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California voters are young and don’t choose political party
Submitted by admin on Sat, 12/29/2012 - 2:48pmSnow total comparison proves a difference one year makes
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 12/29/2012 - 12:36pm
What a difference a year makes. This National Weather Service graphic compares the precipitation in December 2011 with the precipitation for December 2012.
The image on the left represents the total liquid precipitation that fell during December 2011.
The image on the right is the total liquid precipitation that fell over the last 30 days of 2012 ending on December 28th. The images show the stark contrast between the exceptionally dry December of 2011 and the very wet December of 2012.
Vail Resorts adds air bags to patrollers’ bucket of tools
Submitted by admin on Sat, 12/29/2012 - 11:20amCHP Beefs Up Enforcement on Holiday Weekend along Highway 50 to South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 12/29/2012 - 12:18pmDina Kupfer from KXTV News10 files this report on New Year's travel and road enforcement along Highway 50 to Lake Tahoe. A news release from the California Highway Patrol is below.
Northstar keeps lifts running during brief power outage
Submitted by admin on Sat, 12/29/2012 - 9:24amToyota acceleration settlement gets preliminary OK
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/29/2012 - 6:00amLOS ANGELES - A U.S. judge gave preliminary approval Friday to a $1 billion-plus settlement with Toyota Motor Corp. in cases involving problems of sudden, unintended acceleration by its vehicles, a...
Trains carrying more oil across US amid boom
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/29/2012 - 6:00amBILLINGS, Mont. - Energy companies behind the oil boom on the Northern Plains are increasingly turning to an industrial-age workhorse - the locomotive - to move their crude to refineries across the...
Skiing blind
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/29/2012 - 6:00amJeff Dean and the skier from New York whom he was guiding that day stood on the cornice overlooking Kirkwood Mountain Resort. It was a high jump complicated by the fact that the East Coast visit...
United Way names officers for 2013 board of directors, steering committee member
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/29/2012 - 6:00amUnited Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra has announced its 2013 board of directors and officers.Mary-Ann Andrews- Merrett, vice president of operation/business development for Sage Internationa...
Caltrans appoints first female chief engineer
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/29/2012 - 6:00amKarla Sutliff has been appointed as California's chief engineer, the first woman to be appointed to the position, Caltrans recently announced. As chief engineer and deputy, Sutliff is responsible f...
Setting up SnowGlobe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/29/2012 - 6:00amWhen it comes to setting up a three-day concert venue that could draw upward of 10,000 spectators per day, details matter. From lighting to sound equipment to building a 25-foot big air jump, al...
Opinion: An army makes Clean Tahoe the success that it is
Submitted by admin on Sat, 12/29/2012 - 2:00amNevada has grant money to give out for water quality projects
Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/28/2012 - 6:20pmNevada group wants more money to aid problem gamblers
Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/28/2012 - 4:15pmSouth Lake Tahoe accepting applications for City Council appointment
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 12/28/2012 - 1:42pmAt Thursday's special meeting of the South Lake Tahoe City Council, leaders unanimously agreed to accept applications for an appointment to the council to fill an unexpired term ending in December 2014.
Applications are available at the City’s Administrative Offices, 1901 Airport Road and online at:
Stocks edge lower as 'fiscal cliff' deadline nears
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/28/2012 - 10:56amNEW YORK - Stocks edged lower for a fifth day on concern that Washington lawmakers will fail to reach a budget deal before a year-end deadline.The Dow Jones industrial average slid 69 points to 13,...
White House meeting a last stab at a fiscal deal
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/28/2012 - 10:52amWASHINGTON - President Barack Obama was preparing to present a limited fiscal proposal to congressional leaders at a White House meeting Friday, a make-or-break moment for negotiations to avoid acr...
Barton hires two new OB-GYN physicians
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/28/2012 - 6:00amBarton Health will open a new women's health center on Jan. 2 that will offer obstetrics, gynecological and infertility services from an OB-GYN physician new to the South Shore. The opening will ta...
Indie publishers printing tales in Meyers
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/28/2012 - 6:00amEditor's note: This is the final installment of a three-part series on South Shore authors and the routes they've followed to publish their works. Tucked behind a yoga studio just off Highway 50...
US consumers lose confidence as fiscal cliff nears
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/28/2012 - 6:00amWASHINGTON - U.S. consumers peering over the "fiscal cliff" don't like what they see.Fears of sharp tax increases and government spending cuts set to take effect next week sent consumer confidence ...
Other adults taking over when parents fail to teach manners
Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/27/2012 - 8:00pmSouth Lake Tahoe City Council to appoint fifth member; Lovell-Sass-Grego want the seat
Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/27/2012 - 7:10pmLaw enforcement ready to tackle Stateline New Year’s Eve problems
Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/27/2012 - 6:50pmStorm blows through East; 200K in dark in Arkansas
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/27/2012 - 5:41pmCONCORD, N.H. - A muted version of a winter storm that has killed more than a dozen people across the eastern half of the country plodded across the Northeast on Thursday, trapping airliners in sno...
Kaepernick’s success on gridiron good for retail sales
Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/27/2012 - 4:00pmChief of staff: Bush getting excellent treatment
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/27/2012 - 4:22pmHOUSTON - George H.W. Bush's chief of staff says the former president is getting excellent medical treatment in Houston and that he would ask that people "put the harps back in the closet."But Bush...
South Lake Tahoe welcomes SnowGlobe festival-goers
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/27/2012 - 1:46pm
New Year’s Eve is nearly here! Once again South Lake Tahoe is hosting an officially sanctioned event where our locals and visitors can go and celebrate, rather than congregating at the Stateline on U.S. Highway 50. The three-day SnowGlobe Music Festival begins on Dec. 29, and will be held on the sports field adjacent to Lake Tahoe Community College on Al Tahoe Boulevard.
California fails to secure No Child Left Behind waiver
Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/27/2012 - 12:44pmBush family quiet about ex-president's condition
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/27/2012 - 1:38pmHOUSTON - Former President George H.W. Bush's family sought privacy and provided no new details Thursday about his medical condition, a day after his spokesman said he's in intensive care after ...
