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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee. Former Placerville Mayor David Machado's legal woes increased Monday. A grand jury indictment unsealed in El Dorado ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../ex-placerville-mayo...

More snow, cleanups along the Truckee River and projects to fight quagga mussels have been approved to help keep the Truckee River, Lake Tahoe and other ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../grants-to-help-wit...

MESA, Ariz. (AP) - Like just about everyone in the Phoenix area, Jen Pollock has lost several neighbors to foreclosure and short sales. And, like hundreds of thousands of others in Arizona, Pollock...

RENO, Nev. (AP) - Jury selection is due to start Reno for the trial of a former employee accused of opening fire inside a Walmart store, wounding three supervisors almost a year ago.The Reno Gazett...

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - The Amgen bicycle race through California set for next year won't be including a dramatic backdrop of Yosemite National Park's famous granite icons.National Park Service offic...

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - A nonprofit think tank on Monday retracted a widely reported study that linked last year's closing of hundreds of medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles to a rise...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The nominations are in and TahoeChamber.org is announcing those people and businesses who could win at the 4th Annual Blue Ribbon Awards.More than 100 businesses and indi...

OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. - Emergency crews retrieved the body of 52-year-old local man Saturday morning from the Truckee River, officials confirmed Monday.The body has been identified as Eric Klausse...

STATELINE – Connectivity. That is the word being used on the Nevada side of the Lake Tahoe Basin when it comes to total maximum daily load. “The big water year really helped educate us about what is c...

By Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – Attorneys for the Nevada Republican Party filed a brief on Monday with the Nevada Supreme Court opposing Secretary of State Ross Miller’s emergency petition seeking to intervene on the question of the authority of the courts to decide the state’s political boundaries instead of the Legislature.

By TahoeChamber.org
TahoeChamber.org would like to thank all those who took the time to nominate a business or individual for the 4th Annual Blue Ribbon Awards. Over the four years that the awards program has been in existence, community participation and support has increased annually by leaps and bounds. This year brought in a record amount of nominations, which resulted in over 100 businesses and individuals being nominated for the eight different award catagories.

By Carolyn Lochhead, San Francisco Chronicle. California Sen. Barbara Boxer is well on her way to getting an unnamed Sierra peak — currently peak 12240 ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../senate-votes-to-ren...

South Lake Tahoe's 2010-11 budget won an award for how well it was put together from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../snippets...

The Festival of Trees and Lights is occurring from December 3-5 at MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa. The festival is fast becoming the event of the season in South Lake Tahoe! As a fundraiser supporting the good works of Barton Health the event is also a wonderful way for volunteers and attendees alike to give back during the holiday season. This year, we are excited that once again all monies raised will go to support the Barton Community Clinic which provides health services to low-income individuals.

You're invited to Thanksgiving Brunch at 1862 David Walley's Restaurant & Saloon on Thursday, November 24 from 10am-4pm. Cost for adults is $34 and kids is $19, children under 5 are FREE. Enjoy Chef's Starters, a Carving Station, Chef's Entrees and Thanksgiving Favorites, an Omelette Station, Bakery Corner, Gourmet Beverage Station, Chef's Amazing Delights, and a Kid's Buffett! Call 888-737-1862 or visit online.

Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization will hold a meeting for input on Thursday, November 3 from 5:30pm-8:00pm at Inn by the Lake
We want to hear from you! At the workshop: Share your transportation and fiscal investment priorities Learn about current projects like transit shelters and the Nevada Stateline to Stateline Bikeway Visit activity-based stations at your own pace Refreshments and childcare provided Innovative interactive computer technology opportunities Spanish language materials and speaker available YOUR VOICE MATTERS.

South Lake Tahoe officers had been looking for him since 2am when they were called to the 2500 block of Elwood Avenue. Officers said they found a 29-year-old woman with a bruised and swollen left eye ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The brother of the Carson City man responsible for the a mass shooting at the IHOP last month, was jailed early Sunday morning on domestic battery charges in South Lak...

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - This week's question, from M. Harlen: "A resident friend of mine received a citation last winter. The citation was for Failing to Exercise Due Care. She was driving her SUV ...

A cold front will push through the Sierra and western Nevada today, bringing a significant cooling trend. High temperatures will struggle to get out of the 50s even in the warmest valleys on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons, while morning lows will drop below freezing everywhere, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.

Colder and wetter than average conditions in northern California and the Sierra may be what is in store this winter as La Niña will influence weather patterns for the second year in a row across the country, according to the annual Winter Outlook released by NOAA on Thursday.

By Claudene Wharton
For the fourth year in a row, The Princeton Review has recognized the excellence of the University of Nevada, Reno College of Business in its Best Business Schools guidebook, based on the quality of its MBA Program.

Bush will perform at MontBleu Theater on Saturday, November 26. Doors open at 8:00pm and show begins at 9:00pm. Tickets are $55.
Over the course of their remarkable career, Bush has sold more than 16 million albums in the U.S. and Canada alone. They’ve also compiled an amazing string of 14 consecutive Top 40 hit singles on the Billboard Modern Rock and Mainstream Rock charts, including 10 that hit the Top 5. Four of these became No. 1 hits: “Comedown,” “Glycerine,” “Swallowed” and “The Chemicals Between Us.”

Johnny Lang will perform at Harrah's South Shore Room on saturday, November 19 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $55.
Fifteen years and a half-dozen studio albums later, he has evolved into a seasoned musician and a road-savvy showman capable of delivering powerful live performances on his home soil and just about every other continent on the globe.