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Retired El Dorado County sheriff’s sergeant arrested
Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 11:54pmHome-Based Businesses License Fee Approved By Nevada Legislative Panel
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 8:24pm
CARSON CITY – A regulation requiring thousands of home-based businesses to pay a $200 annual fee won approval today from a legislative panel.
Secretary of State Ross Miller has been trying to get the regulation approved for several months, but has seen the regulation stymied by strong opposition from some Nevada residents and Republican lawmakers who argued the regulation exceeded his authority.
Backcountry control burns in Nevada planned through May
Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 7:30pmGoogle's ski resort mapping goes live
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 5:55pmVisitors considering one of Lake Tahoe's resorts for a day of skiing or snowboarding can now virtually hit the slopes before they actually strap or step into their bindings.Google's new ski reso...
4 Santa Cruz men arrested on drug charges in Stateline
Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 5:07pmArrests made in Lake Tahoe cocaine sting
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 4:13pm
The Tri-NET Narcotic Task Force, working in conjunction with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Street Enforcement Team (SET), the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Investigators, and the Santa Cruz California Police Department arrested 26 year-old Joseph Perez and 25 year-old Oscar Madriz, both of Santa Cruz, California, on charges of trafficking and sales of cocaine. The arrests were made on March 2.
Medical marijuana supporters taking cause to Legislature, not voters
Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 1:44pmEl Dorado County film event features local who worked on ‘The Artist’
Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 1:25pmAward-winning Poet to Lead Workshop at Bona Fide Books
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 12:48pm
Event Date:
March 31, 2012 - 3:00pm Award-winning poet and editor Ravi Shankar will be in South Lake Tahoe on Saturday, March 31 to give a poetry workshop from 3-6pm at Bona Fide Books in Meyers. The cost is $25. Interested participants should bring 10 copies of a poem to workshop. Advance reservation is necessary, as space is limited. To sign up, please call or email Suzanne Roberts: 530-541-4660 X708 or robertss@ltcc.edu. All abilities and aesthetic stances are welcome.
Snowlive likely an annual event; Wanderlust continues to grow
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 12:35pmReggae singer Matisyahu put his faith in Tahoe's support when he dove from the bandstand into the crowd at the Crystal Bay Casino. The people did not let him down. Instead, they carried him back...
Wild & Scenic Film Festival includes film on the Truckee River Watershed
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 12:33pmOne of the largest environmental film festivals in North America, the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival returns to South Shore Friday for the seventh consecutive year. With a growing public...
Tahoe twinbill at Legion Hall with DWC and Dad's LPs
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 12:27pmLake Tahoe Action's 2011 Band of the Year play a show Friday which will be opened by a band which might make a run at next year's title.The Dead Winter Carpenters, which last month packed the Cr...
'Mike and Molly' star Billy Gardell living large
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 12:24pmHere's a true Hollywood story.Aspiring comedian Billy Gardell moved to Southern California hoping to launch a successful career. After getting a few acting roles, he ran out of work. He decided ...
East Coast theme at Improv with Fitzsimmons, Eagle
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 12:21pmAward-winning comedian, writer and multiple Emmy winner Greg Fitzsimmons returns to the Improv after a long absence. The headliner through Sunday night at Harveys has quite a bit going on these ...
Hollywood hammers away at Dr. Seuss' charm
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 12:18pmDuring his life, author Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known to readers as Dr. Seuss, zealously guarded the misappropriation of his works. However, since his death in 1991, his second wife and sur...
LIVE: Tribune Sports Talk
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 10:31amJerod Hasse, South Tahoe state champion and University of North Carolina assistant coach, chats with Joe Proudman for Tribune Sports Talk. It's been 20 years since South Tahoe won the AAA Nevada...
Debate reignites over private entities doing work for California
Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 10:10amBiggest solar storm in years hits, so far so good
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 10:02amWASHINGTON (AP) - One of the strongest solar storms in years engulfed Earth early Thursday, but scientists say the planet may have lucked out.Hours after the storm arrived, officials said were n...
Yosemite road closed by rockslide set to reopen
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 9:53amYOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) - A road on a busy entrance to Yosemite National Park will be reopening ahead of schedule on Saturday after a giant rockslide damaged part of it in January.Big O...
