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South Lake Tahoe man faces federal fraud charges; allegedly skied and collected workers compensation
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 2:06pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned an 11-count indictment today against Mark E. Leung, 58, of South Lake Tahoe, charging him with wire fraud, mail fraud, and making a false statement to obtain federal workers’ compensation, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
Woman missing in Sierra drive found, hospitalized
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 8:41amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say a Nevada woman has been found and taken to a hospital after she and a Nevada man disappeared after leaving a Sacramento suburb during bad weather on a driv...
Search on for couple missing after Sierra drive
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/04/2012 - 9:45amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Officers from several agencies are looking for a Northern California man and a Nevada woman who haven't been seen since they left a Sacramento suburb to drive through the ...
California lawmakers convene for start of 2-year session
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/03/2012 - 10:46amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - State lawmakers officially begin their next two-year session Monday with the Legislature reshaped by the November election.Voters gave Democrats two-thirds majorities in t...
California to join Powerball frenzy next year
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/30/2012 - 9:40amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Californians may have missed out on this week's record-setting Powerball lottery drawing, but they will be able to buy tickets to the multistate game starting next spring,...
South Lake Tahoe police to crack down on drivers texting, using cell phones
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 11/29/2012 - 3:42pmThe South Lake Tahoe Police Department has teamed up with The California Office of Traffic Safety, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the California Highway Patrol, and 36 other law enforcement agencies across the greater Sacramento region to eliminate motorists’ hand-held cell phone use and texting. The effort is a special federally funded pilot program using the region to test tactics that may be employed nationally in the future.
Alleged poachers arrested with bloody carcass in an SUV
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 11:30amTwo Sacramento men were arrested Nov. 18 after they reportedly shot and stabbed a deer and drove through Shingle Springs as blood dripped from the back of their SUV.Like the scene in the 1990 mobst...
2 children among 4 dead in Highway 50 crash near Placerville
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/26/2012 - 12:43pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Two children were among four people killed when a car collided with a minivan on a rural Northern California highway, authorities said.The wreck came as a Toyota Prius cro...
Don Q's weekly fishing report for week of Nov. 21-27
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 11/21/2012 - 10:50am
Here is the fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, Southern Oregon and the Sierra for the week of Nov. 21 through Nov. 27.
Calif. to release cap-and-trade auction results
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/19/2012 - 9:20amSACRAMENTO, Calif. - State regulators plan to release the results of California's first auction of greenhouse gas emission permits, which officially kick-started the state's new carbon marketplace....
Three bands, 3 DJs win SnowGlobe spots
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/12/2012 - 11:57amA reggae band from Sacramento won first place Monday in a Facebook contest to perform at South Lake Tahoe's Dec. 29-31 SnowGlobe festival.
Union reaches tentative pact with Raley's rival
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/09/2012 - 9:26amWEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The union on strike over contract talks with a major Northern California supermarket chain has agreed to new terms with a rival grocer.Pleasanton-based Safeway announ...
Poll: Turnout likely to hit 70 percent of voters
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/06/2012 - 10:36amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A Field Poll predicted that 70 percent of California's registered voters will cast ballots in Tuesday's election, with more than half voting by mail.It would be the first ...
California ballot filled with competitive races
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/05/2012 - 11:35amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Tuesday's general election will be a super-charged affair compared to California's sleepy primary in June, when less than a third of registered voters bothered to cast a b...
Ariz. donation to Calif. called 'money laundering'
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/05/2012 - 11:25amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - An $11 million campaign contribution from an Arizona nonprofit that gave money to a group fighting Gov. Jerry Brown's tax initiative represents the largest case of campaig...
Raley's grocery workers go on strike
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 11/04/2012 - 11:11am
Raley's went on strike early today, the first time in its long history, after three days of marathon negotiations failed to produce a new contract.
Leaders of the United Food and Commercial Workers told their members to head to the picket lines at 6 a.m., when most Raley's and Nob Hill Foods stores across Northern California opened. Picketers were out in front of both South Lake Tahoe stores.
Raley's contract talks resume
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/02/2012 - 3:30pmWEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A major Northern California supermarket chain and its workers have resumed contract talks - this time with the help of a federal mediator - as the possibility of a strike ...
Poll: Support up for ending Calif. death penalty
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/02/2012 - 9:03amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Support is growing to end California's death penalty, but backers of an initiative on Tuesday's ballot still lack the majority needed to pass it, according to a Field Poll...
Surge in mail-in voting could delay Calif. results
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/31/2012 - 2:17pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - With as many as half of California voters expected to cast their ballots by mail and several statewide contests narrowing to dead heats, Election Day has the potential to ...
