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Raptor's return
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 5:00amOne of the world's most accomplished aerial acrobats may be making its comeback at Lake Tahoe.For the first time in decades, active peregrine falcon nests have been discovered in the Lake Tahoe ...
'Red Rocker' reopens Tahoe's Cabo Wabo Cantina
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 5:00amRock legend Sammy Hagar came live on stage at Harveys Lake Tahoe Friday afternoon to celebrate the eighth anniversary and grand reopening of his famous Cabo Wabo Cantina, introducing his new invented drink and food specials.
Man gets three years for 2011 robbery
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 5:00amEl Dorado County Judge Suzanne Kingsbury sentenced a Rocklin, Calif., man to state prison time Friday for a May 2011 robbery that left the victim paranoid and fearful of walking home from work.Mich...
Opinion: If health reform law dies, California’s working poor would lose
Submitted by admin on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 2:00amCinco de Mayo a celebration of Mexican heritage, culture
Submitted by admin on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 2:00am75-minute bus ride possible for LTUSD students
Submitted by admin on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 1:59am
School has been out for more than an hour. Do you know where your child is?
The answer next school year might be: “on the school bus”.
Lake Tahoe Unified School District board of education members on Tuesday heard two proposals of what the bus schedule could be for the 2012-13 school year. They didn’t like either and asked staff to come up with something else.
California rivers offer variety for all levels of rafters
Submitted by admin on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 7:50pmMissing skier found at 10,000-foot level
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 5:30pmSearchers located and are in the process of retrieving the body of a skier, who's been missing in Mono County for nearly two weeks.Boris Avdeev, 31, of Ann Arbor, Mich., an experienced backcountry ...
Fishermen free tangled whale that went missing
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 5:20pmSAN FRANCISCO - Crab fishermen working off the Northern California coast have managed to free a gray whale that was tangled in a large fishing line and that had disappeared after a previous resc...
Fire cadets completely total vehicles in the name of training
Submitted by admin on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 6:00pmIncline High School cellphone tower proposal struck down
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 3:29pmINCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - An AT&T proposal to install a 4G cellphone tower near Incline Village schools has been unplugged, thanks mainly to the buzz created recently by residents."After review an...
Lawsuit filed to stop feds’ wildlife damage control program
Submitted by admin on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 2:45pmSouth Lake Tahoe Police Officer Memorial Ceremony
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 10:43amThe City of South Lake Tahoe Police Department would like to invite the community to attend the Annual Police Officer Memorial ceremony on Thursday, May 10th at 2:00 pm at the police department located at 1352 Johnson Blvd. Several of our officers are being honored for a variety of remarkable performance. The following SLTPD personnel will be receiving recognition for Distinguished Service, accompanied with the Distinguished Service Medal:
• Detective Brandon Auxier
• Detective Pierre Herring
• Officer Justin Brock
• Officer Travis Cabral
• Officer Jake Herminghaus
Weather, killing of problem bears cited for drop in conflicts
Submitted by admin on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 11:30amO’Rourke days from having signed contract with Yakima
Submitted by admin on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 10:19amScientists use airship to look for meteorites
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 9:19amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A group of scientists took to the skies in a slow-moving airship Thursday in search of meteorites that rained over California's gold country last month.It's the latest hun...
NASA scientists looking for meteor remnants in El Dorado County
Submitted by admin on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 9:15amCatch the Perigee 'Super Moon' on Saturday Night
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 7:55amThe full Moon has a reputation for trouble. It raises high tides, it makes dogs howl, it wakes you up in the middle of the night with beams of moonlight stealing through drapes. If a moonbeam wakes you up on the night of May 5, 2012, you might want to get out of bed and take a look. This May’s full Moon is a "super Moon,” as much as 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than other full Moons of 2012.
Cyclists return to Tahoe to train for Tour of California
Submitted by admin on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 7:30amDrop in prices lure second-home shoppers to Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 5:18amLike a lot of vacationers, Rick and Kristie Santos would return from trips to Lake Tahoe during the housing boom wondering what it would take to own a second home there.
Lately, however, with interest rates dipping below 4 percent and home prices seeking bottom, the Fair Oaks couple started thinking differently. The Santoses recently joined a growing number of would-be buyers scouting the Tahoe area for second homes.
