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Opinion: Time to rethink keeping pretrial suspects behind bars
Submitted by admin on Sun, 09/23/2012 - 2:00amIt may be smart to hold back third-graders who can’t read well
Submitted by admin on Sun, 09/23/2012 - 2:00amTruck brakes an issue in Amtrak crash that killed S. Tahoe woman
Submitted by admin on Sat, 09/22/2012 - 1:05pmPolice clarify fraud alert regarding contractor work
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 09/22/2012 - 8:37amThis information release is being sent as an update to a fraud alert press release sent out on September 19. Since that release the South Lake Tahoe Police Department has been contacted by South West Gas who advised they do indeed have three private contractors working in South Lake Tahoe. There are two contractors and one Inspection Company that work with customers on various weatherization programs.
The three companies are:
South Tahoe tennis sets sights on state
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/22/2012 - 8:30amCassandra Marin whips her lightning serve over the net and Emily Rives charges to put the return volley to bed. It's a common scenario from South Tahoe's No. 1 doubles tennis team and the combin...
Health and Fitness: Ways to reduce muscle soreness
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/22/2012 - 8:28amIf your goal is to become leaner, stronger, build muscle or increase performance in a given sport the most important variable is consistency.If a workout leaves you so stiff and sore that you can't...
Vikings score homecoming blowout
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/22/2012 - 8:25amOutlined against an iridescent synthetic turf, the four horsemen rode again. In hyperbolic lore, they are known as famine, pestilence, Tarwater and the TRPA. These are only aliases. Their real names are Cefalu, Moreno, DiGrande and Wilson.
Retailers don’t use traditional calendar for pushing holiday goods
Submitted by admin on Sat, 09/22/2012 - 7:40amSpooner Lake Cross County closes doors for 2012-13 season
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/22/2012 - 6:00amFor the first time in 27 years, Spooner Lake Cross Country Ski Area won't reopen for the winter season. Max Jones has shut down the grooming equipment and his wife Patti McMullan will no longer ...
Drug competition kicks off K-9 trials
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/22/2012 - 6:00amFor the average onlooker, the townhouse at the Royal Valhalla hotel is about as nondescript as it gets - wood floors, a plain wood coffee table in the center of the room, a Jagermeister sign hun...
Homes threatened by Carter Springs fire
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/22/2012 - 6:00amFirefighters were battling erratic winds Friday afternoon while trying to get a protective line around the 200-acre Carter Springs fire south of Gardnerville. Reports of the fast-moving blaze on th...
Local charities invited to apply for money from ACC
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/22/2012 - 6:00amLocal nonprofits are invited to apply for money from the $65,000 the American Century Championship plans to distribute South Tahoe area charities, officials announced Friday.A total of $80,000 will...
Vendors wanted for SnowGlobe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/22/2012 - 6:00amSnowGlobe organizers are looking for local businesses that would like to be part of the festival's concessions and vending platform.BBC catering, the 2012 concessions manager, looks to create a "Ta...
Energy-efficient snow guns installed at Heavenly
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/22/2012 - 6:00amTen energy-efficient snow guns have been installed at Heavenly Mountain Resort.The guns combine cool water with compressed air to produce snow. They were installed along the Lower Stagecoach ski ru...
Cocktail contest raises money for Barton trauma center
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/22/2012 - 6:00amThe third annual Barton Foundation "Signature" Cocktail Contest raised $5,900.30 for Barton Memorial Hospital's Level 3 trauma center designation.The contest, held Sept. 13, drew 177 attendees. Thi...
Avalon Lodge to donate portion of profits to charity
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/22/2012 - 6:00amAvalon Lodge is seeking nominations for a nonprofit to which it will donate a portion of its proceeds. The donations are part of Make a Difference Mondays, a yearlong campaign during which it will ...
Column: California senate bill addresses ADA lawsuit abuse
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/22/2012 - 6:00amOver the past few years, numerous small business owners have been hit with a frivolous Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuit. It has been frustrating and disturbing to watch predatory attorneys w...
Warriors inch along for win
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/22/2012 - 6:00amFor all the Warriors out there, it's good to have Ty Sprock back on the football field.Sprock, who's back from ski racing in New Zealand, ignited the Warriors' offense in the first half with two...
