By Jason Lloyd The earthquake near Washington, D.C., five years ago in August 2011—the one that damaged the Washington Monument and the National Cathedral but had little other noticeable impact—caught me by surprise. Sitting in an office on the 12th floor of a building downtown, I thought it might have been an improbably large truck […]
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By Victoria Colliver, San Francisco Chronicle More than 70 percent of California residents who were uninsured before the Affordable Care Act went into effect now have coverage, even though some worries about costs and access to medical care persist, according to a study released Thursday. The study, the fourth in a series of surveys of […]
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Neva Roberts, who served on the South Lake Tahoe City Council from 1982-90, died Aug. 26. The 79-year-old was most recently living in Reno. She had health issues for several years. Ms. Robert’s two terms on the council were significant because this is when redevelopment was just beginning. Her tenure was during the time the […]
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By Chris Rose The progress made on Lake Tahoe’s restoration over the last 20 years required significant capital investment from the public and private sectors. While the federal Bureau of Land Management does not manage any lands in the Tahoe basin, the agency has played an instrumental role in funding and coordinating the federal share […]
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· The Fall Fish Fest on Oct. 1-2 celebrates the annual migration of Kokanee salmon at Taylor Creek Visitor Center on the South Shore. Children and families can learn about the Lake Tahoe ecosystem while participating in activities such as treasure hunts, crafts and visits from Smokey Bear and Lulu the Lahontan Cutthroat Trout. · Here are […]
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Smartphones became Lake Tahoe’s first line of defense against the introduction of new aquatic invasive species this summer. Members of the Lake Tahoe Aquatic Invasive Species Program received real-time updates from other land managers about vessels traveling to Lake Tahoe from waters with a high risk of containing invasive species. The data-sharing app used by […]
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Eldorado National Forest and CalFire Amador-Eldorado Unit have signed an agreement which transfers $908,000 to the state agency to reduce hazardous fuels federal land. This is the first supplemental project agreement under the Good Neighbor Master Agreement between the California Natural Resources Agency and the U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region which was finalized in January. […]
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By Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times A federal appeals court decided by a 2-1 vote Friday that Jaycee Lee Dugard, who was kidnapped as a child from a bus stop in Meyers and held by a parolee for 18 years, cannot hold federal parole officials liable for failing to supervise her abductor. “Phillip Garrido, a […]
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By Ben Botkin, Las Vegas Review-Journal STATELINE — Donald Trump headlined a fundraiser for the Nevada Republican Party on Friday, making an appearance without a teleprompter and taking questions from the audience. About 840 people attended the $200 a plate event at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe to hear the GOP nominee for president. Trump’s presence was […]
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An El Dorado County businessman this week admitted he cheated on taxes. Briant Benson did not file income tax returns for 2004, 2005 and 2006, despite having incomes of $870,000 $838,000 and $206,000, respectively. The 59-year-old from El Dorado Hills was the president and CEO of multiple medical device companies. According to court documents, Benson […]
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