Liquigas-Cannondale race team to train at Lake Tahoe for Amgen Tour of California Race
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 5:11amProfessional road cycling teams continue to take note of Lake Tahoe as a premier outdoor biking destination.
The latest is Liquigas-Cannondale, a professional Italian racing team in the UCI ProTour, who will call North Lake Tahoe home Saturday, May 5 through Friday, May 11 to train for the upcoming Amgen Tour of California, an eight-stage race scheduled for May 13-20 and held throughout the state of California.
Kudos & Kindness: Happy with service from Dents and Dings
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 5:00amMy new Subaru was sideswiped in Raley's parking lot at the "Y." I got two local estimates of $1,700 and $1,500.I called my salesman at Michael Hohl in Carson. They use and recommend Dents and Dings...
Kudos & Kindness: Thankful for community support
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 5:00amHeartfelt gratitude to my neighbors throughout the South Shore for the outpouring of thoughtfulness and prayers following the loss of my two wonderful Retrievers on St. Patrick's Day. Thanks, too, ...
Letter to the editor: Lawsuit to close Blue Lakes and other 4x4 trails is frivolous
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 5:00amThis is just one more frivolus lawsuit filed by one more enviromental group who would like to shut down the whole Sierra to the recreational community.I believe the Forest service has filed any num...
Sirota: Property rights in the cloud
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 5:00amWhen you hear the phrase "property rights," you probably think of farmers fighting environmental regulators and homeowners arguing with oil drillers. But in the Information Age, you should also be ...
Letter to the editor: Excess Coverage Mitigation Fee represents policy at its worst
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 5:00amFor most, I expect the words Excess Coverage Mitigation Fee has little meaning, for those who are interested, it means the amount of "coverage" on your property that is in excess of that which is a...
Letter to the editor: More details should have been noted in criticism of water board
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 5:00amIn a recent guest column, Carl Ribaudo accused the Lahontan Water Board of excessive delay in approving the U.S. Forest Service South Shore Fuel Reduction and Healthy Forest Restoration Project. In...
Campground fees to increase around Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 5:00amFees at campgrounds operated by California Land Management on National Forest Land around Lake Tahoe will increase this summer, according to a statement released by the U.S. Forest Service Thursday...
Suspected drunken driver arrested
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 5:00amThe Nevada Highway Patrol arrested a 23-year-old South Lake Tahoe woman on suspicion of drunken driving after she allegedly flipped the Nissan Xterra she was driving on Kingsbury Grade near North B...
Thawing out
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 5:00amWith spring firmly planted, South Lake Tahoe's many seasonal shops, restaurants and businesses are starting to tally their numbers from last winter. And, for many, that's not a happy task."It wa...
South Shores businesses to host Cinco de Mayo events
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 5:00amSeveral local Mexican restaurants are getting ready for Cinco de Mayo celebrations by hanging up Mexican flags outside their doors and stacking up on tequila to celebrate their Mexican heritage ...
Two assaults with brass knuckles reported Sunday
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 5:00amBrass knuckles were reportedly used in two similar assaults at South Shore casinos within an hour of each other early Sunday morning, according to separate reports by Douglas County sheriff's deput...
CVS to open in casino corridor
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 5:00amVisitors to the casino corridor in Stateline will have a new place to buy their Cheetos come this weekend. A CVS store will open May 6 where the old Bill's casino used to be.A variety of other b...
Heavenly leads U.S. ski resorts with snowboard instructor team members
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 4:57amThe Professional Ski Instructors of America and the American Association of Snowboard Instructors have announced their 2012 – 2016 National Team, and Heavenly Mountain Resort is the proud home to four of those members, which is the most of any ski resort in the U.S.
Barton Memorial Hospital’s da Vinci Open House
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 4:45am
Experience the da Vinci difference at Barton Memorial Hospital’s “da Vinci Open House” on Thursday, May 31 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Snowflake Lobby.
The da Vinci® Si Surgical System - allows physicians to perform complex surgical procedures using minimally invasive techniques with less scarring, less pain and faster recovery times for most patients.
LTN tidbit 4: Engage Lake Tahoe News through social media
Submitted by admin on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 2:02amNorth Shore focusing on adventure sports for 10 straight days
Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 7:30pmSeau suicide turns up focus on brain injuries
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 5:33pmDave Duerson made it easy to understand why he was ending his tortured life.Before the former Chicago Bears star fired a bullet into his chest last year, he left word with his family to have his...
