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Lack of money not stopping desire, regulations

HOMEWOOD – Money and cooperation were the overriding themes of the 15th annual Lake Tahoe Environmental Summit on Tuesday at Homewood Mountain Resort. For the first time since then-President Bill Cl...

South Tahoe police increase DUI enforcement

South Tahoe police increase DUI enforcement. Posted by admin in News on August 17th, 2011 | no responses. Avoid the 6 El Dorado County DUI Task Force will join nearly 10000 other law enforcement agenc...

National child welfare survey examines recession

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Karla Washington worries how she will afford new school uniforms for her five-year-old daughter.Washington, an undergraduate student, earns less than $11,000 a year from a part-tim...

Garridos deny involvement in '88 Hayward abduction

HAYWARD, Calif. (AP) - The California couple convicted of kidnapping Jaycee Dugard has told investigators they had nothing to do with the 1988 disappearance of a 9-year-old girl in Hayward.The Oakl...

Another La Nia possible, effects unknown

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Last year's La Nia led to a seemingly endless winter.And the climate pattern may be gearing up for a return this year, but that doesn't guarantee similar results when it ...

SAUNDERS: Corn, scorn and forlorn in Iowa

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is the first casualty of the Ames, Iowa, straw poll. After he came in third - behind firebrand Reps. Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul - he pulled out of the 2012 GOP...

Another La Nia possible, effects unknown

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Last year's La Nia led to a seemingly endless winter.And the climate pattern may be gearing up for a return this year, but that doesn't guarantee similar results when it ...

Brown: 'Sharp differences' exist regarding SB 271

HOMEWOOD - No progress has been made regarding if California will consider stipulations set forth in a Nevada Senate bill that threatens the Silver State's withdrawal from the Tahoe Regional Pla...

Restoration may depend on private dollars

HOMEWOOD - Fiscal challenges on the federal and state levels will make it difficult to secure public funding for many environmental restoration projects around the Lake Tahoe Basin, congressiona...

Tahoe author to sign book in Carson City

Lake Tahoe author Janet Smith will be at the Costco in Carson City from 11am-2pm Aug. 20 for a book signing of the anthology “Permanent Vacation: Twenty ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../tahoe-author-sig...

Snippets about Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe – both ends – are working together again to be part of the 2012 Tour de California cycling event that almost started on the South Shore this year ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../snipp...

Federal government inspecting NV Fire Safe

Lake Tahoe News has also been told the Bureau of Land Management wants to review the records. Lake Tahoe News first reported on the audit July 21. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../federal-government-inspe...

Minden woman seriously hurt on Blue Lakes Road

A Minden woman sustained life-threatening injuries when the vehicle she was driving up Blue Lakes Road lost control, hit a tree, flipped and came to rest ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../minden-woman-seri...

Fire threatens Pine View

MINDEN, Nev. - A fast-moving wildland fire consumed hundreds of acres of pion pine and brush Tuesday threatening homes in the Pine View Estates subdivision south of Gardnerville.East Fork Fire C...

Legends of Tahoe and Disc N' Dig Festival

The Legends of Tahoe volleyball tourney and the Disc N' Dig Festival combines two great venues in one weekend at Zephyr Cove on Aug. 20-21. Registration for Saturday's Legends of Tahoe volleyball tournament begins at 9 a.m. at the Zephyr Cove Resort courts. Men and women are welcome with volleyball experience in this all-ages 4 on 4 draw. Call (530) 416-1290 for information.

Summer transitions to fall with Labor Day and beyond

Before summer segues to fall Tahoe South will celebrate a Labor Day last call: an amped-up holiday weekend of non-stop activities on and off the water including a food and wine festival, sternwheeler race, outdoor and showroom concerts and a fireworks extravaganza.

LABOR DAY WEEKEND

Non-native smallmouth bass found in Lake Tahoe

By Mike Wolterbeek
A new invasive species has been identified at Lake Tahoe, and it’s likely to be the most aggressive fish to ply the waters of the mile-high lake.

Custody issues at center of father-daughter

By Stephen Magagnini and Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee. Mourad “Moni” Samaan killed himself and his 2-year-old daughter, Madeleine Layla Samaan-Fay following a bitter custody battle that began even ...

Yosemite deaths: Americans may have lost respect

By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee. YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK – Just three weeks after death laid a heavy hand on the Merced River, sweeping three tourists to their deaths over Vernal Fall, life went on fo...

The truth about pain: It's in your head

By David Epstein, Sports Illustrated. Cross-country skiing around a wide, icy curve, Petra Majdič slid off the course during a warmup for last year's Olympic women's individual sprint at Whis...

Meetings set to decide projects for Tahoe National Forest

By Barbara Barte Osborn, Sacramento Bee. A bi-county advisory committee for the Tahoe National Forest has scheduled three meetings in September to discuss funding for projects that will benefit the fo...

GUEST COLUMN: Don't damage business with gas tax increase

The roads in Douglas County need help, desperately. If we don't take care of necessary repairs and maintenance now, then we will be paying a multiple to address this issue in the future. Studies ha...

Feds commit $43.1 million for Tahoe

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced that Interior will commit more than $43.1 million for a variety of conservation and recreation improvement projects ...

Low-profile bus tours important to casinos

RENO, Nev. - Bus tours to regional casinos remain an important revenue stream for gaming properties, casino executives say, even though the number of visitors to northern Nevada who arrive via tour...

Cut-and-sew plan boosting Douglas bid to apparel firms

RENO, Nev. - With an eye on landing apparel-manufacturing operations that are headed back to the United States from overseas locations, Douglas County officials are moving closer to the launch of a...