Don Q's Northern California and Sierra Fishing Report
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 10/31/2012 - 12:17pmHere is this week's fishing report covering rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of Oct. 31 through Nov. 6.
Raley's vows to impose wage cuts
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/29/2012 - 4:03pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - As employees at one of Northern California's largest supermarket chains prepare to strike, the company says it will unilaterally impose a proposed labor contract that woul...
Injured Army Specialist Hero Returns to Placerville home Oct. 31
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 10/27/2012 - 8:35amUPDATE MONDAY, OCT: 29: Due to the storm on the East Coast the return of Army Specialist Charles Douglas Harris has been delayed from the previously reported time of Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at 11:10 am to Wednesday, October 31 at 7:10 pm on flight #1827.
El Dorado County Search and Rescue deployed to 11 calls throughout Lake Tahoe and Sierra
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 10/25/2012 - 7:58amIt has been a very busy week for the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Unit. Numerous backcountry visitors were caught off guard with the arrival of this weekend’s inclement weather.
Approximately 60 SAR volunteers along with four Sheriff’s deputies responded to 11 different deployments between Friday and Wednesday. Nine of the SAR events were within the borders of El Dorado County while two were in Alpine County.
Don Q's Northern California and Sierra fishing report for Oct. 25-31
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 10/24/2012 - 8:22pmHere is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This week's report is for the week of Oct. 24-30.
No Charge Business Workshops Offered in South Lake Tahoe Beginning Nov. 1
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/23/2012 - 10:47am
Event Date:
November 1, 2012 - 9:00am The County of El Dorado and the Northeastern California Small Business Development Center-Greater Sacramento/Sierra (SBDC) have partnered to offer a No Cost 12-week workshop series and one-on-one business consulting at the El Dorado County Library 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd, South Lake Tahoe beginning November 1, 2012. Workshop titles are below.
What it Takes to Survive in Business
Deciding on a Business
Business Plan: Your Roadmap to Success
Marketing Analysis
Marketing Strategy
Operations: Running the Business
Licenses, Permits, Business Names and Insurance
Tornado hits near Sacramento, no injuries reported
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/22/2012 - 7:50pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. - A tornado touched down north of the state capital Monday, ripping shingles off rooftops, scattering patio furniture and blowing down trees and power lines as a series of funnel...
California jobless rate tumbles, South Lake Tahoe's also drops
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/19/2012 - 5:02pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's jobless rate fell to from 10.6 to 10.2 percent in September in what may be the largest drop in 36 years, the state announced Friday.
OBITUARY: ROBERT MICHAEL LEDDY
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/19/2012 - 5:00amRobert "Mike" Leddy, born in Sacramento, California January 26, 1949, died in South Lake Tahoe October 4, 2012.He is survived by his sister Jain Leddy Gunsauls, his brother-in-law Jay Gunsauls and ...
Brown says Prop 30's higher taxes would be minimal
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/18/2012 - 5:21pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Jerry Brown sought to persuade college students on Thursday to support his November tax measure, telling them a quarter-cent increase in the state sales tax and highe...
Don Q's Northern California and Sierra fishing report for week of Oct. 17-24
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 10/16/2012 - 11:39pmHere is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of Oct. 17-24.
State of the South Shore Lake Tahoe economy forum set for Oct. 23
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 10/16/2012 - 1:21pmEvent Date:
October 23, 2012 - 5:00pm
The words recession and economy appear in local and national newspapers daily but rarely do we get an opportunity to delve into our local economy and understand what’s behind the numbers. Similarly, citizens don’t often have a chance to get engaged in economic revitalization concepts.
Health shift will affect 860,000 Calif. children
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/16/2012 - 9:06amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California Health and Human Services Secretary Diana Dooley said she is confident the state can eliminate a health insurance program serving more than 860,000 children fro...
Award-winning Brooklyn Poet Book Launch at LTCC Nov. 2
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/15/2012 - 10:25am
Event Date:
November 2, 2012 - 7:00pm On Nov. 2 at 7 pm Bona Fide Books will launch Brooklyn poet Lexa Hillyer’s award-winning collection “Acquainted with the Cold” at a reading at the Lake Tahoe Community College’s Writers’ Series. The event is free and open to the public.
“Acquainted with the Cold” is Hillyer’s first collection, and it won Bona Fide’s 2011 Melissa Lanitis Gregory Poetry Prize, offered annually in honor of the local artist who died in 2009. The book is concerned with the intersection of nature and city, and takes the reader on an invigorating ode to the seasons.
