Eldorado National Forest is seeking comments as it prepares an environmental impact statement for the King Fire Restoration Project There will be an open house Jan. 13 at the Best Western Plus Placerville Inn, 6850 Green Leaf Drive, Placerville from 6-8pm. A presentation on the proposed action will be followed by questions and answers with the […]
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By Amber Phillips, Las Vegas Sun By the skin of their teeth, congressional lawmakers passed a $1 trillion budget through next summer, OK’d all military spending and approved a series of tax breaks. Amid sometimes high-stakes drama, Congress got it all done in a flurry of last-minute legislating and back-room deals during the lame-duck session. […]
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By Mark Berman, Washington Post For the first time in more than two decades, more than one in 10 Americans say that race is the most pressing issue facing the country, according to a new Gallup poll. The poll showed that 13 percent of Americans think that race relations and racism are the most important […]
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To the community, The Meyers Community Foundation would like to thank the individuals and businesses that made our 4th annual Meyers Tree Lighting event on Dec. 5 such a success. Almost 400 people showed up to ring in the holidays and celebrate Meyers, and we couldn’t have done it without phenomenal local support. As most […]
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AAA projects 98.6 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the year-end holiday season, an increase of 4 percent from the 94.8 million people who traveled last year. The holiday period is defined as Dec. 23-Jan. 4. This upward trend marks the highest forecast growth rate for the year-end holiday season […]
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Amazon’s Sunday delivery will be available in South Lake Tahoe starting in January. The packages come in the morning to the post office and are delivered that same afternoon. Las Vegas was the pilot for the service, and it has been rapidly expanding. Reno and Carson City has had the delivery for the last two Sundays. […]
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By Carl Edwards Wow, what an amazing market ride over the last few years. Running on tracks laid by an unprecedented Federal Reserve monetary easing program, the market has once again run to new all-time highs and appears to still have some steam. Or does it? While no one really knows the answer to this, […]
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By Richard Chang, Sacramento Bee Placer County officials are looking to clamp down on its burgeoning wine industry following complaints by residents over noise and traffic. In the last decade, several wineries have opened, with vintners spending millions of dollars on tasting rooms that have become regional attractions. But the newfound popularity and growth has […]
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• Carolyn Wright of Zephyr Cove Tennis Club has been named Reno-Tahoe captain of the year by the USTA Northern California Adult Leagues Department. • Eight-time X Games gold medalist Nate Holland of Squaw Valley headlines the U.S. Snowboarding’s 2014-15 snowboardcross team. • Tickets are on sale for the annual Passport Weekends in El Dorado […]
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By USSA VAL D’ISERE, France — Lindsey Vonn (Vail) positioned herself on the doorstep to history Dec. 20, winning her 61 career Audi FIS Ski World Cup with a 0.19 second victory in the Val d’Isere downhill. It left her just one win away from matching the all-time win record held by the legendary Austrian […]
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