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Douglas authorities investigate woman found dead of gunshot wound
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 02/19/2012 - 1:18pmDouglas County authorities are investigating the death of a 31-year-old Gardnerville woman who was found with a fatal gunshot wound to the head.
Deputies of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence early Sunday morning in the 1300 block of Waterloo Lane after dispatch received a call from a distraught man who said his wife had shot herself at their home, said Douglas County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Jim Halsey.
Service clubs connecting students to business community
Submitted by admin on Sun, 02/19/2012 - 11:45amNewly Blue: Tahoe entertainer joins renowned performance art group
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 02/19/2012 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A continent away from the lake around which he grew up, South Lake Tahoe native Chris Smith is still "keeping it blue."The 26-year-old Smith signed a one-year contract...
Legislative studies languish because of lack of funding
Submitted by admin on Sun, 02/19/2012 - 2:00amGrooming goes high-tech with a beastly fleet at Heavenly
Submitted by admin on Sun, 02/19/2012 - 1:59am2 Truckee residents plead not guilty to drug charges
Submitted by admin on Sat, 02/18/2012 - 10:01amHighway to Heavenly - Weekend 1
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 02/18/2012 - 6:43amThis is the first in a series of Highway to Heavenly, a once-in-a-lifetime ski + party weekend departing from San Francisco for three weekends in a row: Feb 10, 17, and 24.
Kirkwood ready for holiday weekend
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 02/18/2012 - 5:58amThe latest from Coop at Kirkwood:
The Force unveiled at Sierra-at-Tahoe with the Burton Star Wars Experience
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 02/18/2012 - 5:47am
What if Yoda could teach your kid to become a Jedi snowboarder? That's the goal of the Star Wars-themed snowboarding school that officially opened at Sierra-at-Tahoe. And folks there say there's nothing else like it in the universe.
GAINES: Higher taxes is no solution to California's economic woes
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/18/2012 - 5:00amThis month marks Presidents Day, and as we celebrate Lincoln's birthday it's timely that we look at the tax farce troubling his home state of Illinois. Last year, in a move that must have left legi...
Tahoe Today: Predictions Can Come True
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/18/2012 - 5:00amI was watching the Grammys last week. It was the very first time I watched the show in years. I was interested in what would be said about Whitney Houston. It seems every so many decades, someone c...
Caltrans considering Meyers speed limit change
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/18/2012 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif - Representatives from Caltrans will attend next week's South Lake Tahoe City Council meeting and will present findings from a speed study of the Meyers section of U.S. High...
Youngsters 'use the board'at new Sierra terrain park
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/18/2012 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Lake Tahoe's littlest snowboarders will be able to reach new dimensions by harnessing the powers of the board at Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort.The Burton Star Wars Experienc...
Weather Window: Flooding rains broke four-year drought
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/18/2012 - 5:00amEditor's note: This is the first in a two-part installment.During the second survey of the 2012 water year on Feb. 1, Frank Gehrke, chief of the California Cooperative Snow Survey program, measu...
Deal trims maximum jobless benefits to 73 weeks
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/18/2012 - 5:00amWASHINGTON (AP) - Millions of Americans will continue to receive long-term unemployment benefits under legislation approved Friday in Congress, but the scope of the program is being scaled back to ...
Births at Barton Memorial Hospital
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/18/2012 - 5:00amBassett, Amber Lynn, a daughter, was born Feb. 10, 2012 to Kari Bassett of South Lake Tahoe. Drew, Connor Jamison, a son, was born on Feb. 5, 2012 to Jason & Andrea Drew of South Lake Tahoe. Melto...
Tahoe Today: Predictions Can Come True
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/18/2012 - 5:00amI was watching the Grammys last week. It was the very first time I watched the show in years. I was interested in what would be said about Whitney Houston. It seems every so many decades, someone c...
Youngsters 'use the board'at new Sierra terrain park
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/18/2012 - 5:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Lake Tahoe's littlest snowboarders will be able to reach new dimensions by harnessing the powers of the board at Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort.The Burton Star Wars Experienc...
Ex-STHS football player on a new track — one without heroin
Submitted by admin on Sat, 02/18/2012 - 1:59amTruckee resident competing in World SUP Championships
Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 9:03pmGOP candidates talk about feds releasing control of Western lands
Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 6:20pmDouglas County authorities capture Yuba County fugitive; man convicted of sexual assault on a minor
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 5:35pm
Douglas County authorities have arrested a California fugitive from justice who was convicted of sexual assault on a minor.
Rick David Oliver, 47, of Yuba County, Calif., was captured by Douglas County Sheriff's authorities and the FBI on Friday afternoon after he was located in the 1100 block of Linda Anne Court in the east valley area of Gardnerville, said Douglas County Undersheriff Paul Howell.
The law agencies learned that Oliver was at the location, recently having fled California to avoid sentencing and capture from law enforcement, Howell said.
Movie Review: 'The Vow' a romantic comedy that bounces along
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 5:11pmThe film "The Vow," currently on view at the Heavenly Village Cinema in South Lake Tahoe, is a good bad film. The bad is the sweetness-loaded script and the apparently rock-dumb male lead, Channing Tatum, as Leo Collins. The good is co-star Rachel McAdams as Paige Collins. This is billed as a romantic comedy, ideal as a "date" outing. Maybe, but ...
Movie opens with a brief scene of now and then goes back to five years earlier when Paige and Leo exchanged vows in a yuppie-like wedding. Thus, "The Vow."
TRPA community liaison Jeff Cowen honored by North Tahoe chamber
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 4:38pmTahoe Regional Planning Agency employee Jeff Cowen was honored as the recipient of the North Lake Tahoe Chamber and Resort Association’s Employee of the Year Award for his outstanding work as TRPA’s Community Liaison.
“I was shocked and truly honored to receive this recognition,” Cowen said about the award. “I am lucky in my job because I get to inform the community about all the great work being done by TRPA staff. I know I share this award with them,” he said.
Toccata presents 'Brrroque Masters' in March
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 4:34pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus continues its 7th anniversary Winter MusicFest with the "Brrroque Masters" concert series March 8-16.The program features guest cellis...
Busy Yosemite road to close for for repairs
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 4:32pmYOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) - A busy highway in Yosemite National Park will be closed for several weeks as crews rebuild the roadbed damaged in a rock slide last month.Yosemite officials sa...
V-Day benefit performance targets violence against women and girls
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 4:31pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - V-Day South Lake Tahoe will present a benefit production of The Vagina Monologues to raise funds and awareness to end violence against women and girls.The benefit reading...
Shopping centers challenged by e-commerce
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 4:22pmRENO, Nev. - The growth of Internet retailing - up 15 percent to more than $161 billion nationwide in 2011 - is stifling many of the companies that typically locate in mid-sized retail spaces, nort...
Governor's plans: Big employment growth, careful accountability
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 4:19pmRENO, Nev. - Speaking into television cameras jammed into an auditorium at the University of Nevada, Reno, last week, Gov. Brian Sandoval said his administration seeks to create 50,000 new jobs in ...
Dry conditions posing problems for region's wildlife
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 4:10pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Many days this winter have been almost spring-like, which is great for hikers, bikers and skiers looking to ply the slopes in T-shirts. But it's bad for bears, who nee...
