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Lake Tahoe's clarity improves over last year
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 11:11amLake Tahoe's clarity improved in 2011, but its famed waters are far from historic values and goals set forth by federal and state regulators, according to a Wednesday report from the UC Davis Ta...
Development company out of bankruptcy
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 11:08amLake Tahoe Development Company, part owner of the "The Hole," the stalled convention center project at Stateline, is out of bankruptcy court as of Wednesday, according to LTDC attorney Dan Egan. Th...
City drops parking meter proposal, transient occupancy tax increase
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 10:03amBased on the results of last year's citizen surveys and the current economic climate, the city has decided to drop the proposal to implement parking meters and an increase in transient occupancy ta...
North Shore man dies from injuries sustained in avalanche
Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 9:15amBarton Memorial Hospital welcomes 'Da Vinci' to its surgical team
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 8:13amBarton Memorial Hospital recently welcomed a new addition to its surgical team – the da Vinci® Si Surgical System. Defined as robotic-assisted technology, the da Vinci has become widely known as being an effective alternative to both traditional "open" surgery and conventional minimally invasive laparoscopy. The potential patient benefits, include a shortened length of hospital stay, reduced risk of infection, significantly less blood loss, pain and scarring.
OBITUARY: BOBBY HENNING
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 7:11amBOBBY HENNING, 22, passed away February 21, 2012. He leaves behind his mother and father, Elizabeth and Robert Henning; step father Everitt Adam; sister Tiffany Reese; brother Tony Orzalli; and ...
What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin: Scones to warm your heart and soul
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 5:00amIt's March, the month of St. Patrick's Day, when Daylight Saving Time begins, and the first day of spring. Speaking of these three events and our fresh Sierra snow makes me think fresh, homemade he...
Students to play March Madness concert
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 5:00amLake Tahoe Unified School District "March Madness" bands will be in concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday at South Tahoe Middle School multi-purpose room.The free concert includes 170 South Tahoe Middle Scho...
Kudos & Kindness: Coyote Grill fundraiser benefits TRIAD programs
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 5:00amTRIAD is committed to enhancing the quality of life for our senior citizens. TRIAD is made up of the: Douglas County Sheriff Department, East Fork Fire and Paramedic District, Tahoe Douglas Fire, D...
Opinion: Congress needs to get out of the way to save USPS
Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 2:00amBuoy battle at Tahoe escalates despite TRPA court victory
Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 10:16pmChildren’s Book Drive to Benefit Kids in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 9:13pm
The South Lake Tahoe Children’s Book Drive a group project through the Leadership Lake Tahoe Program will be commencing on March 1st and continuing through April 1st 2012.
The book drive is being conducted in conjunction with the National Library Week and National School Library Month.
Newsom wants mountain lion killing state official to resign
Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 6:20pmLake Valley celebrates 50 years of 'Firefighters Ball'
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 4:42pmFires come and go, but Lake Valley Fire Protection District's annual Firefighter's Ball has stuck around for deades.Now in its 50th year, the fundraising event is set to ignite Friday in the Grand ...
Lake Tahoe agency gets favorable 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in buoy dispute
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 4:21pmThe Tahoe Regional Planning Agency announced that the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a favorable ruling on Shorezone litigation between TRPA and the League to Save Lake Tahoe, allowing the agency discretion on how to determine its baseline measurement of buoys on the lake.
Supreme Court ruling gives Incline Village tax-dispute statewide implications
Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 2:18pmNew Study Finds Low Tax Burden For Mature Nevada Businesses But Higher Costs For New Firms
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 12:28pmCARSON CITY – Nevada ranks at the top of states for its low overall tax liability paid by mature businesses, but only 38th for new firms due in part to a lack of incentives, according to a new comprehensive study by the Tax Foundation.
Tahoe ski conditions ideal in time for 10-day Winter SnowFest
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 12:13pmIt just doesn’t get any better. March came in like a lion, with a series of storms leaving 4 feet of new snow at North Lake Tahoe ski resorts’ upper elevations. The National Weather Service is predicting that the weather will change Friday with sunny, clear skies for the weekend.
City drops parking meter proposal, transient occupancy tax increase
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 12:08pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Based on the results of last year's citizen surveys and the current economic climate, the city has decided to drop the proposal to implement parking meters and an increas...
LIVE: Tribune Sports Talk
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 10:32amTribune Sports Talk features George Thorogood today, talking baseball. Also a wrap up of all the sports in the South Shore area. To listen, click play on the Spreaker app. You can also listen to...
George Thorogood hits one out of the park with new record
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 9:04amInstead of baseball, George Thorogood made it to “the Show” in music, where a playing career can last much longer.
Twin sisters found dead on April Way
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 7:44amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Detectives with the El Dorado Sheriff's Department are investigating the death of twin sisters, whose bodies were found in a residence on April Way Sunday.The 73-year-old...
Schools closed due to snow, college open
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 7:33amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - All schools in Lake Tahoe Unified School District will be closed Thursday due to snow. Lake Tahoe Community College will be open.Copyright 2012 Tahoe Daily Tribune. All r...
LTUSD, TTUSD closed; several more inches of snow coming
Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 6:37amWinter storm conditions continue at Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 5:52am
A second wave of heavy snow will begin again this morning as the jet stream moves over northwest California southeast toward the Sierra, according to the National Weather Service in Reno. A Winter Storm Warning continues until noon today and schools are closed in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District.
Tahoe’s clarity — a billion dollar scientific experiment
Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 1:59amRevenues off by $6.5 billion; Calif. deficit grows to $15.7 billion
Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/29/2012 - 6:04pmS. Tahoe convention center project out of bankruptcy
Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/29/2012 - 4:29pm
The hole – as the 11-plus acre site on the state line in South Lake Tahoe is known – is out of bankruptcy. After a 4½-hour hearing Wednesday in Sacramento, the judge dismissed the case.
Forest Service cites five for snowmobile violations in wilderness area
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/29/2012 - 4:02pmFive men from the South Lake Tahoe and Carson Valley areas face fines after being cited by the U.S. Forest Service for riding snowmobiles in the Mokelumne Wilderness on the Eldorado National Forest. Snowmobiling and any kind of motorized activity is illegal in nationally-designated wilderness areas.
The riders were issued mandatory notices to appear before the federal magistrate in Sacramento.
Graham Elwood goes to the head of the stage
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/29/2012 - 2:45pmGuess who's headlining Harveys Improv for the first time? Graham Elwood. Yes, Graham Elwood! It took a while, but hey, he's been headlining theaters and other clubs for quite some time now. We j...
'The Voice' has a new star and she lives in Reno
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/29/2012 - 2:37pmWhitney Myer passed the most pressure-packed audition imaginable.The 25-year-old Reno singer was chosen by each of the four judges during the blind audition phase of "The Voice," a weekly progra...
