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Lake Tahoe agency honors fire chiefs, supports wildfire awareness week
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 05/26/2012 - 12:01pmThe Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board passed a resolution in support of Lake Tahoe Wildfire Awareness Week and thanked the Tahoe Basin Fire Chiefs for their service during a ceremony at their May 26 Governing Board meeting.
California primary influences anti-Obama ad buy in Nevada
Submitted by admin on Sat, 05/26/2012 - 7:08amRibaudo: Notes from the Front Row
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/26/2012 - 5:00amLocal MusingsCongratulations are in order for all those who participated in setting the world record for the longest bicycle parade. A pat on the back to the Slow Rollers for organizing the event a...
Tahoe Today: Summertime in Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/26/2012 - 5:00amTahoe is the happening place to be this summer. Ah, yes! What a great summer it will be; in fact, this year summer will be amazing at the lake, with all the festivals, boating, swimming and great t...
OBITUARY: Linda Darlene Banducci
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/26/2012 - 5:00am9/28/46-5/24/12After a short, but courageous battle with cancer, Linda Darlene Banducci passed peacefully in her sleep, surrounded by her loved ones on May 24th, 2012.Linda was born September 28...
Left in limbo
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/26/2012 - 5:00amInside Jan Christensen's faded off-white mobile home, a wooden clock hangs on the eastern wall. Its faux gold hands audibly tick and every hour the chime reverberates with a metallic strum. With...
Nissensohn murder case languishes
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/26/2012 - 5:00amAfter more than four years in the court system, the trial of alleged serial killer Joseph Nissensohn could be more than a year away, according to recent court filings.The El Dorado County District ...
Products in stores can be a death sentence for wildlife
Submitted by admin on Sat, 05/26/2012 - 2:01amBeating victim far from out of the woods; no arrests
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“Right now we just hope he does not stop breathing.”
If he does, it means Derek Penaranda will likely have died.
Penaranda’s parents are hoping and praying their son will survive the beating he sustained in a South Lake Tahoe bar last weekend. Today he is clinging to life in a coma at Renown Medical Center in Reno.
Placer County accused of violating deputy’s employment rights
Submitted by admin on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 9:00pmMore travelers to hit the road this Memorial Day
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 4:51pmNEW YORK - More Americans will hit the road this holiday weekend than a year ago. And they'll have a bit more money to spend thanks to lower gas prices.Memorial Day kicks off the summer travel seas...
Survey: Nevada lawmakers favor government transparency
Submitted by admin on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 5:50pm911 call describes controlled burn that may have sparked wildfire
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 4:35pmInvestigators looking into the cause of the 7,500-acre Topaz Ranch Estates wildfire are zeroing in on a controlled burn reported out of control two days before it allegedly rekindled in high win...
Pedestrian accident on Highway 50 at Zephyr Cove Lodge ties up traffic
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 2:45pmA pedestrian was reportedly hit by a vehicle at Highway 50 at the Zephyr Cove Lodge at about 3:30 Friday afternoon. The victim was said to be conscious but bleeding from the head. Three vehicles are said to be involved in the accident, according to Douglas County dispatch.
Traffic controls are in place in the westbound lane headed into Lake Tahoe and the eastbound lane of Highway 50 toward Spooner Summit. A CalStar medical helicopter from South Lake Tahoe was unavailable because of snow and visibility. The victim was instead to be transported by ambulance to Barton Memorial Hospital.
Study: Nevadans more likely to die by gun than in traffic accident
Submitted by admin on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 12:45pmBurn pile spreads into brush fire on Cold Creek Trail in South Lake Tahoe (updated)
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 10:36am
Update 12:22PM: A small brush fire on Cold Creek Trail in South Lake Tahoe is contained and burned about one-quarter of an acre, reports U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Cheva Heck. Fire personnel from Lake Valley Fire Protection District and South Lake Tahoe and U.S. Forest Service brought the fire to containment. The cause of the fire is under investigation, Heck said. Initial reports that came in said the fire started as a backyard burn pile.
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Common sense stressed for crowded waters this weekend
Submitted by admin on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 11:00amMac the Naw: Mackinaw biting in Lake Tahoe; Indian Creek to be planted soon
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 9:47amHello fellow anglers, welcome to the Memorial Day weekend and northern Nevada and Lake Tahoe weather. If you don't like it, wait a few hours and it will change on you. That is exactly what it we'll...