In quest to create jobs, some states get creative
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 9:51amOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - In the quest to create jobs, some states are getting creative: Nevada may hold contests to encourage entrepreneurs. Ohio is giving control of its liquor profits to a group of ...
Vail Resorts posts 'modest declines' early in ski season
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 9:47amBROOMFIELD, Colorado - Given Mother Nature's stubborn refusal to provide snow during the first months of the ski season, it would be easy to assume Vail Resorts' CEO is tuning to the blues station ...
South Lake Tahoe City Council Meeting (March 6, 2012)
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 8:35amWatch now the entire March 6, 2012 meeting of the South Lake Tahoe City Council. The complete agenda for this meeting is available here.
Seasonal dog ban at Upper Truckee Marsh planned for late spring
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 8:26am
For the second straight year the Tahoe Conservancy will enforce a seasonal dog prohibition at the Upper Truckee Marsh at south shore Lake Tahoe. The dog ban is meant to protect sensitive wildlife areas, including threatened and endangered species, during breeding season. The Upper Truckee Marsh provides critical breeding habitat. The dog ban begins May 1.
Family of Tahoe twins who died together found
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 7:49amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) - It took 11 days and the help of dozens of strangers, but police have located the family of reclusive twin sisters who were found dead in their California home las...
Opinion: Ski resorts not doing enough to protect children
Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 2:01amAuthorities find relatives of dead South Lake Tahoe twins
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 9:53pm
It took 11 days and the help of dozens of strangers, but authorities have finally been able to locate the family of a pair of reclusive twin sisters who were found dead in their South Lake Tahoe home last month.
Patricia and Joan Miller lived for nearly 40 years in South Lake Tahoe but often shunned their neighbors. Their shared life ended in a mysterious double-death. Police found one sister in a bedroom, and the other in a hallway during a routine welfare check on Feb. 26. They were 73. Three cousins stepped forward Wednesday to identify the sisters.
Hands-on science expo for students and adults in Incline
Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 6:34pmMilestone: Heavenly resort at Lake Tahoe has most Facebook fans among ski resorts worldwide
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 4:27pmHeavenly Mountain Resort at South Shore Lake Tahoe is officially the world’s most popular ski and snowboard resort on Facebook.
USFS going after funds for OHV recreation; public input sought
Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 4:15pmWild & Scenic Film Festival includes film on the Truckee River Watershed
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 3:05pmOne of the largest environmental film festivals in North America, the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival returns to South Shore today for the seventh consecutive year. With a growing public ...
Tahoe athletes top podiums at Mammoth
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 11:24amLake Tahoe was well represented on the podium at Mammoth during the VISA U.S. Grand Prix, FIS World Cup and platinum AFP event his past weekend. South Lake Tahoe's Joanna Dzierzawski, who is spo...
Tahoe athletes top podiums at Mammoth
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 11:24amLake Tahoe was well represented on the podium at Mammoth during the VISA U.S. Grand Prix, FIS World Cup and platinum AFP event his past weekend. South Lake Tahoe's Joanna Dzierzawski, who is spo...
Heavenly Foundation athletes compete in Far West Kombi
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 11:22amALPINE MEADOWS, Calif. - Heavenly athletes traveled to Alpine Meadows on Feb. 25 and 26, taking part in the first technical Kombi race ever, as part of the Far West race series. Considered an "open...
Sierra's King wins at Tahoe League race; several Heavenly athletes finish in top 15
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 11:15amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Sierra at Tahoe Ski Resort hosted the fourth Tahoe League race of the season on February 26, a split race, in which half the field of competitors race at one location ...
Local course knowlege helps Bochenek take Banzai
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 11:12amSQUAW VALLEY, Calif. - With three of four stops on the Rahlves Banzai Tour in the bag, a decided trend has developed atop the leaderboard of the big-mountain, ski-cross-style race series. In war...
Colts announce they're releasing Peyton Manning
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 11:05amINDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts ended their successful partnership with a tearful goodbye Wednesday, when team owner Jim Irsay released the star quarterback rather ...
Benny's World: Locals remember avalanche victim's spirit, passion for life in Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 11:00amOLYMPIC VALLEY - Whether he was charging down a powder-blanketed backcountry ski run, mastering a complex rock climb or simply having that wonderful ability to make people laugh, Benjamin Bracke...
