A winter storm warning has been issued for the greater Lake Tahoe area from Friday at 4pm through Saturday at 10am. The National Weather Service in Reno is calling for 6-10 inches of snow at lake level, with 1-3 feet above 8,000 feet, and a couple inches down to 4,000 feet. It will be a blustery storm […]
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The Warren Miller movie “Chasing Shadows” will be shown at the theater at South Tahoe High School on Jan. 29 at 7:30pm. This is a fundraiser for high school ski team. Tickets are $15. There will also be a silent auction and ski team sweat shirts for sale.
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By Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times “The Flying Tomato” has gone from carving the slopes to owning them. Olympic gold medal snowboarder Shaun White has taken a minority stake in the company that runs Mammoth Mountain and recently spent $38 million to buy Snow Summit and Bear Mountain, the Southern California resorts where he perfected […]
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By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun Americans are poised to wager $4.2 billion on the upcoming Super Bowl 50, with the vast majority of those bets expected to be placed illegally, according to a projection released Wednesday by the casino industry’s main lobbying and trade group. The American Gaming Association said its sports betting projection for […]
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By Kurtis Ming, CBS-13 Jumping at the state’s water rebate program, Alvin Somers ripped out his lawn, and put in drought resistant plants and woodchips. California’s Save our Water program rewarded him with a check for $1,300. “The idea was terrific,” Somers said. The state offered rebates of up to $2,000 to put in drought […]
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· Huckleberry Canyon will be the venue for the Sierra-at-Tahoe Huck Cup. This two-star Freeride World Tour Qualifying event will take place on 320 acres featuring everything from mini-Alaskan style lines to triple drops to tight chutes. The event is Feb. 26-27. · The Douglas County Public Library in Minden will be closed Feb. 9 […]
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By Scott Sonner, AP RENO — A federal judge has refused to grant a new trial for a Nevada trucking company ordered to pay more than $4.5 million in damages to Amtrak after a truck slammed into a passenger train at a rural highway crossing in 2011, killing six people. Conductor Laurette Lee, 68, of […]
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Cyclists competing in the Amgen Tour of California in May will ride around Lake Tahoe and through Hope Valley. The men’s elite race Stage 5 will begin in Lodi and finish 132.4 miles later at Heavenly Mountain Resort’s California Lodge on May 19. The women’s 72.7-mile Stage 1 will start and finish at the Cal […]
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South Lake Tahoe has sand bags available at no cost year-round. The sand lot is located at the city’s public works yard at 1160 Rufus Allen Blvd., which is next to Campground by the Lake. To pick up sand bags, proceed through the gate at 1160 Rufus Allen Blvd. and drive to the back of the […]
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The eighth annual Cowboy Mardi Gras fundraiser to benefit Austin’s House is Feb. 26 at the Carson Valley Inn from 6-10pm. Put on your jeans and cowboy hat to celebrate the party atmosphere of Bourbon Street in New Orleans on Fat Tuesday. This casual fundraiser features food, music, dancing, games, raffle prizes, and a silent […]
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