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Police search for missing woman
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 5:32pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Police are asking for the public's help in locating a 23-year-old South Lake Tahoe woman who went missing from outside her work Tuesday morning.Michaela Vandenberg was...
Study: Sweeping changes needed to deal with U.S. obesity problem
Submitted by admin on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 6:20pmNevada may be losing tourist dollars with anti-gay marriage law
Submitted by admin on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 4:46pmRoll-over accident snarls traffic on eastbound Highway 50
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 2:25pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A rollover accident near Grocery Outlet has traffic backed up to the "Y" on eastbound Highway 50. Anyone traveling in that direction should prepare for delays.Officers...
Summer weather not a reason to open recreation facilities in Tahoe
Submitted by admin on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 1:25pmTahoe chambers to take road trip to see why other areas function better
Submitted by admin on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 11:40amBoxer presses NRC on questions at Calif. nuke plant
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 9:43amLOS ANGELES - California Sen. Barbara Boxer asked federal regulators Tuesday for details about the troubled steam generators at the San Onofre nuclear power plant, where a long-running probe int...
The Doctors: Can cell phones cause brain cancer?
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 5:00amThe short answer: We don't know yet. Many experts agree that to date, there is no conclusive evidence that links cell-phone use to brain cancer, but that more research is needed. Last spring, resul...
Opinion: O’Rourke leaving is a good thing for S. Tahoe
Submitted by admin on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 2:00amPesticides considered at Lake Tahoe to fight invasive species
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 12:36am
The State Water Resources Control Board is confronting a major controversy Tuesday: whether to allow pesticide use in Lake Tahoe. Some believe it will save the lake from being choked to death by invasive species, while others say it could destroy an environmental treasure.
Lake Tahoe supports a $5 billion economy and a stunning natural eco-system. But all the beauty is facing a growing underwater threat — plants and animals that are not supposed to be there.
California high school grads bypassing CSU, UC systems
Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 7:10pmRegulators: Nevada Online Poker in 7-10 Months
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 5:00pm
Americans could see the first U.S.-based licensed and regulated real-money poker site this holiday season.
At Monday’s Gaming Policy Committee meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada Gaming Control Board Chairman Mark Lipparelli said that the Silver State will likely issue its first licenses in 30-60 days — and it will probably take another six to eight months after that before games are running.
Despite efforts from a handful of other states, Nevada remains the only jurisdiction in the country where online poker is legislatively authorized.
Senior center spending lunch hour celebrating older Americans
Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 5:40pmGovernor eyes more cuts as Calif deficit swells
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 4:02pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's sputtering economic recovery is putting a heavier-than-expected drag on state tax revenue, leading Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday to propose deep budget cuts acro...
Serious doubt placed on validity of magazine’s high school rankings
Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 4:00pmUC Davis Tahoe City Field Station Open House June 2
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 2:59pm
Join UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) researchers for an Open House at the Tahoe City Field Station (Historic Hatchery) at 2400 Lake Forest Road from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 2, 2012. Tour the historic building, talk to scientists about their work, and learn something new about Lake Tahoe.
West Coast spike in gas prices tied to refineries
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 2:41pmPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Motorists across most of the country have been getting a break on gas prices, but not on the West Coast.The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in Oregon is $4.17. ...
Cell phone penalties would rise under pending bill
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 2:39pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The fine for illegally using a cellphone while driving in California would increase from $20 to $30 under a bill approved by the state Senate, although the actual cost wou...
Yosemite Falls gets webcam
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 1:21pmFRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Want to see this year's spring snowmelt roar down the iconic Yosemite Falls? You could trek to the national park in California, or you could just go online.A nonprofit has set...
Brown releases budget with significant cuts to health, welfare
Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 12:15pmBoard Poised to Further Conservation Efforts in the Lake Tahoe Basin
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 11:15amBill Boosman and Paul Sciuto, both Lake Tahoe residents with backgrounds in conservation issues, were sworn in as Tahoe Resource Conservation District (Tahoe RCD) Board members at a public meeting on Tuesday in South Lake Tahoe. They join 3 existing members to complete a five-person Board of Directors.
Charles Barkley returns to Lake Tahoe for American Century Championship
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 10:25am
As NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley once put it, “There are worse things to suck at in life than golf.” The TNT basketball analyst, weight loss pitchman, SNL host, Hank Haney poster child, humanitarian, wildly popular everyman and now political commentator will nonetheless put his game on the line once again at the American Century Championship, the celebrity golf tournament at Edgewood Tahoe, July 17-22, 2012.
Carnelian Bay man identified as North Tahoe crash victim
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 10:08amCARNELIAN BAY, Calif. - The Placer County Sheriff's Office on Sunday identified the victim of last week's fatal head-on collision on Lake Tahoe's North Shore as a local man who operated a privat...
Douglas clerk expects low primary turnout
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 10:04amMINDEN, Nev. - Less than half of Douglas County's nearly 32,000 voters are expected to participate in this year's primary election.Clerk-Treasurer Ted Thran said he's expecting 40 percent turnout i...
Brown to detail budget for tackling $16B shortfall
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 9:17amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California Gov. Jerry Brown will lay out details of a revised state spending plan Monday after announcing over the weekend that the state's budget shortfall has swelled to...
Wedding chapel owner: Gay marriage would help NV
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 9:14amRENO, Nev. (AP) - With his city no longer the marriage capital of the nation, a Reno wedding chapel owner says Nevada is missing out on a golden opportunity with its ban on same-sex marriage.Last y...
Man killed in North Tahoe crash identified as longtime local
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 9:11amCARNELIAN BAY, Calif. - The Placer County Sheriff's Office on Sunday identified the victim of last week's fatal head-on collision on Lake Tahoe's North Shore as a longtime local resident who co-...
Carnelian Bay man identified as victim in fatal car accident
Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 9:50amBizarre conspiracy theory claims Marilyn Monroe may have died at Lake Tahoe Resort
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 8:48am
Marilyn Monroe was America’s sex symbol and one of the most iconic stars in the industry. But 50 years after her death, there are still conspiracy theories about how and where she died.
Some people believe she didn’t die in Los Angeles, but instead, at the Cal Neva Resort at Lake Tahoe.
LTN tidbit 14: Bringing various voices to the discusssion
Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 2:02am