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Californians to vote on abolishing death penalty
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 9:12amSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - California voters will soon get a chance to decide whether to replace the death penalty with life in prison without the possibility of parole.A measure to abolish capital punis...
Man killed in big-rig crash at North Lake Tahoe truck ramp
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 7:58amINCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - An unidentified person was killed in a big-rig crash Monday afternoon at the runaway truck ramp near the intersection of highways 431 and 28 on Lake Tahoe's North Shore, ...
California voters to decide on death penalty in November
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 7:34amCalifornia Secretary of State Debra Bowen has certified a measure for the November ballot that would eliminate capital punishment. Instead, prisoners would receive life without the possibility of parole.
Opponents include Republican State Senator Joel Anderson, who has tried unsuccessfully to change the death penalty process — including a bill that would have eliminated expensive, automatic appeals.
"To move forward and say that we're going to move these people into life without parole is to ignore what the public has asked for time and time again," said Anderson.
Comments sought on proposed West Shore Lake Tahoe campground project
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 7:18amThe U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is asking for public input on the Environmental Assessment prepared for the William Kent Best Management Practices (BMPs) Retrofit and Administrative Site Redevelopment project. The proposed project area is approximately 22 acres and is located one mile south of Tahoe City on the West Shore of Lake Tahoe and consists of the William Kent Campground, the William Kent administrative site, and the William Kent day-use beach area.
Kudos & Kindness: Sproutology class brought community together in the interest of eating healthier
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 5:00amOn behalf of the Lake Tahoe Leadership program and TahoeChamber, we would like to extend our thanks and appreciation to those who made the sproutology class a huge success: Suzanne Thomas, our gues...
Opinion: Government wants to regulate too much information
Submitted by admin on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 2:00amStudy: Cyclists will come if there are bike lanes to ride in
Submitted by admin on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 2:00amSo much great writing about California — what should you read?
Submitted by admin on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 2:00amNevada officials holding on to Whittemore-related money
Submitted by admin on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 2:00amS. Tahoe officials: SnowGlobe did not damage ball field
Submitted by admin on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 1:59amDugard’s mother to speak in Sonoma County about crime victims
Submitted by admin on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 7:51pmOne dead in North Lake Tahoe big-rig accident
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 5:30pmUPDATE: 10 PM: The runaway truck ramp at the bottom of Mount Rose Highway in Incline Village was the scene of another tragedy today as a truck driver was killed trying to stop his vehicle using the ramp.
The Nevada Highway Patrol reports that the truck was carrying composite decking material on a flatbed trailer. The driver used the ramp to stop the vehicle, but the cargo broke loose and crushed the cab of the truck.
Douglas County Sheriff's audio feed of meteor boom heard at Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 3:56pmHere is some audio feed found on YouTube of Douglas County Sheriff's Office responding to the loud boom on Sunday heard between the California Central Valley to Lake Tahoe and Northern Nevada. The explosion was reported to be a meteorite that whizzed by the area.
As the bull wheel slows down and the cranks start to turn
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 3:31pmThere's still plenty of skiing and riding offered in and around Lake Tahoe with Heavenly remaining open this weekend and for a final Friday through Sunday, April 27-29. Kirkwood is open daily throu...
Haase Completes UAB Staff
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 3:28pmFormer South Tahoe basketball standout Jerod Haase has finished filling his staff at the University of Alabama-Birmingham, hiring Bobby Frasor as director of operations and George Drake as associat...
Nevada Governor Sandoval Announces Plan With Amazon To Collect State Sales Tax On Web Purchases
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 3:21pm
CARSON CITY — Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval announced today that the state has reached an agreement with on-line retailing giant Amazon to begin collecting Nevada sales tax on purchases.
Sugar pines need assistance to thrive in Sierra Nevada
Submitted by admin on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 4:20pmNevada Emergency Management Promotes Severe Weather Preparedness Week
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 3:02pmCarson City, Nev. - This time of year is a perfect occasion to Be a Force of Nature and the Nevada Division of Emergency Management is proud to be promoting severe weather preparedness week. To help spread the word and make its employees and members of the community better prepared, the Nevada Division of Emergency Management is committed to being a leader for weather-readiness by knowing the risk, taking action and being an example.
