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Coke bust lands 2 South Tahoe residents in jail
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 4:52pmA South Lake Tahoe man twice deported to Mexico faces a third deportation after being arrested on felony narcotics charges. Florentino Vargas Barragan, 43, was arrested on charges of possession and sa...
Details emerge of quiet, troubled IHOP gunman
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 4:45pmCARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - As Nevada's capital city tries to come to grips with a deadly shooting attack, investigators Thursday turned their attention to the gunman described as quiet and friendl...
Two arrested for alleged cocaine sales
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 4:23pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake El Dorado Narcotics Enforcement Team members arrested two men late last month after finding about $17,000 worth of cocaine in a residence on the 800 block of R...
Man injured in suspected DUI
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 4:21pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - About 7:50 p.m. on Sunday, police arrested a 60-year-old South Lake Tahoe man on suspicion of felony driving under the influence charges after he allegedly struck a man o...
Probation given to man who falsely reported kidnapping
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 4:18pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - On. Aug. 26, a man who was arrested on suspicion of falsely reporting his children were kidnapped by home invaders was sentenced to three years of probation, according to...
Stateline man sentenced to jail for road rage incident
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 4:16pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - On Aug. 22, a Stateline man was sentenced to 30 days in jail and five years formal probation for a road rage incident in December 2010, according to court documents.Willi...
Man sentenced for injury-causing DUI
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 4:14pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - On Aug. 18, a South Lake Tahoe resident Eric Acri was sentenced to 120 days in jail, five years probation, 1,500 hours of community service and participation in substance...
Traffic enforcement to inlcude bicyclists
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 4:11pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe police traffic enforcement efforts will be "shifting gears" in the next couple weeks and will include a greater focus on bicyclists, according to a Sunda...
Planning Commission OKs Emerald Bay Road Gas Station
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 3:36pmBy the Tahoe Business Monitor
The South Lake Tahoe Planning Commission voted 4-0 this week to approve the "Raley's Aisle 1" gas station, convenience store and car wash.
Nevada Military Support Alliance Offers a Way to Donate to Fallen Guardsmen
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 3:25pmCARSON CITY –The Nevada Military Support Alliance (NMSA) has established a way to donate to the families of the Guard members killed in Tuesday’s shooting rampage in Carson City. Those interested in making a donation to support the families of the fallen may do so at www.nvmilitarysupport.org.
Once on the page, click the red “Nevada National Guard Victims of 9/6/11” button.
In the middle of the next page, choose “NEVADA MILITARY Support Alliance” from the drop-down menu. Fill-in the fields and then press the “submit” button.
Fire may have been lightning caused
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 1:47pmMINDEN, Nev. - Early morning lightning strikes may be responsible for a wildland fire that briefly closed Highway 50 on Thursday morning.Firefighters responded to the report of the blaze 11:10 a...
Grape-stomping good time at Northstar's Autumn Food and Wine Festival
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 1:37pmHow can you tell autumn is about to arrive?Look for people with purple feet. The Village Grape Stop and Vineyard Luncheon on Friday, Sept. 9 will be done by teams of adults and singles, more tha...
Sweatshop Union brings socially conscious hip-hop to Mo's Place
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 1:33pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Sweatshop Union, the socially conscious hip-hop group from Vancouver has become a mainstay of Canadian music since it's 2002 self-titled album debut. It's been touring...
Mona's chops made Sammy change his mind
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 1:32pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Sammy Hagar's always had an aptitude for marketing and entrepreneurship. After he left Van Halen, he had a plan for how his next band would appear."He said, 'I don't want...
Bear Breaks Into Prius, 'Drives' Away As Family Vacationing in Lake Tahoe Watch
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 1:22pm
A family vacationing in Lake Tahoe, Calif., awoke to the sound of their car horn only to find a bear trapped inside their Toyota Prius. The bear, reportedly stuck inside the car, began thrashing in an attempt to free itself and moved the gear shift from park to neutral. Click here to read the story.
Drummer David Lauser: Like a fine wine, Sammy gets better with age
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 1:14pmSUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The envelope is a technique in which an essay begins and ends with the same sentence. David "Bro" Lauser used a similar style when he told the story about his career wi...
Taco-eating contest at MontBleu pays big bucks to the champion
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 1:07pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Do you like tacos with chicken, beef, pork or $1,000?The Taco Eat-Off Challenge is at noon Saturday in the Cafe del Soul inside MontBleu. The person who eats the most tac...
What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin: Late summer pancakes that'll wow you
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 1:00pmWelcome to pancakes or hotcakes, a worldwide favorite food that goes way, way back in time around the globe. Fast forward to me working on deadline during Labor Day weekend to finish a book befo...
