It was a somber occasion that brought people on the South Shore to the curbside Thursday morning. It was an opportunity to pay tribute to fallen U.S. Forest Service wildland firefighter Michael Hallenbeck. Hallenbeck died Aug. 8 after being struck by a tree while fighting the Sierra Fire that was burning outside the boundary line […]
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By Peter J. Blodgett Tens of millions of Americans have hit the road this summer. The all-American road trip has long been a signature adventure, but once upon a time the notion of your own motorized excursion of any length would have seemed impossible. In 1900, Americans were hampered by wretched roads and limited […]
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The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for the Lake Tahoe Basin, Truckee, Carson and Reno areas from 2pm Thursday through 11am Friday. The winds will be accompanied by low humidity. This combination can lead to fires quickly spreading out of control. Fire officials are asking people to: Report any smoke to […]
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Jennifer Wu, professional photographer, will share her techniques on how to photograph the stars, Milky Way, meteors, the full moon and the crescent moon on Aug. 24 at the Nevada County Camera Club meeting. She will also discuss light painting techniques that can be used to paint light on trees, rocks, buildings to add another dimension […]
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A man who rented a standup paddleboard in South Lake Tahoe is missing. A boater found the board, GoPro camera, selfie stick and life jacket about one-half mile offshore from Timber Cove Marina on Aug. 12 about 4:45pm. The water there is about 17-feet deep. The equipment was returned to the shop about an hour […]
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· Volunteers are needed for the Aug. 28-30 Tahoe Rim Trail Backcountry Camps which will be near Armstrong Pass. For more info, go online. · Alan G. Walker has been hired as president of Sierra Nevada College. He starts the job Sept. 21. · Andrew Laughlin, who owns Tahoe City Kayak, has opened Zephyr Cove Adventures. · The […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau Douglas County Parks and Recreation has no immediate plans for any major changes to the Zephyr Cove disc golf course. This may come as a surprise to those who have heard the rumors swirling through the local disc golf community alleging that Douglas County had accepted a proposal to make significant changes […]
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To the community, KOWL 1490 AM “Tahoe’s Talk” was one of the original Rush Limbaugh affiliates from his days being based out of this region in Sacramento. KOWL canceled the Rush Limbaugh show and it is off air as of this week. As the station owner and GM I made the decision. This was done for […]
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By Kelly Ryan, CBS-13 It was a somber farewell for a firefighter who died in the line of duty in Lake Tahoe as hundreds turned out for a vigil Aug. 12 to remember Michael Hallenbeck. Friends, family and coworkers of Michael Hallenbeck streamed into the Sierra at Tahoe Resort at sunset ahead of a candlelight […]
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By David Goldman, CNN Money CVS is dropping more than two dozen prescription drugs from its list of covered medicines for 2016, including Viagra. The drugs will still be sold at CVS/pharmacy stores, but customers who carry prescription benefit insurance with CVS/Caremark will no longer receive coverage for them. CVS (CVS) said the medicines dropped […]
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