Name of man killed at Union Valley Reservoir released
Submitted by admin on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 3:56pmPioneer Trail from Sierra House School to Cold Creek temporarily closed due to rushing water
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 2:11pmSouth Lake Tahoe dispatch reports Pioneer Trail, from Sierra House School to Cold Creek, is temporarily closed due to rushing water on the roadway.
Apparently water is cascading into the street causing portions of the road to buckle, according to dispatch.
Membership airline considers flying into Lake Tahoe Airport
Submitted by admin on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 2:15pmCalif. prison overhaul would save $1.5B a year
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 11:11amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California prison officials on Monday released a wide-ranging reorganization plan that calls for halting a $4 billion prison-construction program and bringing back all inm...
Bonanza Park to break ground next week
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 11:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - From 5:30 to 6 p.m. April 30, Edgewood Companies will join South Lake Tahoe officials, neighbors and community members at a groundbreaking ceremony for Bonanza Park, acco...
Bonanza Park to break ground next week
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 11:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - From 5:30 to 6 p.m. April 30, Edgewood Companies will join South Lake Tahoe officials, neighbors and community members at a groundbreaking ceremony for Bonanza Park, acco...
Comments sought on Heavenly adventure race
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 10:38amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The U.S. Forest Service is asking for public input on a proposed one-time adventure race at Heavenly Ski Resort in August 2012.The MojoMan Challenge is a competition that...
Comments sought on Heavenly adventure race
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 10:38amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The U.S. Forest Service is asking for public input on a proposed one-time adventure race at Heavenly Ski Resort in August 2012.The MojoMan Challenge is a competition that...
Surf Air mulls Tahoe expansion
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 10:21amLAKE TAHOE - A membership-based, all-you-fly airline hopes to add service to the Lake Tahoe market next year.Surf Air, headquartered at Santa Monica, is signing up members for its first routes, whi...
National gas prices down 5 cents in past 2 weeks
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 10:07amCAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) - The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has dropped a nickel over the past two weeks.That's according to the Lundberg Survey of fuel prices, released Sunday, which p...
Work under way on NV's 1st wind energy farm
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 9:25amLAS VEGAS - The settlement of a lawsuit filed by environmentalists is allowing turbines to go up at Nevada's first wind energy project.The 7,500-acre Spring Valley Wind farm in White Pine County, j...
Forest Service seeks input for MojoMan Challenge at Heavenly Mountain Resort
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 9:04amPublic input is sought by the U.S. Forest Service on a proposed one-time event at Heavenly Mountain Resort, called the MojoMan Challenge. This is an adventure race competition that covers approximately 10.5 miles and incorporates 25 to 30 challenge obstacles along the course that participants will negotiate.
Thunderstorms possible for Lake Tahoe then snow showers later in the week
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 8:25am
With the potential for record-high temperatures in the mix, strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Monday afternoon for Lake Tahoe and much of Western Nevada, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.
Thunderstorms could produce wind gusts to 60 mph with small hail, blowing dust and lighting. Visibility in Western Nevada could be reduced to less than a mile during the active part of the storms.
For Lake Tahoe, scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible, mainly between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Edgewood Companies, City of South Lake Tahoe to break ground on Bonanza Park
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 7:59am
Event Date:
April 30, 2012 - 5:30pm
A local South Lake Tahoe neighborhood will soon have something to cheer about because on Monday, April 30 from 5:30pm to 6 pm Edgewood Companies will join City officials, families, neighbors and community members at a celebratory groundbreaking ceremony. The groundbreaking will mark the start of construction on Bonanza Park, located at 1209 Bonanza Street.
With construction equipment ready to go at the Bonanza neighborhood site of the former C&M Lodge,
Hobart Reservoir to open for 2012 fishing season
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 7:47amHobart Reservoir, a small, high-mountain reservoir, located at an elevation of 7,600 feet in the mountains between Carson City and Lake Tahoe, will open for the 2012 fishing season on May 1.
Because of its high elevation and location, this reservoir is normally covered with ice, and surrounded by deep snow drifts, when it opens on May 01.
However, this year is entirely different, ice and snow-wise. It will remain open to fishing through September 30.
Opinion: Closing forest roads in El Dorado County is wrong
Submitted by admin on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 2:00amSpooner Lake concessionarie moving bikes, ends ski business
Submitted by admin on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 1:59am2-day event a lesson in ranching and farming activities
Submitted by admin on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 9:00pm