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2 funerals begin a sad procession in Connecticut
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/18/2012 - 11:46amNEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - Opening a long and almost unbearable procession of grief, Newtown began laying its dead to rest Monday, holding funerals for two 6-year-old boys - one a football fan who was b...
High winds, mountain snows hits Northwest
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/18/2012 - 11:42amSEATTLE - The strongest Northwest storm of the season blew in early Monday on winds that gusted to more than 80 mph on the coast, knocking out power in places and creating blizzard-like conditions ...
Forest Service seeks proposals to operate Round Hill Pines Resort
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 12/18/2012 - 10:55amThe U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) is soliciting proposals to reconstruct, operate and maintain Round Hill Pines Resort. Round Hill Pines is a family-oriented lakeside resort located on the LTBMU in Douglas County, Nevada, near the communities of Stateline, Nev., and South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
Minden company comforts one of their own in wake of school shooting
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/18/2012 - 10:48amA mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school on Friday has reminded employees at a Minden sail factory how small and fragile the world really is."As the events unfolded on Friday, I, like ...
Around world, massacres have spurred gun control
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/18/2012 - 10:46amDUNBLANE, Scotland (AP) - If there's anywhere that understands the pain of Newtown, it's Dunblane, the town whose grief became a catalyst for changes to Britain's gun laws.In March 1996, a 43-year-...
Classes resuming in Newtown, minus Sandy Hook
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/18/2012 - 10:44amNEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - With security stepped up and families still on edge in Newtown, students began returning to school Tuesday for the first time since last week's massacre, bringing a return of ...
Molten gold signals revival in Calif. Mother Lode
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/18/2012 - 10:39amSUTTER CREEK, Calif. (AP) - The gold miners who made California famous were the rugged loners trying to shake nuggets loose from streams or hillsides. The ones who made the state rich were those wh...
Facebook users hit 'like,' stores jump into action
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/18/2012 - 10:23amNEW YORK - Facebook isn't just for goofy pictures and silly chatter. Whether shoppers know it or not, their actions online help dictate what's in stores during this holiday season.After polling cus...
Travel "Around the World in 80 Days" with LTCC Theatre
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/18/2012 - 9:58am
Event Date:
January 8, 2013 - 7:00pm Stampeding elephants! Raging typhoons! Runaway trains! Unabashedly slapstick – it’s Monty Python meets the Three Stooges! Lake Tahoe Community College Theatre Department is staging this classic adventure this winter.
Location
Lake Tahoe Community College Duke Theatre
One College Drive
South Lake Tahoe
United States
30° 8' 16.9404" N, 81° 46' 25.6368" W
See map: Google Maps
Bankruptcy judge removes El Dorado County from transit case; give credence to conspiracy allegation
Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/18/2012 - 2:00amRun like Santa — or faster — to raise money for Christmas Cheer
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Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/18/2012 - 2:00amFreshies Annual Benefit Dinner Tuesday for Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care, Tahoe Youth and Family Services
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 12/17/2012 - 10:16pm
Event Date:
December 18, 2012 - 5:00pm
Tuesday, Dec. 18 will be an opportunity for all to have a nice, healthy dinner and support both Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care and Tahoe Youth and Family Services.
Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care will be at Freshies, 3330 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe, 5 to 9 p.m. for a photograph showing of some of the birds and animals we've cared for recently and will answer any questions.
Unisex Easy-Bake oven on the way
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/17/2012 - 4:07pmPROVIDENCE, R.I. - Hasbro says it will soon reveal a gender-neutral Easy-Bake Oven after meeting with a New Jersey girl who started a campaign calling on the toy maker to make one that appeals to a...
Gun control gets unlikely backers on Capitol Hill
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/17/2012 - 3:26pmWASHINGTON - Prominent gun-rights advocates in Congress are now calling for a national discussion about restrictions to curb gun violence, signaling that the horrific shooting at a Connecticut elem...
Highway 88 to close over Carson Spur for avalanche control
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/17/2012 - 3:23pmState Route 88 over Carson Spur will close at 4:30 p.m. for avalanche control, according to CalTrans. There is no estimated time of opening.Copyright 2012 Tahoe Daily Tribune. All rights reserved. ...
Calif. lawmaker promises action on gun control
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/17/2012 - 12:53pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A California lawmaker said Monday that he will introduce gun control legislation aimed at strengthening the state's restrictions in the wake of the mass shooting at an ele...
Right-to-work Nevada a rare bright spot for labor
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/17/2012 - 12:11pmThe future of the American labor movement may lie just off the Las Vegas Strip, inside a squat building huddled in the shadow of the Stratosphere casino.That's the home of the Culinary Workers Loca...
Driver "spinning doughnuts" hits wall at magnet school
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/17/2012 - 10:51amA large white truck or SUV is suspected in a Friday crash at Lake Tahoe Environmental Science Magnet School that took out the front wall of a kindergarten classroom.About 9:30 p.m. someone was "...
Time running out to get packages delivered by Christmas
Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/17/2012 - 9:46amNewtown plans burials as school's future debated
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/17/2012 - 10:03amNEWTOWN, Conn. - A grieving Connecticut town braced itself Monday to bury the first two of the 20 littlest victims of the school gunman. Authorities could not say when or whether the school, now...
Students nervously return to school after shooting
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/17/2012 - 10:01amLily Rosell anxiously weighed whether to take her 7-year-old daughter to school Monday morning, the first day of classes since the Connecticut elementary school massacre that left 20 boys and girls...
Alcohol suspected in fatal Saturday wreck
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/17/2012 - 9:57amOne person was killed and two more were sent to the hospital following a crash at the intersection of Pioneer Trail and Ski Run Boulevard early Saturday morning.Alcohol is suspected as a contrib...
New El Dorado Sheriff Investigator Position to Focus on Elder Abuse
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 12/17/2012 - 9:56amA new investigator position designed to look into elder abuse and financial crimes will be added to the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office detective bureau, Sheriff John D’Agostini announced Monday.
Reno’s Guldemond takes second in slopestyle at Dew Tour
Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/17/2012 - 6:50amOpinion: World’s dictators threatened by social media
Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/17/2012 - 2:00amBusiness column: Job seekers, seize the season
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 12/16/2012 - 6:00amLet's face it, being unemployed can be difficult this time of year. But, rather than falling into a funk, make the season work for you by thinking proactively and taking a positive approach. Many e...
Backcountry conditions 'good' after rain, snow
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 12/16/2012 - 6:00amThere's fresh powder in the backcountry, but that doesn't mean you should leave your rock boards - or your avalanche beacon - at home. Recreational conditions on Thursday were good, Sierra Avala...
