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Food drive focuses on youth in need

Bread & Broth 4 Kids’ second Cram-A-Cruiser event at the Grocery Outlet will be April 30 from 9am-2pm. A South Lake Tahoe police car will be in the parking lot in front of the store. The goal is to fill it up with as much food as possible, which will then be distributed to kids in […]

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Free tennis lessons available for kids at ZCTC

Youngsters in grades K-8 will have the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of tennis for free in May from a professional at Zephyr Cove Tennis Club. Deanne Larsell, USPTA certified instructor, will lead the after school sessions with the assistance of players from the club. For those who have played before, more advanced instruction will be […]

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Snippets about Lake Tahoe

·       Opening day for High Sierra ASA Softball League in South Lake Tahoe is April 30. The ceremonies begin at 10:30am at South Tahoe High School. High Sierra ASA uses STHS and Tahoe Valley Elementary fields for games. ·       South Lake Tahoe Family Resource Center’s Cinco de Mayo celebration-fundraiser is May 6, 5-10pm […]

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Quake report spurs retrofitting Nev. buildings

By Scott Sonner, AP RENO — A new report raising the likelihood of a destructive earthquake striking Salt Lake City in the next half-century has underscored the urgency to retrofit more than 30,000 older brick homes and other unreinforced buildings at high risk of collapsing. It’s also getting attention in neighboring Nevada, where a significant quake […]

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Sierra trees getting cut to prepare for summer

By Marc Benjamin, Fresno Bee Once bathed in deep green, the forests in the foothills and Sierra east of the San Joaquin Valley are increasingly turning reddish-brown as drought- and beetle-weary trees die by the month. It is a somber warning of a potentially dangerous summer.   A study next month examining trees from the […]

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Letter: Live Violence Free thankful for donation

To the community, Live Violence Free would like to thank Heavenly ski patrol for its incredible generosity and continued contribution to our programs and services. On April 15, Heavenly ski patrol surprised our agency with a donation of $2,500. We are so grateful to Heavenly ski patrol for its positive impact in our community and […]

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Explosion at suspected South Tahoe drug lab

A suspected drug lab exploded Sunday night in South Lake Tahoe. When firefighters got to the house on the corner of Plum Street and Bruce Drive just after 5:30pm April 24 there was no fire. They put on their gear to make sure nothing was smoldering and no one was inside. Firefighters assisted Animal Control […]

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Tahoe Tails — Adoptable Pets in South Lake Tahoe

Romeo is a cute designer dog — Basset and Beagle — he’s a Bagel! He is about 3 years old and a bit confused to find himself in the shelter. He needs a well fenced yard or to be on a runner when outside. Like most hounds he follows his nose wherever it takes him. […]

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Grandeur of Denali doesn’t disappoint

Publisher’s note: This is one in a series of stories about the National Park Service, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2016. By Kim Wyatt DENALI NATIONAL PARK & PRESERVE – After almost four hours on the bus, the driver pulled to the side of the road and opened the door. “Little Stony Creek.” […]

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Opinion: Trump is America’s problem, not California’s

By Joe Mathews Sorry, America, but we Californians are not going to stop Donald Trump for you. To believe otherwise is to misunderstand California. I can see how you got your hopes up. Polls show at least three out of every four of us don’t like him. California Republican strategists have launched a campaign to […]

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