Column: California senate bill addresses ADA lawsuit abuse
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/22/2012 - 6:00amOver the past few years, numerous small business owners have been hit with a frivolous Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuit. It has been frustrating and disturbing to watch predatory attorneys w...
Saunders: Romney was clumsy, but he had a point
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/22/2012 - 6:00am"There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what," Mitt Romney told donors in a $50,000-a-plate Florida fundraiser that was secretly recorded in May and released b...
Spooner Lake Cross County closes doors for 2012-13 season
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/22/2012 - 6:00amFor the first time in 27 years, Spooner Lake Cross Country Ski Area won't reopen for the winter season. Max Jones has shut down the grooming equipment and his wife Patti McMullan will no longer ...
Giants win NL West
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/22/2012 - 6:00amSAN FRANCISCO - Madison Bumgarner pitched San Francisco to its second NL West title in three years and newcomer Marco Scutaro had three hits and three RBIs in the Giants' 8-4 win over the San Di...
City clarifies fraud alert
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/21/2012 - 6:54pmAfter issuing a Wednesday statement warning residents of a scam where they are asked for financial information in order to receive a discount on their gas bills, city officials have learned that So...
Round Hill fire expected to be contained tonight
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/21/2012 - 6:39pmA wildfire burned approximately two acres in the Round Hill area Friday afternoon.The fire started about 4 p.m. between Elks Point Road and Sewer Plant Road on U.S. Forest Service land, said age...
Endeavour swans California skies in whirlwind tour
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/21/2012 - 6:08pmLOS ANGELES - The people became the paparazzi Friday, aiming their lenses not at the latest starlet, but toward the sky to catch a glimpse of an aging superstar headed for retirement.It was the ...
Women more likely to die at hands of a man in Nev. than any other state
Submitted by admin on Fri, 09/21/2012 - 5:30pm‘Living With Fire’ singled out as an excellent project
Submitted by admin on Fri, 09/21/2012 - 5:20pmSouth Lake Tahoe area vendors wanted for SnowGlobe 2012
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/21/2012 - 5:14pmSnowGlobe Music Festival 2012 is coming to South Lake Tahoe December 29-31. The SnowGlobe team is seeking local South Lake Tahoe businesses to be part of their concessions and vending platform. BBC catering, the 2012 concessions manager, looks to create a “Taste of Tahoe” offering which will feature local restaurants and providers on site.
Lake Tahoe agency hosts Community Appreciation Day and Spirit Awards
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/21/2012 - 5:03pmThe Tahoe Regional Planning Agency would like to invite the community to its Community Appreciation Day Open House and Lake Spirit Awards on Thursday, September 27 from 4 – 7 p.m. at the TRPA offices at 128 Market Street in Stateline.
This year’s theme is “Making Progress” and will focus on the Regional Plan Update and the 5th anniversary of the Angora Wildfire. Partners include the Tahoe Science Consortium who will show a pictorial display of the Angora Wildfire and restoration efforts.
Truckee CHP officer, 46, arrested on several counts of sex acts with a minor
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/21/2012 - 4:59pmNEVADA CITY, Calif. - A California Highway Patrol officer based out of Truckee remains in the Nevada County Jail as of Friday afternoon after he was arrested for alleged sexual acts with a minor...
Wildfire burns in Round Hill
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/21/2012 - 4:54pmA fire has burned between 1.5 and 2 acres near Elks Point Road in the Round Hill area.The fire, which is on U.S. Forest Service land, is not threatening structures at this time, said Forest Serv...
Forest Service: Fire at Elks Point Road near Highway 50 at Lake Tahoe fully contained at 2.6 acres
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/21/2012 - 4:02pm
UPDATE 8PM: The U.S. Forest Service reports Friday night that the fire burning on the Douglas County side of Lake Tahoe on public land off of Elks Point Road has been contained at 2.6 acres. Cheva Heck, spokeswoman for the Forest Service, said local government resources assigned to the fire are being released. An engine will remain at the fire site overnight. The cause of the fire is under investigation. "We have no reports with lightning or problems with power lines. The fire is believed to be human caused," she said.
NTSB releases reports in Nevada Amtrak-truck crash
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/21/2012 - 2:30pmCARSON CITY, Nev. -- A witness who saw a semi-truck crash into an Amtrak train in the Nevada desert said the truck driver seemed unaware of the approaching passenger train despite flashing lights a...
