By Roger Yu and Zlati Meyer, USA Today Amazon said Friday it has agreed to buy Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion, a stunning move to boost its growing grocery business. The Seattle-based online retail giant will pay $42 per share in an all-cash deal. That’s 27% higher than Whole Foods’ Thursday closing stock price of […]
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By Thomas Moore, Las Vegas Sun The bulk of Nevada’s economy rests on one unglamorous, taken-for-granted object. It supports most of the state’s gaming win and resultant tax revenue, as well as a large portion the quarterly earnings for publicly traded gaming companies and as a result, sometimes their stock prices. To a large degree […]
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A vehicle with four people inside of it managed to flip on its side at the end of Frontier Court in South Lake Tahoe. The four were able to self-extricate on Friday afternoon. No one was injured in the June 16 incident. A tow truck arrived about 5pm. How the car got on its side […]
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Liberty Utilities customers may sign up for a free energy audit at either of two local events this weekend, and receive free energy efficient LED bulbs during the audit. Liberty will be at the Wildfire Safety Expo in South Lake Tahoe at the TJ Maxx parking lot on June 17 from noon-3pm, and at Peaks […]
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An Asian clam control project will start this month at Sand Harbor. The goal is to treat a small, isolated population of Asian clams at Sand Harbor before they spread to an unmanageable level. Treatment will be accomplished by covering approximately 4 acres of the lake bottom near the boat ramp with thin rubber barriers. […]
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Local Freshies, in association with Patagonia, will host a premiere of “Finding Fontinalis” at South Lake Brewing Company (1920 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe) on July 6. Doors open at 6pm, show starts at 8pm. It is free for all ages. “Finding Fontinalis” from Travis Lowe is inspired by an old gaucho’s tale of […]
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By Doyle Rice, USA Today Monstrous wildfires not only devastate communities and sometimes kill dozens each year in the U.S., but they also release a toxic brew of hazardous pollution, a new study found. That pollution, often in the form of microscopic specks known as aerosols, is “a hazard to human health, particularly to the lungs […]
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Liberty Utilities doled out several scholarships to area high school and community college students living in its service territory. This is the fifth consecutive year that Liberty has provided these awards. Winners are: South Tahoe High School – Emily Doyle Douglas High School – Hunter Celio North Tahoe High School – Lionel Pascal Truckee High […]
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Placer County is using $250,000 in transient occupancy tax funds to support the design and construction of the Martis Valley Trail. It will be a 9-mile long, 10-foot-wide paved multipurpose trail connecting Northstar Village with the town of Truckee and ultimately Lake Tahoe. The total cost of the Martis Valley Trail is estimated to be […]
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· Lake Tahoe Community College is hosting a career summit on June 23, 8am-4pm in the commons. This is an opportunity to learn how to get hired. There will be interactive breakout sessions led by industry professionals, and local community business leaders and organizations; plus, mock job interviews, and one-on-one resume review sessions. Cost is […]
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