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Supreme Court rules government may be liable for flooding
Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 12:45pmPrescribed fire resumes Monday on West Shore Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 12:39pmPrescribed fire operations on Lake Tahoe's west shore near Tahoma and in Ward Canyon will resume Monday, Dec, 10. U.S. Forest Service crews expect to burn 50 acres in both locations, weather permitting. Operations are expected to continue through the week.
Woman recovering from frostbite after six nights in Hope Valley
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 12:17pmA Gardnerville woman is recovering from mild frostbite at a Carson City hospital after spending six nights in Hope Valley.
Gardnerville resident Paula Lane, 46, and boyfriend Roderick Paul Clifton, 44, were reported missing after they left Citrus Heights, Calif., on the afternoon of Nov. 29.
On Wednesday, Lane was found along Burnside Lake Road by her brother, who took a frontloader from a nearby state transportation shed and drove up the road.
Lane is at Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center recovering after she arrived there 9 p.m. Wednesday.
Changes in service possible for North Tahoe water shuttle
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 12:16pmTAHOE CITY, Calif. - The North Lake Tahoe Express Water Shuttle will return next summer, but possibly with a few minor tweaks based on passenger feedback.The water shuttle, a pilot program that ran...
Climate changing taking a toll on California ski industry
Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 11:13amGov. Sandoval will release budget requests next week
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 12:12pmAmid bipartisan legislative calls for release of agency budget requests withheld by his administration, Gov. Brian Sandoval announced Thursday that by the end of next week he will release the list ...
Additional details released in Voltaire Canyon deaths
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 12:10pmA man walking his dog found two women dead near a dirt road in Voltaire Canyon on Thursday morning in what investigators say was either a murder-suicide or a double suicide.The two women, both Nati...
Stateline casinos follow state trend of minimal revenue gains
Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 9:13amWoman survives for six days on snow, tomatoes
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 10:02amA Gardnerville woman is recovering from mild frostbite at a Carson City hospital after spending six nights stranded in a remote area of Hope Valley. Her boyfriend died in an apparent attempt to ...
Inmates rise with culinary program
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 6:00amKaty Manoff wanted to enroll in culinary school, but life didn't turn out the way she'd planned, the 28-year-old said as she put the final touches on a gingerbread house Monday in the kitchen at...
Pearl Harbor survivor helps identify unknown dead
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 6:00amHONOLULU - Ray Emory could not accept that more than one quarter of the 2,400 Americans who died at Pearl Harbor were buried, unidentified, in a volcanic crater.And so he set out to restore name...
Decorated South Tahoe fire truck to parade through neighborhoods
Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 2:00amBrubeck’s legacy includes a summer on the South Shore
Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 10:30pmDiMatteo requests new attorney
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 6:02pmFormer South Lake Tahoe medical marijuana dispensary owner Gino DiMatteo has requested a new attorney to defend him against federal drug charges.DiMatteo requested Sacramento attorney Donald Heller...
Crashes sends one to the hospital
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 6:01pmA car crash at the intersection of Tata Lane and Lake Tahoe Boulevard sent a 26-year-old South Lake Tahoe woman to the hospital Tuesday afternoon.About 12:55 p.m., the woman drove a Lexus sedan nor...
County implements new emergency notification system
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 5:59pmThe El Dorado County Sheriff's Office has put a new Emergency Notification System in place to alert county residents about public health and public safety emergencies such as wildfires, hazardous m...
Feds pledge to improve protection of sacred sites
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 5:25pmWASHINGTON - Protection of sites held sacred by American Indians and Alaska Natives will be bolstered under a memorandum of understanding signed Thursday by four federal agencies and the Advisory C...
Workshop on creating environmentally friendly holidays
Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 4:20pmVail Resorts to buy 2 Midwest ski areas for $20M
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 5:18pmDENVER - Vail Resorts Inc. said Thursday it is buying the family-owned Afton Alps ski area in Minnesota and Mount Brighton outside Detroit for a total of $20 million cash, giving it access to urban...
Memorial scholarship established for former LTCC student Lyra B. Fisher
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 4:22pmAnna Lee works at changing students’ lives everyday as the TRiO-SSS program specialist at Lake Tahoe Community College. One of Lee’s students, Lyra B. Fisher, was tragically murdered this summer, the apparent victim of domestic violence. This month Lee decided to start a scholarship in Fisher’s name with the Lake Tahoe Community College Foundation.
