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Obama calls for 'meaningful action' after shooting
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 12:55pmWASHINGTON - A tearful President Barack Obama said Friday he grieved about the massacre at a Connecticut elementary school as a father first, declaring "our hearts are broken today. He promised act...
Pot proponents hopeful, wary after Obama comments
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 12:52pmSEATTLE - Backers of new laws that legalized marijuana in Washington and Colorado were cautiously optimistic after President Barack Obama said Uncle Sam wouldn't pursue pot users in those states.Fo...
AP source: Suspect is 24; younger brother held
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 12:49pmWASHINGTON - The suspect in the Connecticut school shootings is 24-year-old Ryan Lanza, and his younger brother is being held for questioning as a possible second shooter, a law enforcement officia...
More people expected to travel at the holidays this year
Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 11:30am27 dead, including gunman, at Conn. school
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 12:13pmNEWTOWN, Conn. - A man opened fire inside the Connecticut elementary school where his mother worked Friday, killing 26 people, including 18 children, and forcing students to cower in classrooms ...
Study finds more rain, less snow likely
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 11:35amSkiers, boarders and winter-dependent business owners might find themselves praying to the snow gods more frequently if the findings from recent studies prove accurate. The $12.2 billion snow sp...
Nevada Highway Patrol to conduct DUI checkpoints in joint effort with Douglas, Washoe, Carson City
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 11:35amWith the December holiday season upon us and the upcoming New Year just around the corner, numerous holiday parties and other work and family-related get-togethers will be celebrated and they often involve the consumption of alcohol. In an effort to identify those impaired drivers who may get behind the wheel after consuming too much alcohol, additional NHP Troopers, as well as a multi-agency DUI checkpoint, are being scheduled this month.
AP source: 20-year-old suspect had ties to school
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 11:18amWASHINGTON - A law enforcement official says the attacker in the Connecticut school shootings is a 20-year-old man with ties to the school.The official said that a gun used in the attacks is a .223...
Nevada lawmakers may tackle concealed weapons on college campuses
Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 9:48amDispatch logs detail Alpine search
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 10:36amDispatch logs released by Douglas County 911 Emergency Services give a clearer picture of the timeline involving the search and subsequent discovery of a Gardnerville woman who spent six nights ...
California man sentenced for drugs
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 10:27amJUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - A California man has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for distributing drugs in Juneau.The Juneau Empire (http://is.gd/aiXITv) says 24-year-old Travell Demar Pink...
Modest growth sends California population to 37.8M
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 10:25amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's population grew at the same modest pace during the year that ended in July as it did during the previous 12 months, sending the population to 37.8 million, ac...
Huge DNA code of the Christmas tree being revealed
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 10:21amNEW YORK (AP) - To millions of people, the Christmas tree is a cheerful sight. To scientists who decipher the DNA codes of plants and animals, it's a monster.We're talking about the conifer, the um...
Official: 27 dead in Conn. school shooting
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 10:10amNEWTOWN, Conn. - A shooting at a Connecticut elementary school Friday left 27 people dead, including 18 children, an official said.The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the investiga...
NKorea rocket launch shows young leader as gambler
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 9:59amPYONGYANG, North Korea - A triumphant North Korea staged a mass rally of soldiers and civilians Friday to glorify the country's young ruler, who took a big gamble this week in sending a satellite i...
Nevada begins bike trail to connect around Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 8:38amCrews have completed the first mile of a bike path on the Nevada-side of Lake Tahoe. The Tahoe Transportation district ultimately plans to create a bike trail that circles the lake.
The first mile of bike trail on the Nevada-side of the lake stretches from Stateline on the south shore north toward Nevada beach. Carl Hasty with the Tahoe Transportation District says a recent $12,000 check from the non-profit Tahoe Fund will go toward completing another mile next summer.
Fortier quits, but forgets to tell anyone at city hall
Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 7:20amFormer Tahoe Valley students turn fact into fiction for new book
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 6:00amEditor's note: This is the first installment of a three-part series on South Shore authors and the routes they've followed to publish their works. If you grew up in the South Shore, you might recog...
Mixer to be held at MacDuff's Public House
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 6:00amSouth Tahoe Chamber of Commerce will host its winter mixer today at MacDuff's Public House.The mixer will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. and will include music by Dona Baxter Mobile DJ, as well as lig...
