Dog hiking on the Whites Creek and Thomas Creek trails on the Carson Ranger District must be leashed at the trailheads and within one mile of the trailheads. There have been a number of incidents where off-leash dogs have harassed herds of sheep being used by the district to reduce hazardous fuels in the area. […]
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By Kathryn Reed It’s possible to enjoy Lake Tahoe without tourists on a holiday, but it will cost you. The cost is losing sleep. Getting up to the see the sunrise at Emerald Bay on the Fourth of July provided a natural explosion of color that no fireworks show could ever come close to duplicating. […]
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· Calfire and Truckee fire suspended all residential outdoor burning within the state responsibility area of Nevada, Yuba, Placer and Sierra counties. · The Truckee Municipal Code prohibits possession and use of all fireworks without a valid use permit issued by the Truckee Fire Protection District. · Here is the El Dorado-Tahoe roadwork schedule from Caltrans for the […]
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By Larry Weitzman As most of you know I am not a big fan of electric vehicles. They are expensive to build and have limited utility creating range anxiety. If Tesla didn’t have government and utility subsidies of about 25 percent of the purchase price, they would have folded long ago. Even though their stock […]
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Even though recreational marijuana is now legal in Nevada, it doesn’t mean it’s available in every county. While voters said yes to marijuana, ultimately it’s up to each county’s elected officials to say yes or no. Douglas County commissioners earlier this year said it’s one vice they don’t want. Carson City elected won’t allow the […]
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By Kathryn Reed There was a time when hotel restaurants were just a convenience for travelers; no one living in that town would ever step foot inside of it. X Crows is proving that things have changed – and in an extremely tasty way. This restaurant inside Hotel Becket in South Lake Tahoe is a […]
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By Joe Mathews Dear America, I suppose I should wish you happy birthday. But I’m just not feeling it. You and I, the United States and California, used to be pretty darn close—“indivisible” was your word and “inseparable” was mine. Sure, we had our differences—I’ve always been a little out there. But America wouldn’t be […]
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A 27-year-old Tracy man was behind bars on seven felony counts related to sexual relations with a 16-year-old girl. Omar Oceguera was arrested July 2 in South Lake Tahoe. He was transferred to a jail in San Joaquin County on Monday because that is where the alleged crimes occurred. Bail has been set at $1.515 […]
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Updated 9:43pm: A fire burning off Jacks Valley Road in Douglas County was at 45 acres Monday night, with crews saying they halted forward progress. The Foothill Fire was reported just after 4pm July 3 just north of Genoa Lakes 2 Golf Course. No evacuations have been ordered. The fire is being fought on the […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal Due to low visibility caused by the Truckee Fire, Interstate 80 near Mustang has been closed in both directions, according to Nevada Highway Patrol. The fire has grown to 4,500 acres and is now 15 percent contained. The Truckee Fire, which is south of Pyramid Lake, has been battled throughout Monday and is not expected to […]
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