By Larry Weitzman and Mitchell Weitzman This is one I’ve been waiting for a long time. Ever since its release a couple years ago as both the FR-S and Subaru BRZ (they’re identical, save the badge and name), a joint sports car collaboration between Toyota and Subaru, I’ve wanted to drive one. Badly. The basic […]
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By Susan Wood STATELINE – Country music great Kenny Chesney rocked a packed house of American kids, their parents and other beach-loving party music enthusiasts Wednesday night at Harveys casino for its outdoor summer concert series. Along the way, Chesney enlisted some high-profile help on stage. He was joined by red rocker Sammy Hagar and singer […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the July 20, 2015, Las Vegas Sun. Aside from picking office holders, Nevada voters next year will have the opportunity to help keep guns out of the wrong hands. Granted, we can’t always identify “the wrong hands” because many crimes are committed in the passion of the moment by […]
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The Barrett four-wheel drive trail, a rugged 6 mile off-highway route from Wright’s Lake to Barrett Lake, just west of Desolation Wilderness, is open. Three segments of the trail were reconstructed to protect sensitive meadows. The Barrett 4WD Trail has been used by recreationists since the 1960s and offers one of the most challenging off-highway […]
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· The Governing Board of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency on July 22 unanimously approved the Tahoe Valley Area Plan for South Lake Tahoe. · The Championship Golf Course in Incline Village has various demo days. The next is July 25. For more info, go online. · The 5th annual Aviation Roundup at the Minden […]
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South Lake Tahoe and El Dorado County officials are expected to get together soon to work on resolving issues pertaining to county-owned properties and facilities in the city. Up for discussions are Lakeview Commons, Campground by the Lake, and buildings that house the senior center, museum, art building and the visitors’ center. El Dorado County […]
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By Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle Even if California voters legalize cannabis in 2016, it will take “many years” of patience to figure out how to tax and regulate a multibillion-dollar industry that’s forever been largely underground. That’s the cautionary conclusion of a thorough examination of what it will take to legalize marijuana in the […]
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Former New York Jets wide receiver Jo-Jo Townsell will host a USA Football FUNdamentals clinic for children ages 8-18 in South Lake Tahoe. The Aug. 1-5 camp (9am-4pm each day) will be at South Tahoe Middle School. The free clinics are designed to introduce children to football by teaching basic skills. The clinics incorporate a […]
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Updated 9:40pm: The Kyburz wildland fire has jumped across the American River heading east and prompted mandatory evacuations from Whitehall to Sand Flat Campground, according to U.S. Forest Service reports. The federal agency has beefed up its personnel working the fire to 350. The blaze that started this afternoon shortly before 2pm is 5 percent […]
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Remains found near Spooner Summit in June 2014 have been identified as Ryan Wallace Osburn, 32, of Reno. The investigation by Douglas County sheriff’s investigators concluded Osburn died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The remains were found in King Canyon. Investigators also recovered personal property, a handgun, projectile and shell. Prior to residing […]
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