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Eliminating the middleman helps reduce price of wines
Submitted by admin on Wed, 12/12/2012 - 6:40pmLake Tahoe Regional Plan Update approved
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 12/12/2012 - 6:34pm
For the first time since 1987, Lake Tahoe has a new regional plan for development and land use.
Twelve of the 14 voting members of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's governing board voted in favor of the new plan, with one member voting against it and another abstaining, according to TRPA spokesman Jeff Cowan.
Business interests say the plan is an overdue overhaul of regulations that will jump-start Tahoe's tourism economy while also protecting its environment.
TRPA passes Regional Plan Update
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/12/2012 - 5:04pmCalifornia 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 ...
Snow falls at lake level
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/12/2012 - 3:11pmSnow is falling at lake level, and more is expected over the next week.Snow is in the forecast through Thursday, with a break Friday and Saturday before more snow arrives on Sunday, according to...
Washoe County agrees to temporary changes in pet laws
Submitted by admin on Wed, 12/12/2012 - 2:00pmCounty health department offers tips to prepare for cold weather
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/12/2012 - 1:48pmEl Dorado County health officials are advising the public to prepare their homes, vehicles and families for cold weather.El Dorado County Health and Human Service Agency recommends the following ti...
South Lake Tahoe appoints Bruce Martin as interim fire chief
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 12/12/2012 - 1:05pm
South Lake Tahoe City Manager Nancy Kerry announced the appointment of Bruce Martin as South Lake Tahoe Fire Departments Interim Fire Chief at Tuesday’s City Council meeting.
“I am very excited to welcome Chief Martin to lead, encourage and support our dedicated team of fire fighters,” said Kerry. “Chief Martin’s long and exemplary career in fire service provides him with a platform to be an excellent leader as the Interim Fire Chief.”
Feds may take legal action against states that legalize pot
Submitted by admin on Wed, 12/12/2012 - 9:34am2 arrests made in rash of Thanksgiving thefts in Truckee
Submitted by admin on Wed, 12/12/2012 - 8:24amScholarship established in memory of former student
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/12/2012 - 6:00amLake Tahoe Community College TRiO Specialist Anna Lee was on maternity leave when she heard about the alleged murder of Lyra Fisher. The news of her former student's death hit her hard, and she cou...
Crawdad crook plying Tahoe waters
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/12/2012 - 6:00amTahoe Lobster Co. Owner Fred Jackson spotted the boat around 11 a.m. trolling near Dead Man's Point, a spot where he'd dropped crawfish traps before. "He's definitely pulling something up," said...
More tech equipment may be added to Tahoe Keys facility
Submitted by admin on Wed, 12/12/2012 - 2:01amThe Mayan calendar says the world is going to end Dec. 21. What are your thoughts?
Submitted by admin on Wed, 12/12/2012 - 2:00amSierra-at-Tahoe providing incentives to give to food bank
Submitted by admin on Wed, 12/12/2012 - 2:00amStudy offers support for taxing soda and other junk foods
Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/11/2012 - 11:45pmLetter: LTVA thanks community for great tree lighting event
Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/11/2012 - 10:30pmSouth Lake Tahoe City Council agrees to raise garbage rates, install parking meters
Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/11/2012 - 10:00pmOpinion: Precautions can make for safe holiday season
Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/11/2012 - 9:20pmCity appoints interim fire chief
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/11/2012 - 6:48pmSouth Lake Tahoe City Manager Nancy Kerry announced the appointment of Bruce Martin as the city's interim fire chief Tuesday.Martin takes the reigns of the fire department from Police Chief Bria...
South Lake Tahoe City Council approves paid parking areas
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/11/2012 - 6:46pmThe South Lake Tahoe City Council approved several additional paid parking areas Tuesday, but the controversial issue is expected to be back in front of the council next month.
The council designated the Regan Beach parking lot, Venice Drive east of Tahoe Keys Boulevard and Lakeshore Boulevard Tuesday as areas where the city could install pay and park kiosks in the future.
Davis appointed mayor, Conner sworn in
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/11/2012 - 6:41pmThe South Lake Tahoe City Council appointed City Councilman Tom Davis to serve as mayor for the next year after swearing in two council members Tuesday.City Clerk Susan Alessi swore in new Counc...