Ms. Fortier goes to Washington
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 6:00amCity Councilwoman Claire Fortier has attended her last meeting as an elected representative of South Lake Tahoe.The councilwoman, who concluded a one-year stint as mayor on Tuesday, said she plans ...
Setting a reasonable pace, expectations make for happy holidays
Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 2:01amLane advising group wanting to develop retail space at South Lake Tahoe convention center site
Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/13/2012 - 8:39pm
Six years after the first mound of dirt was moved on the then-$410 million hotel-convention center project, more may be turned over.
Bill Owens, who owns 20 of the 29 parcels on the 11-plus-acre site by Stateline, is ready to build part of the project.
Skiers have chance to spend day with Rahlves at Sugar Bowl
Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/13/2012 - 6:00pmPassage of regional plan 'leap forward' for Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/13/2012 - 4:59pmCalifornia and Nevada reached a historic agreement over Lake Tahoe this week with the passage of an extensive plan designed to shape development at the lake for years to come.
The Tahoe Regional Planning's Governing Board approved an update to its 1987 Regional Plan by a 12-1 vote at Harveys Lake Tahoe late Wednesday afternoon. Mara Bresnick, the California Assembly Speaker's appointee to the board, was the lone vote against the plan update, which has been under discussion for the better part of a decade.
Work could resume on stalled Chateau project
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/13/2012 - 4:56pmWork on the stalled development near the state line could begin as soon as this spring, according to statements by South Lake Tahoe City Manager Nancy Kerry this week.Bill Owens, the president and ...
Study finds more rain, less snow likely
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/13/2012 - 4:17pmSkiers, boarders and winter-dependent business owners might find themselves praying to the snow gods more frequently if the findings from recent studies prove accurate. The $12.2 billion snow sp...
Douglas County libraries looking for Lego enthusiasts
Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/13/2012 - 2:45pmGoogle Maps return to iPhone with new mobile app
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/13/2012 - 2:55pmSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google Maps has found its way back to the iPhone.The world's most popular online mapping system returned late Wednesday with the release of the Google Maps iPhone app. The rele...
Rice withdraws as secretary of state candidate
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/13/2012 - 2:53pmWASHINGTON - Susan Rice, the embattled U.N. ambassador, abruptly withdrew from consideration to be the next secretary of state on Thursday after an ugly standoff with Republican senators who declar...
Christmas, New Year's travel busiest in six years
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/13/2012 - 1:11pmNEW YORK - This Christmas travel season could be the busiest in six years, with AAA predicting that 93.3 million Americans will hit the road. That's 1.6 percent more than last year and just 400,000...
One hospitalized in Highway 50 accident near the Cave Rock tunnels
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/13/2012 - 11:06amA Carson CIty woman was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries after a vehicle accident Thursday morning near the Cave Rock tunnel.
The accident was reported at 7:32 a.m. The preliminary crash investigation details indicate that a silver Subaru was traveling westbound on US 50 driven by Patricia Schille, 48, of Carson City, reports Trooper Daniel Lopez.
Supervisors Offer Support for Naming Lake Tahoe Peak for Fallen Warriors
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/13/2012 - 10:58amThe Placer County Supervisors this week gave their support to efforts to name an unnamed peak in Eastern Placer County in honor of three Tahoe-area servicemen who were killed in action in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The peak, located in the Lake Tahoe Basin on United States Forest Service land in Placer County, will be called Gold Star Peak.
The three fallen men include two soldiers and one Marine:
PFC Phillip Brandon Williams, USMC, 21, died October 9, 2006 in Iraq;
Sergeant Timothy M. Smith, USA, 25, died April 7, 2008 in Iraq; and
Woman taken to hospital in Cave Rock collision
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/13/2012 - 10:29amA 48-year-old Carson City woman was injured in a collision at 7:32 a.m. today on Highway 50 at Cave Rock.Patricia Schille was westbound in a silver Subaru near Cave Rock Tunnel when it appears she ...
Nevadans will soon be able to play Powerball
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/13/2012 - 10:24amLAS VEGAS (AP) - Nevada residents who pine to play the lottery will soon be able to buy Powerball tickets.The Primm Valley Lotto Store just over the California border announced Wednesday that it wo...
Man killed by El Dorado County sheriff’s deputy identified
Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/13/2012 - 9:11amEl Dorado County deputy shoots, kills man in Pollock Pines
Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/13/2012 - 7:09amEditorial: California lawmakers pushing the limit on perks
Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/13/2012 - 2:00am