More than two dozen law enforcement agencies throughout Nevada will be joining forces to crack down on drivers exceeding speed limits or driving too fast for road conditions now through June 30. Speeding is a contributing factor in approximately one-third of fatal crashes on the nation’s roadways, according to officials. Exceeding the speed limit is considered […]
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· The California Tahoe Conservancy board on June 16 agreed to spend $116,000 to buy two parcels that are in stream environmental zones. One is on the banks of the Upper Truckee River in El Dorado County and the other along Snow Creek in Placer County. · Sherry Miller is leaving South Lake Tahoe […]
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Elevated Fitness in South Lake Tahoe is putting on a Celebrity Scavenger Charity Dash. The beneficiary is the Lake Tahoe Humane Society. Participants will race with or against MTV celebrities. Teams will solve clues, scavenge items, complete challenges, all while discovering a bit of Tahoe. The event starts at Elevated Fitness on July 8 at […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau STATELINE – A possible ordinance dissolving the Douglas County Sewer Improvement District was by far the most popular item on the agenda for Thursday’s Douglas County Board of County Commissioners meeting. So much so, the fire marshal was actively turning people away at the door because attendance exceeded the maximum capacity, set […]
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By Ann Nichols It was a full house, around 250 people attended the Placer County Planning Commission meeting at Granlibakken on June 9. Placer County staff requested approval of the contentious Martis Valley West project, which consists of a gated community of 760 units (1,900 new folks at least) and 6 acres of commercial plopped […]
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By Daniel Victor, New York Times Look, we’re not here to nag. We all know we’re supposed to use sunscreen more reliably than we probably do. Instead of hounding you again, we asked experts for tips on skin cancer prevention and using sunscreen that you’re less likely to have heard: the counterintuitive, the new or […]
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A Truckee man drowned Thursday when the all-terrain vehicle he was driving flipped near Prosser Creek Reservoir, trapping him in the water. The name of the 52-year-old has not been released. A passer-by came across the accident scene on June 16 about noon and then notified authorities. — Lake Tahoe News staff report
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· Gas line relocation work in South Lake Tahoe is anticipated to be completed by the end of July. · Hailing from the high desert of Utah, psychedelic rockers Crook & The Bluff will be in South Lake Tahoe on July 16 at 9pm at Himmel Haus. · Tahoe Cross Country Ski Education Association needs […]
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By Michelle Rindels, AP Democrats have been itching to regain their majority in the Nevada Legislature since 2014’s conservative red wave swept them out of power, and they say the results of Tuesday’s primary gave them a bit more encouragement they’ll succeed. Three Republicans who last year voted for Gov. Brian Sandoval’s tax package toppled […]
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By Kim Wyatt “The Vegetarian” By Han Kang Hogarth, 192 pages, $21 One-line Review: “The Vegetarian” is a dark and wild ride, and the best book I’ve read this year. Yeong-hye is a “completely ordinary wife” who in becoming a vegetarian upends her family and dismantles their lives. Yet “The Vegetarian,” a novel by South […]
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