California water managers."The snowpack hasn't actually lost much water content sin...
March 5 council meeting canceled
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 1:46pmThe next regularly scheduled meeting of the South Lake Tahoe City Council has been canceled, according to an announcement by the city this week.The council's March 5 meeting was canceled because th...
Name of pedestrian killed Friday released
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 1:42pmPolice have released the name of a man who was killed by an alleged drunken driver on U.S. Highway 50 Friday night.South Lake Tahoe resident John Carleton, 51, died after being struck by a vehicle ...
Dust from Africa affects snowfall in California
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 1:07pmLOS ANGELES (AP) - One of the driest spots on Earth - the Sahara desert - is increasingly responsible for snow and rain half a world away in the western U.S., a new study released Thursday found.It...
AP Exclusive: Jails house 1,100 long-term inmates
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 1:05pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California counties are housing more than 1,100 inmates on long-term sentences in jails designed for stays of a year or less, according to the first report detailing the g...
City earns award of excellence for Lakeview Commons
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 12:50pmThe California Park and Recreation Society has honored the city of South Lake Tahoe with an Award of Excellence for Lakeview Commons at El Dorado Beach.On June 20, Lakeview Commons was dedicated to...
South Lake Tahoe wins excellence award for Lakeview Commons
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 10:18amThe City of South Lake Tahoe received an Award of Excellence from the California Park and Recreation Society for Lakeview Commons at El Dorado Beach. The City’s recognition in the category of Park Planning will be honored at the 2013 California and Pacific Southwest Recreation and Park Training Conference, held in San Jose March 6-8.
Poll: Calif. support of gay marriage at 61 percent
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 9:09amSAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A record 61 percent of Californians now approve of allowing same-sex couples to marry, according to a poll released Thursday.The Field Poll found 78 percent support among peop...
As trend wanes, Vegas casinos fold on poker rooms
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 8:55amLAS VEGAS (AP) -- The Tropicana hoped to step back into the big leagues when it opened its poker room in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, touting it as the coolest in town.But that same morning, f...
