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Fireball Over California/Nevada: How Big Was It?
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 11:31am
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology weighs in on Sunday's loud boom heard and fireball seen from California's Central Valley to Lake Tahoe to Las Vegas:
Victims’ right crowd captivated by Dugard kidnapping story
Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 10:51amMarchesseault strikes out 16 but Vikings drop doubleheader to Truckee
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 9:04amTRUCKEE, Calif. - In the first of two games, South Tahoe got all it could ask from senior pitcher Colton Marchesseault, but didn't have the same production at the plate against Truckee.The Wolve...
Deputies discover burglar may have been living in unoccupied residence
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 9:00amA burglar may have briefly lived inside a Douglas County house after cutting a hole in the residence and stealing several items, according to a Douglas County Sheriff's deputy report.Deputies respo...
Jaycee Dugard's mom recounts kidnapping, reunion
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 7:46amSANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) - The mother of kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard says she bears an "overwhelming sadness and incredible anger" over "18 hellish years" of separation from her daughter.The Santa R...
O’Rourke looking at job in Washington; Medford off the table
Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 7:42amGuilty verdict rendered in killing of Placerville principal
Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 7:16amCourt order closes Blue Lakes, other 4x4 trails
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 5:00amFour-wheelers hoping to roll over some of the region's most well-known trails may have to make other plans this year.A court order handed down by U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence Karlton will ext...
Education roundup: South Tahoe alumni takes to the sea
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 5:00amMaybe it was the trips to Monterey Bay Aquarium in grade school at Meyers Elementary, or the enthusiastic biology lessons by South Tahoe High School's Roy Benavidez.Whatever sparked her love for...
Barton Health accepting grant applications
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 5:00amBarton Foundation is currently accepting applications for its 2012 grants.Programs and organizations that benefit the South Lake Tahoe area are eligible for the grants. Barton Health Grants provide...
Letter to the editor: Protect freedom
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 5:00amOnce again Michael Zucker, as Obama did, displays his ignorance of the founding principles of the United States. Co-equal branches of government monitor each other and have the power to stop abuses...
If you could change anything in TRPA’s Regional Plan, what would it be?
Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 2:00amRural Nevada counties plotting joint economic strategy
Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 2:00amUSFS wants input on proposed improvements at William Kent near Tahoe City
Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 2:00amCVS in old Bill’s casino to open in May; other tenants lined up
Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 1:59amTerry Probyn, mother of Jaycee Dugard tells of 18 'hellish years' to victims' rights audience
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 10:15pmTerry Probyn, the mother of kidnap victim Jaycee Lee Dugard told a Sonoma County victims' rights audience Tuesday that she carries “overwhelming sadness and incredible anger” over “18 hellish years” of separation from her daughter.
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat reports how Probyn, 53, recounted her ordeal during the Sonoma County Crime Victim’s Rights Week event, telling of the separation from Dugard, who at age 11 was kidnapped by Phillip and Nancy Garrido from a South Lake Tahoe street on June 10, 1991.
Eldorodo National Forest lifts seasonal road closures
Submitted by admin on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 8:24pmMan, 31, killed in big-rig crash at North Tahoe runaway truck ramp
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 6:08pmINCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Details are unclear regarding circumstances that led to a fatal big-rig crash Monday afternoon at the runaway truck ramp near the intersection of highways 431 and 28 on L...
Fire in the sky
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 6:04pmWhile a meteor that streaked over California and Nevada this weekend may have sounded like it landed at the South Shore, the fireball likely broke up somewhere south of the Lake Tahoe Basin, acc...
Broken water line delays traffic on Pioneer Trail
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 5:59pmA loose connection caused water from a 10-inch line to run into Cold Creek and slowed traffic along Pioneer Trail Monday afternoon, according to South Tahoe Public Utility District officials.The co...
Alternative medicine that works for you
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 5:37pmYou opt to pop echinacea pills when you have a cold, but will it really help? Many Americans think so. Surveys show that almost 40 percent of adults use some form of complementary and alternative m...
Truck driver killed on Mount Rose Highway from Carson Valley
Submitted by admin on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 3:52pmKudos & Kindness: Heavenly ended the season on a high note
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 12:47pmI would like to take a moment, on behalf of myself and a good number of locals and other pass holders, to thank Heavenly Mountain Resort and its management for three unbelievable days of skiing on ...
