Some residents in the Sierra Tract neighborhood of South Lake Tahoe are currently experiencing a power outage. Liberty Utility expects to correct the problem by noon June 18. — Lake Tahoe News staff report
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The end of the 2015 Tahoe Bike Challenge will be celebrated June 20 from noon-4pm at Heavenly Village. There will be a variety of bicycle-themed activities for the whole family: bike swap, kid zone (bike rodeo, turtle race, bike jeopardy), mini-yoga sessions, bike parade, photo booth, flat tire changing contest, raffle prizes, and bike tune-up booth. The […]
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By Constance Sommer, Los Angeles Times Christiane Carman believed she had good posture. Then one day she woke up with a crick in her neck, a nagging little pain on the left side that didn’t go away. Soon it was shooting down her left arm. By the time she landed at UCLA’s Spine Clinic, the […]
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By Kathryn Reed The El Dorado County Grand Jury raked Auditor-Controller Joe Harn and Supervisor Ron Mikulaco over the coals in separate reports that were released this week. Neither of the elected officials believes there is much truth to the reports, with Mikulaco saying it is politically motivated. Harn said it’s hard to defend accusations […]
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By Joe Mathews What’s the fastest way from Berkeley to Bakersfield? Flip to the second disc of the album. California’s disparate regions are nearly impossible to connect. But over the past two years, two bands — with overlapping members — have pulled off the trick, issuing three albums that explore today’s state from its coast […]
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By Eleanor Goldberg, Huffington Post Telling a homeless person to “hit the road” could soon be a good thing in Hawaii. Group 70 International, a Honolulu-based architecture company, is working on retrofitting five retired city buses into a fleet of mobile shelters that could provide homeless people with everything from a place to sleep to […]
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The Food Bank of El Dorado County will be in South Lake Tahoe with its Mobile Food Pantry along with a free farmers market on June 24 from 10am to 11am at the American Legion Hall located at 2748 Lake Tahoe Blvd. This is for people who are struggling to make ends meet, live in El […]
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By Luke Runyun, NPR The marijuana industry has a pesticide problem. Many commercial cannabis growers use chemicals to control bugs and mold. But the plant’s legal status is unresolved. The grow room at Medical MJ Supply in Fort Collins, Colo., has all the trappings of a modern marijuana cultivation facility: glowing yellow lights, plastic irrigation […]
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By Amy Kraft, CBS News Good news for people who are trying to lower their risk of cardiovascular disease: a new study suggests you don’t have to cut chocolate out of your diet. In fact, new research published in the BMJ journal Heart says that it may actually be good for your heart. The researchers […]
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· Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Granite Bay, is having a town hall meeting June 30 at 6pm at the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors chambers, 330 Fair Lane, Placerville. · There will be a fundraiser for the Tahoe Rim Trail Association on June 19 from 5-8pm at New Moon Natural Foods in Truckee. A suggested […]
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