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Neighborhood traffic enforcement program moves to Tahoe Keys

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A recently implemented neighborhood traffic enforcement program moved to the Tahoe Keys neighborhood this week, said South Lake Tahoe police Sgt. Shannon Laney in a Monda...

Man airlifted after motorcycle crash

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif.- A 61-year-old Redding man was flow to Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno with major injuries to both legs following a solo motorcycle crash on North Upper Truckee Road...

Tahoe woman reported missing in Washington

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe police and Skamania County Sheriff's deputies are investigating the disappearance of a South Lake Tahoe woman following the Rainbow Festival in Washingto...

South Shore rape could have kept Garrido in prison, DA says

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Law enforcement officials missed an opportunity to keep Jaycee Lee Dugard captor Phillip Garrido in prison following the 1976 rape of a woman in South Lake Tahoe, accordi...

Food bank struggling, looking for donations

The shelves at South Lake Tahoe's food bank Christmas Cheer are becoming emptier and emptier and the line of families in need outside their door is getting longer and longer."Unfortunately the need...

S Tahoe woman disappears in Washingon

SKAMANIA COUNTY Wash – A woman who traveled to Washington state from South Lake Tahoe to attend the Rainbow Family gathering in the Gifford Pinchot National ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../s-tahoe-woma...

Want a good spot to watch the ACC? The TDT has you covered

EDGEWOOD TAHOE - Over 35,000 spectators per day encompassing six days are expected to pass through the gates at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Stateline, Nev. this week.The madness started Tuesda...

Business community thrives on ACC exposure

LAKE TAHOE - The American Century Championship does more than highlight the beautiful course at Edgewood Tahoe.The trickle-down effect felt across the business community, along with the general ...

Sandoval makes Lake Tahoe visit, discusses bear hunt, TRPA withdrawal bill

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - For a small municipality of 8,000 residents, maybe half of whom reside full-time, Incline Village/Crystal Bay wields a surprising amount of political clout.On Tuesday, Ju...

9 to 5, what a way to make a livin'

In "Horrible Bosses," Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell and Kevin Spacey portray bosses putting their nasty proclivities ahead of employee welfare. Under their employ, a trio of abused everymen, p...

AMERICAN CENTURY CHAMPIONSHIP | Sports-minded comics come to Tahoe for celebrity golf week

What timing to have comedian and sports lover John Caponera headline the Improv at Harveys through Sunday, July 17.Cap's dead-on impersonation of some of the best sports announcers will go well ...

Shakespeare is back at Sand Harbor with 'Twelfth Night'

LAKE TAHOE - The Bard once again has arrived at Sand Harbor State Park.Where others pack sunscreen, the 39th annual Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival is pulling "Twelfth Night" out of its bag of f...

'Arty the Party' gives the jocks opportunity for embarrassment

Singing might seem "Easy Like Sunday Morning," but it's more difficult than dunking over Michael Jordan or making a 74-yard touchdown run in the Super Bowl. At least that's true for Charles Bark...

Community invited to participate in fitness laboratory

ZEPHYR COVE, Nev. - Anytime Fitness of Zephyr Cove invites local men and women, who are not currently engaged in regular exercise, to take part in The Fitness Laboratory program.The Fitness Laborat...

Community blood drive set for August

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - BloodSource will hold a South Lake Tahoe Community blood drive to meet the community need for blood and blood products Aug. 1.All walk-ins are welcome and there are no ap...

Low-cost Tdap vaccine offered to students

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The El Dorado County Health Services Department, Public Health Division, is offering Tdap vaccine at low-cost this summer in time for middle school and high school studen...

Garrido victim gave him his handcuffs back, according to filing

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Phillip Garrido used the same pair of handcuffs in an attempted rape and kidnap of a 25-year-old woman about an hour before he successfully kidnapped and raped Katheri...

More South Shore Garrido victims identified

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The El Dorado County District Attorney's Office identified at least two new South Shore victims of Phillip Garrido Tuesday.A map showing the location and dates of Garr...

Ice arena gets new operator

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Big changes could be coming to the South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena following a change in operators this week.The South Lake Tahoe City Council unanimously approved a 10-year a...

AMERICAN CENTURY CHAMPIONSHIP | Celeb-am pairings released for Tuesday

Singer also set to open for Darius Rucker Saturday at Harveys Outdoor TheaterSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Charles Barkley also is called "Chuck," "Sir Charles" and the "Round Mound of Rebound."--AMER...

OBITUARY: Colleen Ann Willis

Colleen Ann Willis died peacefully in her home in Carson City on June 30, 2011. She was 85. She was born May 4, 1926 in San Bernardino, California to James F. and Catherine L. (Walsh) Collins. S...

OBITUARY: Laurette Axelle Rankin Lee

Family matriarch taken tragically in train accident.Born to Donald and Lillian Rankin at the County Hospital in Martinez, California. She had 5 siblings: Ken, Billy, Steve, Paul, and Kathryn.Gro...

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, ...

Noise-induced hearing loss - a growing epidemic

Noise-induced hearing loss is irreversible, but preventable. About 26 million Americans between the ages of 20 and 69 have high-frequency hearing loss from overexposure to loud noise at work or dur...

Memorial service for Denver Driver

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A memorial service will be held for Denver Driver July 16 at the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center, at 3050 Lake Tahoe Blvd.Denver died in December 2010 in Stockton, Calif.T...

Officials urge boating safety over weekend

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Sometimes on the Fourth of July, there's so many boats bobbing on Lake Tahoe, the lights of the South Shore seem to extend way out into the water. Marvelous as the sig...

Gary Bell smiles back on decades in Tahoe as shop hits 30th anniversary

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Gary Bell peered out the smudged window of his small Lake Tahoe Boulevard shop, Sierra Ski and Cycle Works, at a row of bikes brought in by customers for a fix or a tu...

Council to give sign ordinance another go

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - City councils change, but some issues never seem to go away.The current incarnation of the South Lake Tahoe City Council intends to take a closer look at a perennial deba...

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...

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