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Legislative analyst cites flaws in education plan

Nevada updating historical markers before centennial celebration

Opinion: Climate-change solutions depend on open dialogue

Fabulous views unveiled after steady climb on snowshoes

Pop titan Whitney Houston found dead at age 48

Disabled ski champion Jill Kinmont Boothe dies at 75

Caltrans to talk about highway changes in Meyers

Movie Review: 'Star Wars' rages again in 3D With 'The Phantom Menace'

I was busy some other place when "Star Wars, The Phantom Menace" opened in 1999. Lucky me. Not so lucky now when I went to see the reworked original decked out in 3D. The film is now playing at the Horizon Stadium Cinema at Stateline, Lake Tahoe. And for all those Star Wars fans, and they know who they are, you won't want to miss it; though you can see the release without 3D and you won't be missing much.

Bird feeders bring friends to the backyard

Learn ways to deal with hip pain

Conference focuses on survival of small farms

Study: Enlarging Shasta Lake a do-able endeavor

Sutter County turning over soil to become wine region

Family heads fundraiser for childhood cancer research

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Bailey Johnson had cancer four times before he was 5 years old. The South Lake Tahoe child went through chemotherapy, radiation, a bone marrow transplant, a stem cell ...

Finding a Crowd-Free Tahoe: Ride the Tahoe Queen to good times

In this town there are some things that are considered local to-dos and then there are other things that are considered tourist activities. It's not that people living here don't want to go for ...

South Shore gals reach finals at Dew Tour

OGDEN, Utah - Three South Shore women are in the finals of their respective competitions at the Winter Dew Tour in Ogden, Utah. Julianne Brackett, Joanna Dzierzawski and Maddie Bowman all advanc...

South Tahoe second, Whittell fourth in TBSL

ALPINE MEADOWS, Calif. - The Viking boys' and girls' teams both finished second again in a Tahoe Basin Ski League Race, but again, it wasn't enough to secure first place on Thursday at Alpine Me...

As the Bull Wheel Turns: Enjoying Canadian skiing

Editors NoteThis is the second and final part on Curtis Fong's journey to the North American Snowsports Journalist Association's annual Western Winter Summit in British Columbia. The first part ...

Barton Health introduces minimally invasive gallbladder procedure

Barton Memorial Hospital general surgeon, Dr. Scott Welker is now performing cholecystectomies (removal of the gallbladder) through a small single incision procedure enabled by the GelPOINT system....

GUEST COLUMN: Mayor gives state of the city, and it's pretty good

It's a new year, a challenging year, a year that is critical for our lake and our community. So what's the city of South Lake Tahoe doing about it?Well, quite a bit, actually. Each month we will pr...

GUEST COLUMN: Love potions number nine

In putting together this column, I had to do a lot of research on aphrodisiacs. That is not to say I sat around ingesting all sorts of exotic concoctions and taking my pulse. No, for starters, I di...

Tahoe Today: Crossing over can bring closure, surprises

Keep in mind I specialize in the future and I am very good at giving futuristic information to many of my clients. As of late I have added crossing over with great pleasure, especially when I see t...

A wait in the clouds

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Even weather modification experts are having a difficult time manipulating much white stuff from this year's clear skies."You can't just make it snow or rain," said Ha...

NDOT proposes night work to get Highway 28 project done by 2014

INCLINE VILLAGE - The seasonal road construction project on Highway 28 between Incline Village and Crystal Bay could stretch out over another five years if crews do not begin working at night, o...

BUSINESS Q & A: BLACKLIGHT Taxi

Q: What type of business do you operate - what do you sell, or what service do you provide?We are a taxi establishment - seven vehicles servicing the South Shore, making us the second largest in Ta...

GUEST COLUMN: Mayor gives state of the city, and it's pretty good

It's a new year, a challenging year, a year that is critical for our lake and our community. So what's the city of South Lake Tahoe doing about it?Well, quite a bit, actually. Each month we will pr...