Firefighters respond to Clear Creek blaze
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 11:44amMINDEN, Nev. - At least three counties have responded to a wildland fire in the vicinity of Old Clear Creek Road that seems to be spreading uphill and potentially jumping Highway 50.Highway 50 was ...
IHOP patron helped mom, child escape Nev. shooting
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 11:26amCARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - A Carson City man who ushered a woman and child out the back door of an IHOP restaurant during a bloody rampage at the pancake house says he's not a hero.But the husband an...
Predicted dry lightning raises Northern California fire danger
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 11:20amTRUCKEE, Calif. - The state fire department is increasing staffing due to predicted dry lightning and strong winds throughout Northeastern California today and into the weekend.An upper level low p...
Coke bust lands 2 South Tahoe residents in jail
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 10:33amA South Lake Tahoe man twice deported to Mexico faces a third deportation after being arrested on felony narcotics charges ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../coke-busts-lands-2-south-tahoe-resi......
Fire on Old Clear Creek Road contained; Highway 50 open
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 10:32am
Update 2 p.m.: Fire crews have contained a fire that broke out this morning near Old Clear Creek Road near the top of Spooner Summit, and Highway 50 has reopened.
The fire was last reported to be about 1.5 acres in size, and there was one home in the area that was threatened. Light winds and cool temperatures helped firefighters get a handle on the blaze, with a helicopter dumping water to help out the hand crews on the ground.
North Tahoe road rage incident ends in stabbing
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 10:21amTAHOE VISTA - A recent case of road rage escalated when a man suspected of tailgating a woman on a main Lake Tahoe highway was stabbed during an altercation with her husband, according to law enfor...
IHOP SHOOTING: Community seeks help with grieving
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 10:14amCARSON CITY, Nev. - In the aftermath of the deadliest shooting in Carson City's history, which left five dead, including three National Guard members, the community is looking for ways to heal.C...
No more shooting patients at Carson Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 10:11amCARSON CITY, Nev. - Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong announced today, that Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare through discharge or transfer no longer has any patients within the facility concerning ye...
Carson City IHOP shooting: 'There were bullets flying everywhere'
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 9:59amCARSON CITY, Nev. - Sheriff Ken Furlong is blunt in his reflection on Tuesday morning's horror in Carson City, when a gunman shot up the IHOP restaurant, killing four and wounding seven, before ...
Opinion: Barton Foundation fundraiser all about
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 9:28amA fund-raising event is an absolute collaboration from the volunteers who work that night, to the local businesses who donate dinners and goods to our auction, to Edgewood Tahoe who gave us a prime su...
S. Tahoe shooting victim — compassionate, outgoing, giving
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 9:28amA while back, Florence Donovan-Gunderson dropped by Scott Shehadi's business with a gift — two hats she knitted to keep his sons warm during the Tahoe winter. She did it, Shehadi said, not becau...
Bijou Bash delivers fun designed for locals
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 9:28amAll things Tahoe is what Bijou Bash is all about. And it's free. But that doesn't ... New this year is a beer garden, with some of the proceeds going to South Lake Tahoe to defray the cost of ...
9/11: Terrorist attacks just part of Lake Tahoe's economic woes ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 9:28am1-12 about how Lake Tahoe is tied to 9/11. By Susan Wood. A decade after Sept. 11, 2001, the terrorist attack may not turn out to be the Lake Tahoe economy's worst enemy. But it didn't help wi...
S Tahoe shooting victim compassionate outgoing giving
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 8:25amA while back Florence DonovanGunderson dropped by Scott Shehadi's business with a gift two hats she knitted to keep his sons warm during the Tahoe winter ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../s-tahoe-shoot...
Gas station proposal goes to Planning Commission today
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 8:16amBy the Tahoe Business Monitor
The South Lake Tahoe Planning Commission is scheduled to vote today on whether to approve a new gas station, car wash and convenience store at the “Y”
shopping center.
The project would replace the vacant service station at 1020 Emerald Bay Road, next to the Raley’s supermarket, which was recently demolished.
In space, no one can hear this ridiculous conspiracy theory
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 5:00am"Apollo 18" proposes that in 1974, a secret manned moon mission intentionally put astronauts in harm's way. Not only is the notion preposterous, the film opens with an equally implausible claim ...
AAUW meeting open to new members
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 7:41pmOn Sept 10 South Lake Tahoe AAUW invites potential members to the first general meeting of the program year at 10am at the Aspen Room of Lake Tahoe ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../aauw-meeting-open-to-ne...
4 wounded in IHOP shooting remain hospitalized at Renown
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 6:58pmAll of the patients at Carson Tahoe have been discharged or transferred. There are now four patients at Renown Medical Center in Reno. At least one of the victims from Tuesday's shooting rampage a...