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For Washington state, legal pot - and now what?
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 3:36pmSEATTLE - People openly lit joints under the Space Needle and on Seattle's sidewalks - then blew the smoke at TV news cameras. To those looking to "get baked," the city's police department suggeste...
South Lake Tahoe man faces federal fraud charges; allegedly skied and collected workers compensation
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 3:06pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned an 11-count indictment today against Mark E. Leung, 58, of South Lake Tahoe, charging him with wire fraud, mail fraud, and making a false statement to obtain federal workers’ compensation, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
Indictment: South Tahoe man skiing and collecting workers’ comp benefits
Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 12:56pmUS unemployment aid applications drop to 370K
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 1:56pmWASHINGTON - The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid fell sharply last week as a temporary spike caused by Superstorm Sandy has faded. Weekly applications have fallen back to a level con...
Lake Tahoe man indicted on federal fraud charges
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 1:54pmA South Lake Tahoe man has been indicted on 11 counts of federal workers' compensation fraud, according to federal prosecutors.U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner announced the federal grand jury indictm...
Scientists working on perfecting ‘atmospheric river’ forecasts
Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 11:20amIllegal immigration drops after decade-long rise
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 10:29amWASHINGTON - New census data released Thursday affirm a clear and sustained drop in illegal immigration, ending more than a decade of increases.The number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. dropped ...
Mark Twain to appear on commemorative coin
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 10:20amHANNIBAL, Mo. (AP) - Mark Twain is being emblazoned on a commemorative coin, and his Missouri hometown figures to reap some of the benefit.President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed a law that calls ...
Zynga moves to enter US gambling market
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 10:15amNEW YORK (AP) - Online games company Zynga said it has asked Nevada gambling regulators for a decision that could pave the way for it to enter the U.S. gambling market.This follows Zynga's October ...
New stunning nighttime views of Earth unveiled
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 10:12amSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Twinkling city lights, raging wildfires and colorful auroras are lit up in new dazzling nighttime views of the Earth.The new images released Wednesday are courtesy of a newl...
Woman missing in Sierra drive found, hospitalized
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 9:41amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say a Nevada woman has been found and taken to a hospital after she and a Nevada man disappeared after leaving a Sacramento suburb during bad weather on a driv...
Missing woman found alive in Alpine County, body of boyfriend found
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 7:26amA woman was found injured in Alpine County after she and her boyfriend car got stuck in the snow for nearly a week. The body of her boyfriend was found nearby. The couple The couple, Roderick Paul Clifton and Paula Lane, was last seen leaving Citrus Heights for Gardnerville, Nev. on Thursday, Nov. 29. They were reported missing by relatives when they didn't answer their cell phones.
Editorial: Officials deserve praise for storm preparations
Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 2:00amCaltrans Meyers’ enclave becomes a village of seasonal workers sleeping and eating onsite
Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 1:59amMissing Gardnerville couple located; 1 dead, 1 alive
Submitted by admin on Wed, 12/05/2012 - 10:15pmRelative: couple missing since Thursday found; headed to Carson Tahoe Hospital
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 12/05/2012 - 10:43pmHOPE VALLEY, CALIF. - A family member of Roderick Clifton called KOLO 8 News Now Wednesday night saying the couple missing since last Thursday has been found and are headed to Carson Tahoe Hospital in Carson City.
CHP still cannot confirm whether the couple, Roderick Clifton and Paula Lane, has been found. Sergeant Joe Sherry just saying he was notified at 8:30pm Wednesday night that, " A female subject had made contact with somebody at Sorenson's Resort. She had said that they were in a collision. I don't have a name on her."
Fog settles in Lake Tahoe and nearby valleys through the morning
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 12/05/2012 - 10:03pmRecent rainfall and clearing skies may allow areas of fog to develop across the Lake Tahoe Basin, northeast California and western Nevada through Thursday morning.
The National Weather Service in Reno reports visibility could drop below one mile with a few areas of dense fog and visibility below 1/4 of a mile early Thursday morning. Fog will begin to burn off after 8 a.m., and may linger in a few valleys until 11 a.m.
