By KCRA-TV Several hours after a Ponderosa High School student was arrested Thursday for bringing a loaded firearm to school, a relative of the teen was found dead at his Shingle Springs home, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office said. The teen, whose identity has not been released, was arrested in connection with the woman’s […]
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By Pashtana Usufzy, Las Vegas Review-Journal The mental health system in Nevada has long been a lightning rod for criticism, with the Silver State consistently ranking at or near the bottom of most national rankings. But state legislators and health officials say a trio of bills now being drafted would make some small improvements by […]
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There is such thing as too much snow. “Due to these blizzard conditions we will not be opening Alpine Meadows and only very limited terrain will be available at Squaw Valley,” these two resorts said early Jan. 22. Sierra-at-Tahoe and Sugar Bowl are also closed for today. Homewood has limited offerings. Check with the ski […]
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By Alexandra Spychalsky, Moonshine Ink A craving for crab cakes is to thank for the creation of a new dining app that stands to revolutionize the restaurant industry. Truckee residents Thao Doan and John Doolan were in San Francisco with their family, when their daughter, a notoriously picky eater, decided she wanted to try crab […]
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By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee When California was building what became a world-class network of freeways, highways and local roads after World War II, it relied on a simple financial tool called “user pays.” Personal and commercial users of roadways paid for their construction and maintenance through fuel taxes, motor vehicle fees, bridge tolls and […]
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By Maegan Carberry, Salon While America might be known for its philosophy of expansion, a growing number of citizens are diligently trying to reverse-engineer Manifest Destiny. Much of the focus on people who opt to live in tiny houses is written by gawkers who focus on their chic designs, radical downsizing, and feasibility. However, living […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Tahoe Public Utility District is cutting its sewer connection fee 25 percent. This is on top of the 25 percent reduction made in 2015. “We have priced ourselves out of the market. People are not doing projects because they can’t afford us,” board member Duane Wallace said at the Jan. 19 […]
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More than 500 people march on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe for equality for all — no matter gender, race, religion, sexual orientation or any other defining difference.
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By Susan Wood It was like the 1960s all over again Saturday – with a mountain twist. More than 500 women and their supporters in the South Lake Tahoe region braved the elements to show how advocating women’s rights is not for the faint of heart or the body. Blowing snow, winter boots, parkas and […]
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If the storm materializes as predicted, the substantial rapid wind loading of new snow and slightly rising temperatures large natural or human triggered avalanches will be possible in the Crystal Bay and Third Creek areas. Third Creek and the adjacent South Slope are not expected to produce avalanches that will affect houses or roads, but Crystal […]
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