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Measure R rolls on

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A proposed measure to improve bike paths and youth ball fields at the South Shore inched closer to reality this week.The three member South Lake Tahoe Recreation Faciliti...

Judge orders Amtrak crash evidence protected

RENO, Nev. - A judge handling the first lawsuit in a deadly Amtrak crash in Nevada issued a protective order Wednesday prohibiting the destruction or disposal of any evidence tied to last week's fi...

DEATH NOTICE: Jeanne Margaret Leverette Reum

Jeanne Margaret Leverette Reum died June 15, 2011. She was 93.Reum lived most of her life in Southern Oregon and moved to South Lake Tahoe to be near her son, Richard, and family in her final years...

City removes Regan Beach playground over safety concerns

City officials removed the Regan Beach playground due to safety concerns. The steel jungle gym had been there for more than 20 years, said Parks and Recreation Department director Stan Sherer."B...

Cops, Caltrans prep for Fourth of July

Come this weekend, cops will be out in full force and Caltrans will pull construction crews off the roads to prepare for the influx of visitors.Construction on Echo Summit will halt from July 1 ...

OBITUARY: Susan Elaine Adams

Susan Elaine Adams was born on July 28, 1950 in Ft. Collins, Colorado to Ruth and Bill Jordan. She was the 3rd child of 5 girls and 1 boy. Her family spent most of her childhood in Brawley, CA, ...

OBITUARY: Peggy Stovall

PEGGY STOVALL passed away on Sunday June 12, 2011, after a year's battle with cancer.Peggy is survived by her husband Alan, her daughter Katy and her son, Alex.Peggy's family has requested that, in...

OBITUARY: Karla Alayne (Lanz) Coburn

Karla Alayne (Lanz) Coburn, at the young age of 34, died in her home Saturday, May 21st, 2011. She is survived by her three vibrant and amazing children, Dana (10), Katie (7), and Drew (5), two adu...

OBITUARY: Candria Johnson Ackermann

Candria Johnson AckermannMay 22, 1950 - May 22, 2011After a 10 month battle with cancer, Candy passed on to her next adventure on her 61st birthday. Candy was born in San Francisco, CA and her fami...

OBITUARY: David J. Morrow

David Morrow passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2011 following a brief illness. David was born March 1, 1950 in Oakland, CA to the late Walter and Shirley Morrow. David grew-up in South Lake Tahoe wit...

Man donates 25 gallons of blood

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - In the past 30 years of co-chairing the South Lake Tahoe Community blood drive Dan Kerr has given a lot - including 25 gallons of blood.Kerr donated his 200th pint of ...

Barton Auxiliary gives $6,000 in scholarships

--Barton Auxiliary gives $6,000 in scholarshipsJune, 23 2011 1:56 pm MST...

OBITUARY: Karla Alayne (Lanz) Coburn

Karla Alayne (Lanz) Coburn, at the young age of 34, died in her home Saturday, May 21st, 2011. She is survived by her three vibrant and amazing children, Dana (10), Katie (7), and Drew (5), two ...

OBITUARY: Diane (Williamson) Weinstein

Diane loved working as a respiratory therapist for 32 years. She was an avid surfer, windsurfer, skier, kayaker, mountain climber, fly fisher, flute player and glider pilot. She worked at Barton...

Barton first in California to offer alternative colonoscopy preparation

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The National Cancer Institute estimated that nearly 143,000 new cases of colorectal cancer were diagnosed in 2010. Estimated deaths of colorectal cancer were 51,370. C...

Donations are making a difference

Last September, the Iron Girl Event Series offered a sprint triathlon for the first time in South Lake Tahoe. The day before the event, Iron Girl offered an awesome expo. Like many of the other ath...

Barton Health offers bike fitting to cyclists

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Barton Health's Rehabilitation Services has created a program to reduce injuries and maximize your bike performance by educating cyclists on comfort and safety with the B...

Chicago Conference Recognizes Tahoe Center for Orthopedics for their 2010 successes

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Seventh Annual Advanced Partner Conference in Chicago, IL took place April 10-12 focusing on "Positioning your Musculoskeletal Service Line to Compete." In attendance...

2011 Sports Medicine Symposium in Lake Tahoe

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Sports medicine professionals are invited to attend Barton Health's Tahoe Center for Orthopedics' first Sports Medicine Symposium from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Aug. 6, at Lake T...

Nevada Assembly passes wedding, anti-graffiti bills

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - State lawmakers threw the book at taggers, defended puppies and kittens less than 8 weeks old, and approved more after-hours weddings during a rare Sunday session.Legislato...

Study: Nevada smoking laws haven't hurt restaurants, bars

RENO, Nev. - Nevada's smoking laws have not hurt business at restaurants and bars, according to a study by an advocacy group that was released as lawmakers debate a bill that would water down the r...

Geotourists seek out unique experiences

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE - Tahoe Trail Bars line the racks at Grassroots Natural Foods store, South Lake Tahoe's only natural food store. Bulk bagged pine nuts chill in a refrigerator. Wafts of fresh gi...

Sex offender re-arrested

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Police arrested a South Lake Tahoe man for the second time in two weeks Thursday for allegedly violating federal supervision requirements related to a 2007 child pornogra...

Sex offender re-arrested after alleged federal violation

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Police arrested a South Lake Tahoe man for the second time in two weeks Thursday for allegedly violating federal supervision requirements related to a 2007 child porno...

BREAKING NEWS: Nevada Senate passes TRPA pull out bill

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Nevada Senate passed a bill that allows the state to pull out of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency if the organization does not meet certain benchmarks by October...

