· A GoFundMe account has been set up for the four Hounsell children whose parents died last weekend in car accident. To donate, go online. Mark Hounsell was an officer with the South Lake Tahoe Police Department. · There will be a free drive-through flu shot clinic in Truckee on Oct. 21 from 2-5pm at […]
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By Daniel Rothberg, Las Vegas Sun Security personnel at Tesla’s Northern Nevada battery manufacturing plant engaged in a violent skirmish with two employees of the Reno Gazette-Journal earlier this month and rammed their vehicle with an ATV, according to a letter from the newspaper’s counsel. According to the attorney’s letter, the alleged assailants, apparently security […]
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By Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times Biologist Greg Asner first heard the numbers in April, but they did little to prepare him for what he saw. The Forest Service had estimated that nearly 12.5 million trees in the state’s southern and central forests were dead. But as Asner peered down upon the same forests from […]
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Big Truck Day is coming to Truckee on Oct. 24 from 11am-2pm. This is the seventh year the town will have its big rigs on display for the public to see. Local contractors, the California Highway Patrol, U.S. Forest Service and others will also be at the event. The event is at the public service center, […]
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The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, El Dorado County, and members of Tahoe Backcountry Alliance are partnering to create a coalition to maintain and enhance public access for winter backcountry skiing and snowboarding. Nearly a dozen agencies are convening this week to begin a comprehensive conversation about roadside access to some of Tahoe’s more important backcountry […]
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Tahoe Regional Young Professionals is hosting its annual Winter White Holiday FUNraiser on Nov. 21 from 6-10pm at Riva Grill in South Lake Tahoe. All proceeds from this year’s event go to help Live Violence Free, a local organization committed to promoting a violence free community through education and advocacy to address domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse […]
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By Kathryn Reed On identical 4-1 votes Monday the South Lake Tahoe City Council ratified the city manager’s decision to ban Councilmember JoAnn Conner from interacting with staff and agreed to censure her. Conner was the dissenting vote on both measures. It took nearly 3½ hours to reach those conclusions Oct. 19. Some in the […]
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By Esther Schiller A former Marine I know has been living in a six-unit apartment building in Van Nuys, in L.A.’s San Fernando Valley, for about four years. The rent is reasonable, the neighborhood is diverse, and the landlord is helpful. But this man has a problem, which is why he just called me. His […]
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By Elin McCoy, Bloomberg Markets This past spring, Joost Heymeijer arrived in Bordeaux with the Emirates airline wine team for a four-day marathon of tasting barrel samples. They ended up purchasing almost 1 million bottles as futures, zeroing in on 60 famed crus classés, such as Château Cheval Blanc. When the wines are ready to drink, […]
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By Anne D’Innocenzio, AP Christmas won’t come early this year, but the gifts might. Just in time for the winter holiday shopping season, Amazon, Walmart, Macy’s and other retailers are working behind the scenes to make sure they can deliver online orders to shoppers faster. Retailers are building bigger warehouses — some the size of […]
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