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Nevada tourism director aims to have people discover entire state
Submitted by admin on Wed, 11/28/2012 - 4:25pmTwo deny drug trafficking charges
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/28/2012 - 11:27amTwo Santa Cruz men facing life in prison denied cocaine trafficking charges on Monday.Joseph V. Perez, 26, and Oscar Madriz, 25, entered not-guilty pleas to charges of trafficking and sales of c...
Supreme Court inaction allows people to videotape, record cops
Submitted by admin on Wed, 11/28/2012 - 8:50amCalifornia finds economic gloom starting to lift
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 11/28/2012 - 9:39amAfter nearly five years of brutal economic decline, government retrenchment and a widespread loss of confidence in its future, California is showing the first signs of a rebound. There is evidence of job growth, economic stability, a resurgent housing market and rising spirits in a state that was among the worst hit by the recession.
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Education Roundup: High 'teacher diversity gap' at South Shore schools
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/28/2012 - 6:00amIf you're a nonwhite student in California, chances are slim you'll be taught by a nonwhite teacher, according to a study published in 2011 by the Center for American Progress. The report found tha...
Female military members sue to serve in combat
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/28/2012 - 6:00amSAN FRANCISCO - Four female military service members have filed a lawsuit challenging the Pentagon's ban on women serving in combat.The lawsuit was filed in federal court in San Francisco Tuesday a...
What would you suggest a person visiting Tahoe do if they don’t ski or snowboard?
Submitted by admin on Wed, 11/28/2012 - 2:00amLetter: Wars have already sent us over the fiscal cliff
Submitted by admin on Wed, 11/28/2012 - 2:00amHeavy rain; high elevation snow expected
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 5:54pmA series of wet winter storms is expected to drop lots of rain, and snow at high elevations, through the weekend in the Sierra Nevada."A fast moving storm system will bring a period of wet weather ...
Police investigate alleged dognapping attempt
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 5:52pmSouth Lake Tahoe police are investigating an alleged dognapping Friday evening that included a man pulling a knife on another man.Police responded to the 2700 block of Knox Avenue after a resident ...
Man arrested for spitting at deputy
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 5:51pmDouglas County Sheriff's deputies arrested a 28-year-old South Lake Tahoe man on suspicion of assaulting a police officer early Saturday morning after he allegedly tried to spit on a deputy.Deputie...
Study: Low snow years increasing
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 5:48pmPredicting how much snow will fall at Lake Tahoe is a long-held pastime of skiers, professional weather watchers, resort operators and barstool meteorologists alike.
And the safe bet for precipitation pundits in coming years may be the under, according to a recently published study looking at the likelihood of high and low snowfall seasons on a warming planet.
Expect significant smoke from East Shore pile burning
Submitted by admin on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 4:07pmPrescribed fires planned Wednesday for east and west shores of Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 5:05pmAlong with prescribed burns today at South Shore, the U.S. Forest Service has similar plans Wednesday near Secret Harbor on the East Shore of Lake Tahoe and in the Ward Canyon area south of Ward Creek on the west shore.
Crews expect to burn as many acres as possible before the predicted rain storm moves into the Lake Tahoe Basin. Operations in Ward Canyon are expected to last one day, weather permitting.
Pray for cold: Weather systems likely to bring rain to lake level
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 4:40pmA lot of moisture is headed our way, but according to the latest from the National Weather Service in Reno, any significant snow is likely to be along the Sierra's higher elevations.
Fire up the prayer and meditation circles. We could use a drop in temperatures.
Ski, snowboard equipment designed with women in mind
Submitted by admin on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 12:40pmAlleged poachers arrested with bloody carcass in an SUV
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 12:30pmTwo Sacramento men were arrested Nov. 18 after they reportedly shot and stabbed a deer and drove through Shingle Springs as blood dripped from the back of their SUV.Like the scene in the 1990 mobst...
ACLU of Nevada chief resigns, cites personal reasons
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 10:39amLAS VEGAS - The executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada is resigning, citing personal reasons. The ACLU issued a statement Monday saying Dane Claussen will leave the orga...
BLM approves major mine in central Nevada
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 10:36amEUREKA - Federal land managers have approved a major mine project in central Nevada, saying it will provide an average of 400 long-term jobs. U.S. Bureau of Land Management officials announced Frid...
Apple to start selling new iMacs on Friday
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 10:34amCUPERTINO, Calif. - Apple says the smaller version of its new, slimmed-down iMac desktop computers will go on sale Friday. It will also start taking orders for the larger model, but the units won't...
Arrests made after Wells Fargo robbery
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 10:16amFor the second time in eight days, Carson City Sheriff's officers on Monday quickly apprehended a bank robbery suspect.Less than five hours after the Stewart Street Wells Fargo was robbed, a suspec...
Science institute for high school students accepting applications
Submitted by admin on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 2:00amMammoth settles suit with developer; bankruptcy a done deal
Submitted by admin on Mon, 11/26/2012 - 8:05pm2 children among 4 dead in Highway 50 crash near Placerville
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/26/2012 - 1:43pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Two children were among four people killed when a car collided with a minivan on a rural Northern California highway, authorities said.The wreck came as a Toyota Prius cro...
Officials investigate fatal vehicle vs. cyclist crash at Truckee roundabout
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/26/2012 - 1:41pmTRUCKEE, Calif. - Officials are investigating a fatal vehicle vs. cyclist collision that occurred at the Central Truckee Roundabout Saturday afternoon, according to the Truckee Police Department.Tr...
Shaun White to host Northstar's 40th Birthday Bash
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/26/2012 - 1:40pmTRUCKEE, Calif. - Shaun White will host Northstar California Resort's 40th Birthday Bash on Saturday, Dec. 22.The event takes place 40 years to the day the resort opened for skiing for the first ti...
Cops: Man leads police on 100-mile chase in NV
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/26/2012 - 1:36pmWINNEMUCCA, Nev. (AP) - A man was arrested Saturday after authorities said he led them on a 100-plus-mile chase on Interstate 80 that ended in a fiery crash of a carjacked vehicle near Winnemucca.C...