DEATH NOTICE: Robert R. Moser

Robert R. Moser died May 21, 2011 in South Lake Tahoe. He was 68.He was born April 23, 1943 in San Francisco and grew up in Fresno, Calif. He served in the U.S. Army and National Guard from 1965 un...

Basin should stay one district, supervisor says

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Lake Tahoe doesn't need another political division, according to El Dorado County Supervisor Norma Santiago.On Thursday, the District 5 supervisor said she supports keepi...

LSD gummy bears part of drug bust

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - LSD laden gummy bears were part of a South Lake El Dorado Narcotics Enforcement Team bust last week that included psilocybin mushrooms and more than 90 pounds of marijuan...

Tahoe City's famed Fanny Bridge due for a makeover

TAHOE CITY, Calif. - While Fanny Bridge abounds in historical value, its functionality is being called into question as transportation officials say it is rapidly deteriorating into a state of d...

Supreme Court knocks $62 million hole in budget

In a unanimous decision Thursday, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled the state can't take the $62 million in cash from the Southern Nevada Clean Water Coalition.That money was used to balance the curre...

Small county lobbyist warns of load state dumping on locals

CARSON CITY, Nev. - Lobbyists representing Western Nevada's counties warned Wednesday the state is dumping so many responsibilities on the counties that the state can't expect them to absorb everyt...

Carson officials to take stand on bill to withdraw from TRPA

CARSON CITY, Nev. - Carson City officials are meeting Friday - as are Douglas County leaders - to discuss a newly amended bill calling for the potential withdrawal of Nevada from the Tahoe Regional...

OBITUARY: Georgette L. "Toni" Vogel

Georgette L. "Toni" VogelJuly 13, 1935 - April 20, 2011 At this moment as we say,"There she goes," There are other eyes watching her comingAnd other voices ready to take up the glad shout:"--OBI...

OBITUARY: Patricia A. Long

Patricia A. Long, 81, died on May 21, 2011, at her home with family, and her beloved dog, Maggie, by her side in South Lake Tahoe, CA. She was born on May 11, 1930 in Columbus, Ohio. She moved t...

2011 Barton Health Community Calendar of Events

Monthly2011 Wellness Lab panels and Additional Lab TestsSecond Saturday of each month from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Barton Laboratory across from Barton Memorial Hospital (2169 South Ave. South Lake Tahoe,...

Special thank you to hospice volunteers

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - We all know it takes a very special person to be a hospice worker, helping the terminally ill patients every day 24-hours-a-day. Barton Health currently has 18 volunteers...

Solution set for high school graduation, construction overlap

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Class of 2011 graduates and Vikings football have struck middle ground. The renovation of South Tahoe High School's stadium was expected to overlap with either graduation...

State cuts cause preschool and childcare closures

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif.- Life for parents of preschoolers, infants and toddlers is about to get tougher, especially for families that receive state funds to pay for child care or preschool. Cuts t...

Utility district approves metered rate

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Tahoe Public Utility District directors unanimously approved a rate structure for customers with water meters at a special meeting Tuesday.Forty-five percent of met...

Snowfall, cold weather delay start of fire season

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A winter season that has been reluctant to end should keep the wildfire threat at a welcome low throughout much of the West this summer, according to an annual fire outlo...

Tavern owners push change in no-smoking law for bars

CARSON CITY, Nev. - Tavern owners Monday asked lawmakers to loosen the voter approved anti-smoking law to permit both food and smoking in their establishments.Lobbyist Sean Higgins said when that l...

Senate panel tones down Lake Tahoe withdrawal bill

CARSON CITY, Nev. - A Nevada Senate committee tempered anger toward California and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency on Monday, seeking changes to its bi-state compact instead of immediate with...

Nevada should see less severe fire season

RENO, Nev. (AP) - It's considered a double-edged sword in the wildfire forecasting business.Above-normal temperatures and drought-like conditions dry out the forests, grasses and shrubs, raising th...

Bill would ease Nevada's indoor smoking ban

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Nevada taverns and bars would be allowed to sell food and still allow smoking under a late-session bill introduced Friday in the state Assembly.AB571 was introduced by the ...

Nevada unemployment rate down to 12.5 percent

CARSON CITY, Nev. - Nevada's unemployment rate fell again in April - the fourth consecutive month of declines.The seasonally adjusted rate dropped from 13.2 percent to 12.5 percent. The raw, unadju...

South Shore resident realizes dream in graphic novel

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Meet South Shore's resident Crypt Keeper, Jared Manninen.The 36-year-old doesn't throw around puns like the ghoulish character from the "Tales from the Crypt" comic bo...

Triathlete and dialysis patient rides AMGEN route despite weather

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE - During the snowy first stage of the Amgen Tour of California, there were many riders who protested conditions, fans who expressed skepticism and tour organizers who tried thei...

Skiers and riders get a splash of spring powder

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Wes Minton forgot his goggles. On most other spring days his sunglasses would've been enough. But Monday on top of Mt. Tallac the wind was howling and the torrents of ...

I-80 project will narrow stretch of highway near Donner Lake to four lanes until October

TRUCKEE, Calif. - An Interstate 80 project extending roughly from the Castle Peak Road exit to Donner Pass Road begins Monday, diverting traffic to the highway's westbound corridor and closing the ...

Woman gets five years probation in Incline stabbing

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Washoe County District Court Judge Robert Perry has sentenced a woman to probation in connection to the grisly slaying of her husband more than a year ago at Lake Tahoe, cou...

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