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Run like Santa — or faster — to raise money for Christmas Cheer
Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/18/2012 - 2:00amNorth Tahoe Arts’ anonymous donor needs other contributors
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...
Ponderosa Glass Inc. hosting Christmas food drive
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 12/16/2012 - 6:00amPonderosa Glass Inc. is collecting food for its Christmas food drive.Any unopened, unexpired, boxed, canned or jarred food can be dropped off at the business, 1119 Emerald Bay Road, between 10 a.m....
Scientists worry about long-term effects of changing levels of algae, oxygen in Lake Tahoe
Submitted by admin on Sun, 12/16/2012 - 2:00amEditorial: United stand to protect Lake Tahoe is needed
Submitted by admin on Sun, 12/16/2012 - 2:00amSave money by registering now for 2013 Lake Tahoe Marathon
Submitted by admin on Sat, 12/15/2012 - 4:40pmFinger pointing turns to gaming industry as hopes dim for online poker bill
Submitted by admin on Sat, 12/15/2012 - 3:00pmSouth Lake Tahoe man dies in vehicle accident at Ski Run and Pioneer Trail
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 12/15/2012 - 2:43pmA South Lake Tahoe man died and two were hospitalized in an early Saturday morning accident near Pioneer Trail and Ski Run Boulevard.
William Olazaba of South Lake Tahoe, a passenger in a white Honda Accord driven by Roberto Olazaba, 22, died at Barton Memorial Hospital. According to South Lake Tahoe police, the Honda broadsided a GMC Yukon driven by Noe Corea, 26, of South Lake Tahoe.
The accident was reported at around 1:35 a.m. and alcohol is suspected as being a contributing factor, according to South Lake Tahoe police. The vehicles struck a power utility box and knocked out power to the Ski Run area, police said.