DA may begin taking harder line on Tahoe pot cases

The combination of South Lake Tahoe being on the verge of finalizing ordinances related to pot dispensaries and deputy district attorneys receiving ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../da-may-begin-taking-har...

Roethlisberger civil case to be heard in Reno

A woman working for Harrah's Lake Tahoe at the time accused Roethlisberger of rape. Now it will be up to a Washoe County jury to hear the case. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../roethlisberger-civil-ca...

Smallmouth bass discovered in Lake Tahoe

RENO, Nev. - Researchers have confirmed the presence of smallmouth bass in Lake Tahoe and they're saying it's likely the most voracious invasive species within the waters. And to counter the spr...

Smallmouth bass discovered in Lake Tahoe

RENO, Nev. - Researchers have confirmed the presence of smallmouth bass in Lake Tahoe and they're saying it's likely the most voracious invasive species within the waters. And to counter the spr...

Live coverage of Tahoe Summit

HOMEWOOD, Calif. - Join the Tahoe Daily Tribune Tuesday morning for live coverage of the 15th annual Lake Tahoe Summit, which takes place from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Homewood Mountain Resort on...

Authors to sign book about Dangberg ranching empire

Steve Achard and Conrad Buedel, authors of Lost Legacy of Carson Valley, “The Rise and Fall of the H.F. Dangberg Ranching Empire”, have two book signings scheduled this week. They will be set up n...

Sandoval declines to call off Nevada bear hunt

By David McGrath Schwartz, Las Vegas Sun. It looks like Nevada's going on a bear hunt Saturday. Gov. Brian Sandoval has ignored please for him to block Nevada's first-ever bear hunt, scheduled...

Disc golf tournament at Squaw

The only lift-accessed disc golf course in the Lake Tahoe region, Squaw Valley's course is of championship caliber. Holes 1, 2 and 18, located directly behind the High Camp complex, account for th...

Organized ride on South Shore bike paths

18, Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition's board of directors will lead a recreational bike ride along South Lake Tahoe's bicycle path system. The ride starts and ends at Blue Dog Pizza at the north e...

2 people arrested in South Tahoe kidnapping of infant

The incident started in South Lake Tahoe and ended in Douglas County. On Aug. 13 at about 3:30pm the Douglas County sheriff's deputies were contacted by the South Lake Tahoe Police Department and ...

2 people arrested in South Tahoe kidnapping of infant

The incident started in South Lake Tahoe and ended in Douglas County. On Aug. 13 at about 3:30pm the Douglas County sheriff's deputies were contacted by the ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../2-people-a...

Tahoe Fund doles out $50000 to 3 projects

The nonprofit Tahoe Fund is dividing $50000 between three entities – Van Sickle Bistate Park Lakeside Bicycle Trial and publication of the State of the Lake ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../tahoe-fund-d...

Pair arrested for alleged kidnapping

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Douglas County Sheriff's deputies arrested two people this weekend after receiving a report of a kidnapping in South Lake Tahoe, according to a statement from the sheriff...

GOP challenges redistricting plans as maps pass

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's independent redistricting commission certified the state's new legislative and congressional maps Monday, but the political boundaries drew an immediate chall...

Calif. bill would require helmets on ski slopes

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Jerry Brown will consider a bill requiring skiers and snowboarders younger than 18 to wear helmets at California ski resorts after the Senate sent him the legislation...

Calif. bill would require helmets on ski slopes

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Jerry Brown will consider a bill requiring skiers and snowboarders younger than 18 to wear helmets at California ski resorts after the Senate sent him the legislation...

DUI patrols planned through Labor Day

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Avoid the 6 El Dorado County DUI Task Force today announced it will join nearly 10,000 other law enforcement agencies nationwide in support of an intensive crackdown ...

'Hero of the Hudson' Sullenberger to speak at Lake Tahoe

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the pilot who safely landed his jetliner a year and a half ago on New York's Hudson River, saving all 155 passengers and crew, will speak at a ...

Board recommends financial relief for counties

By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau. CARSON CITY – The Board of Examiners today approved a request for more than half a million dollars from a legislative contingency fund to pay the counties for the...

Keb Mo accentuates weekend get-away 4 miles from home

STATELINE – A relaxing weekend getaway featuring a Keb Mo concert, urban walk, jaunt to a new state park and pool time at the Forest Suites Resort proved there's more than one way to enjoy the h...

Boys & Girls Club members part of drumming

Lake Tahoe Boys & Girls Club's Mini J Drummers will open the “DURGA and the Story of the Drum” multi-media “DRUMGANZA” show on Aug. 18. Liz Broscoe, drummer, teacher and author, create...

Money in place to build bike path on Hwy. 50 in S. Tahoe

A high-priority bike path project in South Lake Tahoe has received the necessary funding — the El Dorado Beach to Ski Run route. This is a missing link in South Lake Tahoe and is listed as the highe...

LTFAC meeting in Incline

The Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory Committee meets from 9am to noon on Aug. 23 at the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences located at 291 Country Club Drive, Incline Village. LTFAC will address issues...

Woodie boat show gives back to Tahoe nonprofits

This year's recipients were the Tahoe Maritime Museum, Lake Tahoe Boys & Girls Club, Kiwanis Club of Lake Tahoe, Tahoe Heritage Foundation and the Thunderbird Preservation Society. This year&#...

Lake Tahoe Summit: Live coverage begins 9 a.m. Tuesday

HOMEWOOD, Calif. - Join the Tahoe Daily Tribune Tuesday morning for live coverage of the 15th annual Lake Tahoe Summit, which takes place from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Homewood Mountain Resort on...

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