Tahoe Today: Crossing over can bring closure, surprises

Keep in mind I specialize in the future and I am very good at giving futuristic information to many of my clients. As of late I have added crossing over with great pleasure, especially when I see t...

Barton Health introduces minimally invasive gallbladder procedure

Barton Memorial Hospital general surgeon, Dr. Scott Welker is now performing cholecystectomies (removal of the gallbladder) through a small single incision procedure enabled by the GelPOINT system....

Be an effective communicator during a crisis

WASHINGTON - Because it's easy for even the best leader to be overwhelmed when a crisis hits and misinformation shows up in a twitter feed, managing the flow of information about your company is cr...

Douglas GOP committee to meet in March

Douglas County Republican Central Committee meeting will take place 7-9 p.m. March 8, at the county GOP headquarters at 1615 Hwy 395, Minden.Assemblyman Kelly Kite is the guest speaker.For more inf...

Snippets about Lake Tahoe

Education proposal would challenge Brown on the ballot

Opinions: A badge of honor to help feed needy

Ms. magazine — 40 years of feminism

Reid, Berkley give up Whittemore campaign donations

Feds: Nevada fire council mismanaged grants

Federal auditors say a nonprofit Nevada fire safety group mismanaged $2.7 million in federal grants and should repay the money issued for fuel reduction projects at Lake Tahoe.

Future U.S. Olympic bid in limbo

Obama budget predicts $1.3T deficit for 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's new budget predicts a $1.3 trillion deficit for the ongoing fiscal year but that would drop to $575 billion in 2018 if the president gets his wish to rais...

Weather systems could generate some snow at Lake Tahoe

A weak low pressure will sweep over the West on Saturday bringing the potential for light showers over the Sierra and western Nevada, the National Weather Service in Reno reports. Behind it will be a slightly larger system bringing some snow to Lake Tahoe.
Precipitation on Saturday will be light and short lived, with the main impact being cooler temperatures by the afternoon with cloudy during the north flow.

Superpass Series coming to Sierra-at-Tahoe

Banzai weekend at Kirkwood Mountain Resort

The Rahlves’ Banzai Tour returns this weekend for another year. This big mountain freeride action meets ski and boarder-cross strategy in a mad-dash race for an $80,000 cash purse. Register now online or just come and watch. Join the after party and hang out with the athletes on Saturday afternoon at Bub's. Need a ride?

Jill Kinmont Boothe, whose story was the basis of 'The Other Side of the Mountain' dies

Jill Kinmont Boothe, the former ski champion and Olympic hopeful who was left paralyzed after a skiing accident in Utah in 1955 and whose life story was the subject of the film "The Other Side of the Mountain" and a subsequent sequel, died Thursday at Carson Tahoe Hospital in Carson City, the Los Angeles Times reports. She was 75.
Ruth Rhines, senior deputy coroner of Carson City, confirmed that Boothe died. A cause of death wasn't given and Rhines could not confirm reports that Boothe died of complications related to surgery.

Unity at the Lake moves into permanent location

Lawrence Livermore Lab studying groundwater in Martis Valley

Tahoe South Epic I-Do's Adventure Wedding Finalists

By way of Facebook, the Tahoe South Epic I-Do's Adventure Wedding Finalists have been announced. Go here to read and comment.

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Owner of Sierra mine surrenders to face charges

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A man who state and local officials say is running a massive illegal gold-mining operation in California's Sierra Nevada surrendered Thursday to face 14 criminal charges o...

Feds: Nevada fire council mismanaged grants

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Federal auditors say a nonprofit Nevada fire safety group mismanaged $2.7 million in federal grants and should repay the money issued for fuel reduction projects at Lake Ta...

Homewood lawsuit: Court rejects plaintiffs' request for shorezone judge

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency received a positive ruling in the opening stages of the lawsuit challenging the Homewood Mountain Ski Area Master Plan that was filed by the Sierra Club and the Friends of the West Shore.

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