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Sierra Front Interagency Fire Dispatch Center is asking citizens to stay out of the area where the Preacher Mine Fire recently burned in Douglas County.
Curious citizens and off-road vehicle operators have been utilizing the roadways and backcountry area where the fire burned, and this has caused problems for the fire mop-up crews still operating in the area.
Some smoldering hot spots still remain in the area, and hand crews will be operating in the area for several more days extinguishing them.

There is an epidemic in America of increasing childhood obesity and the ill effects attributed to a chronic sedentary lifestyle and a diet high in fat. The Center for Disease Control estimates that 2/3 of the American public are obese and that childhood diabetics, asthma and cardiovascular risk factors lead to adult morbidity, diabetes and significant psychological impact on the obese children. The organization goes on to state that this may be the first generation in the history of man, that children may not outlive the lifespan of their parents.

An area of low pressure will push a cold front across northern California and Nevada Friday, producing gusty afternoon and early evening winds. These winds will combine with low relative humidity to create critical fire weather conditions for the Lake Tahoe Basin and Sierra, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.
Southwest winds Friday afternoon will become west Friday evening with sustained speeds of 15 to 30 mph and gusts of 40 to 45 mph.

Eric Burdon celebrated his 71st birthday last month but no one who has seen him perform recently would accuse him of being a long-haired creaking gnome. Burdon, whose birthday was May 11, penned...

RENO, Nev. - The water level of Lake Tahoe hit what could be its high mark for the year after a dry winter and scant spring runoff.A spattering of rain and snow early in the week nudged it a bit, a...

On Monday, June 4, Barton Community Clinic had their official ground breaking for the 7,400 square-foot renovation and expansion planned to be completed in summer 2013.

Join California State Sen. Ted Gaines on Monday, June 25, 6 to 8 p.m. for an update on the Blue Ribbon Commission’s recommendations following the Angora Fire. Learn what has been done and what still needs work to ensure future fire safety. Ask questions and let your voice be heard on efforts to protect the region from destructive wildfires.
The meeting will be at the South Tahoe High School theater. To RSVP or for more information, call (916) 783-8232.

On June 5 2012, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, also known as SDO, collected images of the rarest predictable solar event — the transit of Venus across the face of the sun. This event happens in pairs eight years apart that are separated from each other by 105 or 121 years. The last transit was in 2004 and the next will not happen until 2117.

CARSON CITY – A business margin tax initiative petition filed with the Secretary of State’s office won’t see signature gathering efforts start right away because a legal challenge to the proposal is expected, a teachers union official said today.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe announced the appointment of Michael Nakama as the city's new director of finance Wednesday."Michael's strong and diverse private sector financial manage...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - California State Senator Ted Gaines will host a forum to discuss the ramifications of the Angora fire five years later.The forum will be held from 6-8 p.m. June 25 at Sou...