Edgewood to begin S. Tahoe park; lodge project draft EIS out
Submitted by admin on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 1:45pmEric S. Holton of Gardnerville ID'd in North Lake Tahoe truck ramp accident
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 12:44pmThe deceased driver of the commercial truck that crashed through the runaway ramp at Mount Rose Highway near Incline Village on Monday has been identified as Eric S. Holton, 31 of Gardnerville.
Nevada Highway Patrol troopers were dispatched at 2:48 p.m. to the accident on State Route 431, approximately one-half mile east of State Route 28, near Incline Village. The vehicle involved was a 2006 gray Freightliner truck tractor pulling a 1989 flat bed trailer transporting composite decking materials traveling westbound on the two-lane highway.
Second showing for 'Walking the West' Documentary
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 12:27pm
Event Date:
April 30, 2012 - 7:00pm Lake of the Sky Outfitters will be offering a second showing of the award winning documentary "Walking the West" about hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. Due to limited seating please RSVP to (530) 541-1027, or info@lakeoftheskyoutfitters.com. Follow them on Facebook here.
Location
Lake of the Sky Outfitters
1023 Emerald Bay Rd.
Next to Subway at the Y
United States
38° 54' 45.09" N, 120° 0' 14.5728" W
See map: Google Maps
Windy conditions ahead as storm front to push through Lake Tahoe and Sierra
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 12:07pm
A cutoff low will move into the Sierra and Western Nevada on Wednesday bringing increased chances for precipitation and gusty winds, according to the National Weather Service in Reno. Some showers and thunderstorms are expected in the Sierra today.
Report: Nevada Tax System Ranks High For Entrepreneurs, Small Business
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 11:49amCARSON CITY — A new business index evaluating the states on the effects of their tax systems on entrepreneurship and small business ranks Nevada 3rd behind South Dakota and Texas.
The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council’s “Business Tax Index 2012” pulls together 18 different tax measures, and combines them into one tax score that allows the 50 states and District of Columbia to be compared and ranked.
Activities for adults and kids center on wildfire awareness
Submitted by admin on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 12:30pmUNR technology used for NASA quake monitoring test
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 10:39am
GPS technology developed and implemented at the University of Nevada, Reno will be the centerpiece of a major test this year by NASA to pinpoint the location and magnitude of strong earthquakes along the West Coast of the United States. The project was announced by NASA today.
State reaches deal with Amazon to collect sales tax
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 9:26amNevada Gov. Brian Sandoval announced Monday that the state has reached an agreement with online retailing giant Amazon to begin collecting Nevada sales tax on purchases.The agreement also calls for...
Lightning sets half dozen Douglas fires
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 9:24amMINDEN, Nev. - East Fork firefighters responded to a 2-acre wildfire off the end of Eldon Way in the East Valley on Monday.Fire Marshal Steve Eisele said that the fire was moving slowly to the s...
Californians to vote on abolishing death penalty
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 9:12amSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - California voters will soon get a chance to decide whether to replace the death penalty with life in prison without the possibility of parole.A measure to abolish capital punis...
Man killed in big-rig crash at North Lake Tahoe truck ramp
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 7:58amINCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - An unidentified person was killed in a big-rig crash Monday afternoon at the runaway truck ramp near the intersection of highways 431 and 28 on Lake Tahoe's North Shore, ...
California voters to decide on death penalty in November
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 7:34amCalifornia Secretary of State Debra Bowen has certified a measure for the November ballot that would eliminate capital punishment. Instead, prisoners would receive life without the possibility of parole.
Opponents include Republican State Senator Joel Anderson, who has tried unsuccessfully to change the death penalty process — including a bill that would have eliminated expensive, automatic appeals.
"To move forward and say that we're going to move these people into life without parole is to ignore what the public has asked for time and time again," said Anderson.
Comments sought on proposed West Shore Lake Tahoe campground project
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 7:18amThe U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is asking for public input on the Environmental Assessment prepared for the William Kent Best Management Practices (BMPs) Retrofit and Administrative Site Redevelopment project. The proposed project area is approximately 22 acres and is located one mile south of Tahoe City on the West Shore of Lake Tahoe and consists of the William Kent Campground, the William Kent administrative site, and the William Kent day-use beach area.
Kudos & Kindness: Sproutology class brought community together in the interest of eating healthier
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 5:00amOn behalf of the Lake Tahoe Leadership program and TahoeChamber, we would like to extend our thanks and appreciation to those who made the sproutology class a huge success: Suzanne Thomas, our gues...
Opinion: Government wants to regulate too much information
Submitted by admin on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 2:00amStudy: Cyclists will come if there are bike lanes to ride in
Submitted by admin on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 2:00am