Tahoe bear needs driving lessons, wrecks car
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 6:58pmThe Pleasanton man's car had been parked in the driveway of his west Lake Tahoe cabin. After wedging itself inside the car, the bear became stuck. Frustrated, hungry and mad, it kicked, scratched,...
South Lake Tahoe woman killed in Carson City shooting rampage ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 6:58pmA South Lake Tahoe woman is one of the four people killed by a gunman Tuesday at IHOP in Carson City. Florence Donovan-Gunderson, 67, was at the restaurant having breakfast with her husband, Wally Gun...
9/11 event benefits Tahoe Douglas Bomb Squad
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 6:58pm11 from 11am-4pm, the Horizon Casino-Resort in conjunction with JRW Group Entertainment will host a community event with 100 percent of the proceeds to be donated to the Tahoe Douglas Bomb Squad. Admi...
Pedestrian hurt, South Tahoe man in jail on DUI charges
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 6:58pmA man walking on Ski Run Boulevard near Forest Avenue in South Lake Tahoe was seriously injured when he was struck by a vehicle. South Lake Tahoe police officers did not have specifics on the injured ...
We Can! Program hosts Walk the Block on Sept. 21
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 5:18pm
Let's get moving South Lake Tahoe with the kick-off event for our 2011 We Can! Wellness Challenge. Barton Health and the Lake Tahoe Unified School District invite you and your family to WALK THE BLOCK. What a great way to meet new neighbors, have great conversations with your family about fitness and have fun in our great outdoors! Walk your neighborhood at any time on September 21st.
$2.3 Million for Tahoe Center will Fund 3-D Public Education on Lake Ecosystems
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 4:12pmBy the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center
Members of the public will be able to visually immerse themselves in two of the best-known lakes in the United States, thanks to a $2.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to UC Davis' Tahoe Environmental Research Center.
Carson City IHOP shooting: Names of deceased victims released
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 3:03pm
Names of those killed in yesterday's IHOP shooting are:
Major Heath Kelly, 35, Reno, decorated field artillery officer, husband and father, commander of Joint Force Headquarters in Carson City, served in Iraq 2004-2005. Avid student of military history, known for his dry sense of humor. See story
Sgt. 1st Class Christian Riege, 38, Carson City, father of three, served in Afghanistan 2009-2010, also served in U.S Navy for two years before joining the Guard
Sgt. 1st Class Miranda McElhiney, 31, Reno, owner of a small baking company, well known in the company for providing cupcakes for guard functions. See story
Florence Donovan-Gunderson, 67, South Lake Tahoe. See story
According to Sheriff Kenny Furlong, the names of those wounded are not going to be released at this time.
One of those wounded is Wally Gunderson, husband of Florence Donovan-Gunderson, who died in the attack.
Nevada Highway Patrol busy over Labor Day weekend
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 2:36pmBy Chuck Allen, NHP
The Labor Day holiday weekend produced a high volume of traffic on northern Nevada highways resulting in a large number of calls for service. During the three-day weekend, nineteen people were arrested in the Reno-Sparks area with fifteen of those arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Troopers assigned to the Carson City area logged 3 DUI arrests. The DUI arrest activity for Lovelock, Fernley, Fallon and Hawthorne was not available this morning.
Taylor Creek Visitor Center seeks volunteers during annual salmon run
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 2:17pmBy Lisa Herron
'Brighter Days' indeed; JJ Grey and Mofro returning to Tahoe, set to release live DVD/CD
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 1:46pmJJ Grey's live performance recorded for a DVD was so good a CD was also produced."Brighter Days," a two-hour DVD and a 78-minute CD recorded in January at Atlanta's Variety Playhouse, will be relea...
Grape-stomping good time at Northstar's Autumn Food and Wine Festival
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 1:39pmHow can you tell autumn is about to arrive?Look for people with purple feet. The Village Grape Stop and Vineyard Luncheon on Friday, Sept. 9 will be done by teams of adults and singles, more tha...
Dat Phan bigger than ever with new commercial, returns to Tahoe's Improv
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 1:26pmHave you seen Dat Phan's new television commercial? It's funny."I'm so excited, Howie," he wrote in a text. "I just finished shooting a commercial for DirecTV and I think it's going to come --Da...
The South Shore Room didn't want Keb' Mo' to stop
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 1:21pmKeb' Mo' stepped onstage Aug. 13, all tall and lanky, in his trademark black fedora, relaxed khaki shirt, casually distressed name-brand jeans and tidy Vans sneaks, then burst right into his openin...
IHOP SHOOTING: Sencion described as 'quiet' and 'nice' by patrons
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 1:07pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - As FBI agents combed through the Mi Pueblo Meat Market Wednesday morning, regulars at the store expressed disbelief that someone they knew to be friendly and quiet cou...
