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Obama nominating Kerry for secretary of state
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/22/2012 - 6:00amWASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Friday will nominate Sen. John Kerry as his next secretary of state, a senior administration official said, making the first move in an overhaul of his nation...
Barton displays Klementi twins' artwork
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/22/2012 - 6:00amYou might know them as performing bicycle stuntman, but the Klementi twins count more than popping wheelies among their talents. Both Egon and Helmut Klementi, two brothers from Austria who firs...
2 women in artist Kinkade’s life settle estate dispute
Submitted by admin on Sat, 12/22/2012 - 2:00amEditorial: California needs adult education blueprint
Submitted by admin on Sat, 12/22/2012 - 2:00amTRPA adds publisher to list of job duties with launch of paper
Submitted by admin on Sat, 12/22/2012 - 2:00amNevada lawmakers vote to stop posting public salaries online
Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 7:09pmWoman dies, two injured in Mount Rose Highway accident
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 6:19pmA woman died Friday and two were injured in a vehicle accident east of Joy Lake Road on State Route 431, Mount Rose Highway, the Nevada Highway Patrol reports.
The accident happened shortly before 2 p.m. and closed the highway for more than an hour. The woman's name has not been released pending notification of family members.
Nevada Seismo Lab used quake-monitoring network to track Sutter’s Mill meteorite
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 5:42pm
When the Sutter Mill’s meteorite streaked across the Nevada sky in April, it made a loud boom and shook homes throughout the region. Ken Smith, associate director for the Nevada Seismological Laboratory at the University of Nevada, Reno heard it and felt it that Sunday morning. His scientific curiosity drew him right to the lab’s earthquake monitoring network to see what registered on the more than 150 reporting stations. He found an astonishing series of registrations.
Meteorite fragments found in El Dorado County a scientific gold mine
Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 4:00pmSouth Shore resorts expected to be fully open following storms
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 4:04pmWith as much as 6 feet of new snow expected at the upper elevations of the Lake Tahoe region by Monday, skiers and snowboarders will likely receive the gift of fully open ski resorts this Christ...
California jobless rate dips below 10 percent
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 1:24pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. - California's jobless rate dipped below 10 percent last month for the first time since the recession began, the state announced Friday, signaling that the state's economy may ha...
Nevada jobless rate drops to 10.8 percent in Nov.
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 1:20pmLAS VEGAS - Nevada's unemployment rate has dropped to 10.8 percent, which is the lowest it's been in more than three years.The November numbers released Friday by the Nevada Department of Employmen...
NRA calls for armed police officer in every school
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 12:45pmWASHINGTON - Guns and police officers in all American schools are what's needed to stop the next killer "waiting in the wings," the National Rifle Association declared Friday, taking a no-retreat s...
Travel and safety tips for the upcoming Christmas and New Year’s holidays
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 12:15pmWith Christmas and New Years Day each falling on a Tuesday this year, most families may be planning one or both holidays into a four-day event and traveling out of the area or staying near home and celebrating locally. Long holiday weekends generally means more motorists traveling on our state’s roadways thus increasing the calls for service for our agency. Please assist us with our highway safety efforts this holiday season by always driving with safety in mind first, being courteous to others motorists, and never drink and drive.
Eight killed on Douglas roads during 2012
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 10:31amFour of the people killed in 2012's fatal crashes died on Highway 395 during the same night.Figures released by the Nevada Highway Patrol list six fatal accidents in Douglas County that resulted in...
Letter: Thanks to Lakeside Inn for helping elementary school
Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 9:30amSnow storm closes I-5 in Northern Calif.
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 10:13amMOUNT SHASTA, Calif. (AP) - Officials have closed a section of Interstate 5 in Northern California after a storm dropped heavy snow and led to cars and trucks sliding on the slippery roadway.The Ca...
Mexico's Maya heartland greets dawn of new era
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 9:29amMERIDA, Mexico - Ceremonial fires burned and conches sounded off as dawn broke over the steps of the main pyramid at the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza Friday, marking what many believe is the conclus...
