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Fourteen arrests during Stateline Lake Tahoe New Year's festivities
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 01/01/2013 - 12:33pmThe Douglas County Sheriff’s Office reports the New Years Eve celebration in the casino core area of Stateline, Lake Tahoe went as planned with 14 arrests made.
The celebratory crowd seemed no larger than in past years. Highway 50 was closed to vehicle traffic at about 11:00 p.m. for public safety reasons. The celebrants were allowed to flow into the roadway as they celebrated the coming of the New Year. The Nevada side of U.S. Highway 50 was cleared of celebrants at 12:20 am and was reopened to vehicle traffic at approximately 1 a.m. after the crowd peacefully moved off the roadway.
SnowGlobe rings in 2013
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/01/2013 - 11:34amChromeo led the countdown to the new year Monday night in front of a massive, high-energy crowd at the SnowGlobe Music Festival.
“This is just so great. It's awesome. The atmosphere's great and Tahoe's gorgeous,” concertgoer Lindsey Wallingford said just hours before 2013 arrived.
SnowGlobe 2012: Day 3
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/01/2013 - 9:56amCheck out our album from the final day of SnowGlobe. Visit http://tinyurl.com/azqqcfo. Copyright 2013 Tahoe Daily Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, -Sn...
Few overnight DUI arrests on Northern Nevada highways during critical New Year's holiday stretch
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 01/01/2013 - 8:38amMore than 275 traffic enforcement stops were made by Nevada Highway Patrol troopers on Northern Nevada highways in a 10-hour period from 7 pm Monday until 5 am Tuesday morning.
Only seven motorists, or roughly three percent, stopped during that timeframe were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Many of those motorists stopped were designated drivers for passengers riding in the vehicle who were celebrating the New Year and had already consumed alcohol.
Lake Tahoe Basin snowpack at 161 percent average
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 01/01/2013 - 7:14amThe new year arrives with mountain conditions far different than a year ago, with the all-important snowpack that provides the bulk of water supplies for western Nevada at near twice-normal levels.
On Monday, the Truckee River Basin’s snowpack was measured at 192 percent of normal for the date, with the Lake Tahoe Basin at 161 percent. That’s compared to 18 and 11 percent for those two places as recorded on Dec. 31, 2011.
Tahoe Youth & Family Services seeks mentors
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/01/2013 - 6:00amJanuary is National Mentoring Month and Tahoe Youth & Family Services is looking for mentors.Mentors are currently needed for youth and teens ages 4-17, and for Spanish-speaking children. Studies s...
Management plan for 10 Nevada wilderness areas OK'd
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/01/2013 - 6:00amRENO, Nev. - Federal land managers have completed a management plan for 10 wilderness areas around northwestern Nevada's sprawling Black Rock Desert.Kristine Struck, a wilderness specialist for the...
Nevada Department of Wildlife offers grants for shooting range projects
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/01/2013 - 6:00amThe Nevada Department of Wildlife has grants available to individuals or organizations with shooting range project proposals.NDOW receives the bulk of its funding through user fees and excise taxes...
New member sought for Community Action Council
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/01/2013 - 6:00amThe El Dorado County Community Action Council is seeking to fill one vacancy representing the Community Member Sector.Community Agencies that serve El Dorado County residents, in areas such as shel...
North Shore biomass facility gets OK by planning commissioners
Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/01/2013 - 2:00amSierra Avalanche Center workers to give lecture this week
Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/01/2013 - 2:00amEditorial: Stop the name calling or the comments go away
Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/01/2013 - 1:59amMore laws to be imposed on Californians starting Jan. 1
Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/31/2012 - 4:30pmUS, Europe hope the new year brings better times
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/31/2012 - 4:23pmNEW YORK - From teeming Times Square to an Asian capital hosting its first public New Year's Eve countdown in decades, the world looked to the start of 2013 with hope for renewal after a year of...
Obama says fiscal cliff deal close, not done
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/31/2012 - 4:11pmWASHINGTON - Agonizingly close to a New Year's Eve compromise, the White House and congressional Republicans agreed Monday to block across-the-board tax increases set for midnight, but held up a fi...
Doctors: Blood clot located in Clinton's head
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/31/2012 - 3:01pmWASHINGTON - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton developed a blood clot in her head but did not suffer a stroke or neurological damage, her doctors said Monday. They say they are confident th...
Minimum wage gap grows wider between states
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/31/2012 - 2:57pmOLYMPIA, Wash. - With a bump in the Washington state minimum wage to $9.19 an hour, high school student Miranda Olson will edge closer to her goal of buying the black Volkswagen Beetle she's been r...
House won't vote before midnight on 'cliff' deal
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/31/2012 - 2:52pmWASHINGTON - The House will miss the midnight Monday deadline lawmakers set for voting to avoid the "fiscal cliff."House Republicans notified lawmakers that the chamber will vote Monday evening on ...
Nobel Prize team winner featured speaker at Lake Tahoe weather conference
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 12/31/2012 - 2:16pm
Chris Field, a 2007 Nobel Prize team winner and lead author of the study on the effects of global climate change will be the keynote speaker at Tahoe South's Operation Sierra Storm Meteorologist Conference, Jan 10 at South Shore Lake Tahoe.
California wants to find owners of millions of dollars worth of goods
Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/31/2012 - 11:15amHillary Clinton hospitalized with blood clot
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/31/2012 - 12:09pmWASHINGTON - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is under observation at a New York hospital after being treated for a blood clot stemming from the concussion she sustained earlier this month...
Deal reached for stopping spike in milk prices
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/31/2012 - 11:38amWASHINGTON - The top leaders in both parties on the House and Senate Agriculture committees have agreed to a one-year extension of the 2008 farm bill that expired in October, a move that could head...
Asian nations giving enthusiastic welcome to 2013
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/31/2012 - 11:26amLONDON - Sydney's skyline erupted with tons of exploding fireworks in the first major celebration of 2013, extravagant displays lit up Hong Kong and Beijing, and increasingly democratic Myanmar joi...
Democratic officials: Fiscal 'cliff' deal reached
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/31/2012 - 6:00amWASHINGTON - Racing the clock, the White House sealed a New Year's Eve accord with Senate Republicans late Monday to neutralize across-the-board tax increases and spending cuts in government progra...
US, Europe hope the new year brings better times
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/31/2012 - 6:00amNEW YORK - From the glittering New Year's ball dropping in Times Square to joyous fireworks in London and cheers in a once-isolated Asian country, the world did its best to ring in 2013 with hop...
Sacramento police say 2 dead, 3 hurt in shooting
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/31/2012 - 6:00amSACRAMENTO, Calif. - Sacramento police say two people have died and three people are hurt after a New Year's Eve shooting in the Old Sacramento area.Police spokeswoman Michele Gigante told the Sacr...
Opinion: Advocating for ignition interlocks for convicted drunken drivers
Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/31/2012 - 2:00amFine print limits nonprofits’ access to grant funds for state parks
Submitted by admin on Sun, 12/30/2012 - 7:59pmSnowGlobe neighbors change their tune from a year ago
Submitted by admin on Sun, 12/30/2012 - 4:38pmRescued bobcat being taught to toughen up to survive the wild
Submitted by admin on Sun, 12/30/2012 - 11:20amStudy: Teens who drink alcohol impact their brain tissue
Submitted by admin on Sun, 12/30/2012 - 9:40amThen and now: More than the buildings change at Stateline casinos
Submitted by admin on Sun, 12/30/2012 - 2:01am