Proud to Say: FAC needs to start talking, not bickering
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 9:45amAfter a half-hour of taking notes at Monday's Fields Advisory Committee meeting for the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Facilities Joint Powers Authority, I put my pen down and realized that there real...
Who will win the most wide-open Indy 500 in years?
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 9:41amThe Indianapolis 500 will be run on Sunday in what's believed to be the most wide-open race in years. There are no clear favorites and there's a group of new faces vying for attention. And with no ...
States looking to new tolls to pay for highways
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 9:34amWASHINGTON (AP) - Driving onto an Interstate highway? Crossing a bridge on the way into work? Taking a tunnel under a river or bay? Get ready to pay.With Congress unwilling to contemplate an increa...
Pool access for the disabled sparks controversy
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 9:25amWASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is sidestepping an election-year confrontation with the hotel industry and other pool owners to give them more time to comply with access rules for the di...
New Goals Set For Lake Tahoe Bike Challenge
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 6:55am
The 7th annual Tahoe Bike Challenge sets new goals for the 2012 event scheduled for June 4-15th. The Bike Challenge is a Tahoe Basin-wide campaign that challenges everyone to ride their bike to work, school and during play and errands in lieu of using the automobile.
Kudos & Kindness: Class trip to Sutter's Fort gave students a glimpse of history
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 5:00amOn Thursday and Friday, May 17-18, my fourth-grade class participated in the Environmental Living Program at Sutter's Fort State Historic Park in Sacramento. This is an authentic learning experi...
Letter to the editor: Don't blame the sport
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 5:00amOn May 22, South Lake Tahoe lost a wonderful father, husband and friend, Rob Ranieri. Rob was a guy who loved life. He was a very experienced sky diver whose lust for adventure kept him alive. He o...
Kudos & Kindness: Fundraiser was a success
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 5:00amBueno and Marty Kettleson of Bert's Cafe recently hosted a spaghetti night fundraiser for Tahoe Arts Project, a nonprofit organization that brings professional performing arts into the schools and ...
OBITUARY: Mauro Frank Capone
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 5:00am10/5/1929 - 5/17/2012Mauro Frank Capone born October 5th, 1929 in San Francisco, passed away in Placerville May 17th, 2012. Mauro was a graduate of Balboa High School, San Francisco, 1948. He wa...
OBITUARY: JOSIAH DAVID GUY
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 5:00am10/14/1984 - 5/20/2012My sweet son, I will savor every moment we shared.Please know in your struggles, we all really cared.Rescued from this life of pain,God's works are never done in vain.As an...
OBITUARY: Thomas Edward Rancour Sr.
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 5:00amOctober 8th 1960 - April 24th 2012Thomas was born in Long Beach Calif. and raised in Southern Calif. until 1989 when our family moved to South Lake Tahoe. Thomas was an incredible husband and fa...
OBITUARY: Larry Panick
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 5:00amLarry Panick passed away suddenly April 22, 2012 in his home in South Lake Tahoe. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Ann and Paul Panick.He is survived by his daughter Morgan Pan...
Measure E reborn as Measure B
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 5:00amFor the second time in less than two years, South Lake Tahoe voters are being asked to approve changes to the city's business license tax structure.If approved by a majority of voters during the Ju...
Regional Plan Update: Development of recreation areas cited as concern
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 5:00amSince its release last month, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's Regional Plan Update has stoked fears of a new era of overdevelopment at Lake Tahoe.And allowing hotel rooms and homes in areas...
CASA Corner: Remembering volunteer Rob Ranieri
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 5:00amThe headline read "Man killed in skydiving accident." Kerry, my husband, and I had just returned from our very early morning walk with our very big dog, Boris. We grabbed the paper on the way back ...
Back in the water
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 5:00amThis Memorial Day weekend Lake Tahoe's waters are sure to be rippling with boat wakes and the happy cries of those sailing along with the vessels. But with so many boaters out, safety is always ...
Most South Shore recreation sites open
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 5:00amWhether you're looking to bask in the sands of Pope Beach or wander the trails around Angora Lookout, most of the South Shore's recreation sites should be fully open by this weekend. But before ...
Back in the water
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 5:00amThis Memorial Day weekend Lake Tahoe's waters are sure to be rippling with boat wakes and the happy cries of those sailing along with the vessels. But with so many boaters out, safety is always ...
Most South Shore recreation sites open
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 5:00amWhether you're looking to bask in the sands of Pope Beach or wander the trails around Angora Lookout, most of the South Shore's recreation sites should be fully open by this weekend. But before ...