Former South Lake Tahoe woman sentenced for filing false tax return
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/11/2012 - 6:35pmA U.S. District Judge sentenced former South Lake Tahoe resident Gwen Noel Luckett, 59, to two years in prison Monday and for filing a fraudulent tax return, according to a statement from federal p...
South Lake Tahoe City Council members JoAnn Conner and Hal Cole sworn in
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 12/11/2012 - 3:15pm
The City South Lake Tahoe is pleased to announce that two councilmembers were sworn in and a new Mayor was voted in during today’s City Council meeting.
Hal Cole retained his City Council seat during the November 6th election and joining him is newly elected councilmember, JoAnn Conner. Both Cole and Conner will hold their seats in City Council through November 2016.
The newly seated Council voted by unanimous decision to elect Councilmembers Tom Davis as Mayor and Hal Cole as Mayor Pro Tem to serve a one year term in 2013.
Fiscal cliff: Private bargaining, public wrangling
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/11/2012 - 2:43pmWASHINGTON - In a test of divided government, the White House and congressional Republicans bargained in secret and sparred in public Tuesday over a deal to prevent year-end tax increases for middl...
Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort hosts canned food drive for the Food Bank of El Dorado County
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 12/11/2012 - 2:04pm
Sierra Resort at Lake Tahoe is proud to maintain their tradition of supporting the community this holiday season and donate canned food to The Food Bank of El Dorado County. Titled CANucopia, Sierra Resort is encouraging guests to bring canned non-perishable foods such as canned soup, dried pasta, crackers, and pasta sauce to the collection bin located at the base of the mountain next to the season pass office until January 12, 2013.
NTSB's findings on June 2011 Amtrak crash center on driver, truck's brakes
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/11/2012 - 12:48pmA National Transportation Safety Board hearing examining a collision at a train crossing in the Nevada desert in June 2011 concluded on Tuesday the accident between an Amtrak passenger train and...
Air Force sends mystery mini-shuttle back to space
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/11/2012 - 11:02amCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The military's small, top-secret version of the space shuttle rocketed into orbit Tuesday for a repeat mystery mission, two years after making the first flight of its kind.Th...
NTSB meeting to determine probable cause in Nevada Amtrak crash
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/11/2012 - 10:02amRENO, Nev. - The National Transportation Safety Board prepared to determine on Tuesday who or what was to blame for last year's fatal crash between a truck and an Amtrak passenger train that kil...
More than 300 honor Judge Gamble
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/11/2012 - 9:59amJudge Dave Gamble's retirement party on Friday resembled one of his court sessions: Lots of straight talk, humor, compassion and a bit of faith.More than 300 people crowded into the Shannon Ball...
Carson City seeks suspect in shooting
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/11/2012 - 9:56amCarson City authorities are investigating an early morning shooting that occurred early Tuesday morning at the home of one of the city's justices of the peace.According to broadcast reports, the ju...
Prescribed fire set for Tuesday on south and east shores of Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 12/10/2012 - 5:43pmExpect smokey skies Tuesday ahead of a storm system as the U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will hold prescribed fire operations in the High Meadow area near South Lake Tahoe and above State Route 28 near Skunk Harbor Tuesday, Dec. 11. Crews expect to burn two acres at each location, weather permitting. Operations will continue as weather and conditions allow.
No one retreating; cliff talks seem at standstill
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/10/2012 - 4:06pmWASHINGTON (AP) - A year-end deadline approaching, negotiations to avoid an economy-rattling "fiscal cliff" appeared at a standstill Monday. Republicans pressed President Barack Obama to name speci...
Pot legalized in Colo. with gov's proclamation
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/10/2012 - 4:05pmDENVER (AP) - Marijuana for recreational use became legal in Colorado Monday, when the governor took the procedural step of declaring the voter-approved change part of the state constitution.Colora...
Study: Federal agencies ignore public’s right to information
Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/10/2012 - 2:00pmHoliday tree permits sold out in the Lake Tahoe Basin
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/10/2012 - 2:31pmThe U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit holiday tree permits are sold out, according to a Monday statement from the agency. No additional permits will be authorized for this season...
Snowshoer hospitalized following 400-foot slide
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/10/2012 - 1:25pmA Portland, Ore. man was hospitalized with severe leg injuries Saturday after sliding about 400 feet during a snowshoe hike of Mount Tallac.