Location
Lake Tahoe Community College
1 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe
United States
38° 55' 38.532" N, 119° 58' 23.6208" W
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Prop. 40 would overturn new state Senate maps
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/13/2012 - 5:00amSACRAMENTO, Calif. - The state Senate districts drawn last year by an independent citizens commission will go before voters Nov. 6 to be upheld or overturned.Proposition 40 would prevent the new po...
Don Q's Northern California and Sierra Fishing Report for Oct. 10-17
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 10/10/2012 - 8:37amHere is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of Oct. 10-17.
Gov. Brown urges action to reduce California gas prices
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 10/07/2012 - 7:57pmCalifornia Gov. Jerry Brown ordered the state's Air Resources Board on Sunday to take emergency steps to boost the state's gasoline supply and bring down fuel prices. Brown called on the the board to immediately allow oil refineries to make an early transition to winter-blend gasoline. Winter-blend gasoline typically isn't sold until after Oct 31.
Don Q's Northern California and Sierra fishing report through Oct. 10
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 10/04/2012 - 2:36pmHere is this week's fall fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of Oct. 4-10.
Anti-tax group sues to end state fire fee, wants refunds
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 10/04/2012 - 2:21pmThe Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association announced Thursday that it is suing to end a $150 annual state fire fee imposed on California's rural residents and obtain refunds for those who have already paid.
The group alleges in Sacramento Superior Court that the fee, which the state began collecting in August, amounts to a tax that was illegally approved without the necessary two-thirds majority of lawmakers.
Disabled ADA attorney accused of sexual harassment by four ex-employees
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/04/2012 - 12:28pmScott Johnson, a quadriplegic attorney who has filed more than 1,000 lawsuits in Sacramento federal court since 2004, is now being sued by four former legal assistants for sexual harassment. Plaint...
Tax group sues to block Calif. firefighting fee
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/04/2012 - 12:08pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. - A taxpayer group, joined by plaintiffs throughout California, filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to block a fee that is being assessed on more than 800,000 property owners to rai...
Calif. sporting groups leery of dept. name change
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/03/2012 - 10:21amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - After six decades as the California Department of Fish and Game, the agency in charge of the state's wild animals has a new name - one that has many hunting and fishing or...
Brown OKs bill on illegal immigrant licenses
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/01/2012 - 12:16pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Some illegal immigrants could get California drivers licenses under a bill that Gov. Jerry Brown announced he signed into law late Sunday.AB2189 by Assemblyman Gil Cedillo...
Calif. to require waiver for unvaccinated students
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/01/2012 - 9:10amSACRAMENTO - Parents who don't have their children vaccinated will have to get a note from the doctor's office before enrolling their children in school under a bill that Gov. Jerry Brown announced...
Lake Tahoe South hits payload with resort improvements, events and celebrations for winter 2012-13
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/28/2012 - 12:34pm
Weeks away from when the snow will fly and pile up high, visitors to America’s favorite lake — picked by readers in USA Today — can expect a winter of epic content as Tahoe South resorts are poised with prime attractions, sizzling special events and a combination of unmatched outdoor recreation and nighttime amenities.
Calif. signs bills to boost social network privacy
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/28/2012 - 9:24amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a pair of privacy bills making it illegal for employers and colleges to demand access to social media accounts.Brown announced on Th...
Don Q's Northern California and Sierra fishing report through Oct. 2
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 09/26/2012 - 8:16am
Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California and the Sierra. This report is for the week of Sept. 26 through Oct. 2.
University of California to host Forest Landowner Workshops
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 09/25/2012 - 2:28pmEvent Date:
October 30, 2012 (All day)
The University of California will host a two-part workshop series on succession planning to help forest landowners learn simple techniques to pass their land and its legacy on to the next generation. The first workshop is being offered at 7 locations throughout California. In the central Sierra Nevada, workshops will be held in Auburn on Oct. 30, Jackson on Nov. 13, and Sacramento on Nov. 15. All workshops will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.
Cities challenge California's redevelopment law
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/25/2012 - 9:40amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California cities announced Monday that they are challenging a law that gives state finance officials the power to take local tax revenue as community redevelopment agenci...
Poll: Voters divided over death penalty repeal
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/25/2012 - 9:35amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A new Field Poll shows California voters split over a November ballot initiative seeking to repeal the death penalty.Just 42 percent of likely voters say they favor Propos...
Brown signs bill allowing sale of home-cooked food
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/21/2012 - 1:03pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A new law will lift restrictions on the sale of home-cooked treats and impose sanitation and labeling requirements on the burgeoning cottage food trend.Gov. Jerry Brown an...