Global doomsday hot spots draw believers, revelers
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 6:00amThough the Mayans never really predicted that the world would end on Friday, some New Agers are convinced that humanity's demise is indeed imminent. Or at least that it's a good excuse for a party....
A tale of two authors
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 6:00amEditor's note: This is the second installment of a three-part series on South Shore authors and the routes they've followed to publish their works. Todd Borg started writing when he was a child, bu...
Tahoe tow driver offers some advice for winter travel
Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 2:00amEditorial: California needs to address abysmal graduation rate
Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 2:00amLetter: Names of mass murderers should not be published
Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 6:45pmLake Tahoe, Sierra brace for winter storms to arrive as Christmas travel period begins
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 7:16pmA series of strong winter storms will arrive in three waves and when it is over, anywhere from 2 to 5 feet of snow will have dropped above Lake Tahoe, at ski resorts, on highways and throughout much of the Sierra in time for Christmas.
A Winter Storm Warning issued by the National Weather Service is in effect through Monday morning for Lake Tahoe and the Sierra as a strong series of systems moves into the region.
Periods of light to moderate snow will begin Friday and intensive early Saturday morning with moderate to heavy snow Saturday through Sunday night.
Snow totals to be measured in feet at Tahoe this weekend
Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 5:40pmTRPA expands Tahoe crawfish harvest
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 5:28pmAs many as seven commercial crawfish harvesting operations could be up and running at Lake Tahoe in 2013.The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency approved permits for four crawfish harvesting start-up...
Holiday travel forecast looking up
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 5:21pmThe holidays are often the happiest time of year. Christmas to New Year's may also be one of the busiest holiday weeks in recent memory.Significant early season snowfall has allowed Lake Tahoe s...
Judge hears arguments in Homewood development lawsuit
Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 3:00pmLTUSD schools to go on 'yellow alert' Friday
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 3:19pmAll the schools in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District will go on "yellow alert" Friday as a precautionary measure against doomsday violence, according to LTUSD spokeswoman Angie Keil. Schools w...
Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory Committee to meet Jan. 10 at South Shore
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 2:55pmEvent Date:
January 10, 2013 - 9:00am
The recently approved Tahoe Regional Plan Update and a Forest Plan Revision status update are among a host issues related to federal activities to be discussed at the Jan. 10 meeting of the Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory Committee. The meeting will be held from 9 a.m. until noon at the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, 35 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
Now the GOP's 'Plan B' - then the real compromise?
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 2:42pmWASHINGTON - House Republicans pushed toward Thursday night passage of legislation to prevent year-end tax increases for most Americans while letting rates rise for million-dollar earners, a politi...
Letter: Reminder about where to park in Placer County
Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 1:15pmMeteorite that exploded over Sierra triggers international scientific Gold Rush
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 1:44pm
A meteorite that exploded as a fireball over California’s Sierra Nevada foothills April 22 and heard throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin was among the fastest, rarest meteorites known to have hit the Earth, and it traveled a highly eccentric orbital route to get here.
An international team of scientists presents these and other findings in a study published Friday, Dec. 21, in the journal Science. The 70-member team included nine researchers from UC Davis, along with scientists from the SETI Institute, NASA and other institutions.
Agencies partner to launch Lake Tahoe environmental newspaper
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 1:37pmThe Tahoe Regional Planning Agency has partnered with federal, state and local agencies to launch "Tahoe in Depth" a new Lake Tahoe Basin environmental newspaper.
Mailed to every Lake Tahoe Basin property owner this week, the free publication is designed to keep Lake Tahoe homeowners, residents and visitors abreast of the wide variety of activities taking place to protect and restore the Lake Tahoe Basin.
Nevada Governor Sandoval Asks For Assessment Of School Security
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 1:30pm
CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval today said he wants an assessment of how Nevada’s public schools are doing in regards to security following the horrific shooting deaths a week ago at a Connecticut elementary school.
Sandoval made the request as chairman of the state Homeland Security Commission, which met today by teleconference. A presentation will be prepared for the next meeting of the commission.
