The driver of the truck who died using the runaway truck ramp on Monday has been identified as Eric S. Holton, 31, of Gardnerville. Holton was descending the Mount Rose Highway in Incline Village on April 23 at approximately 2:48pm when he used the ramp. Investigators still don’t know why Holton used the ramp. The vehicle […]
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By the end of July there will be another place to re-create in South Lake Tahoe. The official groundbreaking of Bonanza Park is April 30 at 5:30pm at 1209 Bonanza St. This will mark the start of turning what is now a vacant lot — but what was once a rundown hotel called the C&M […]
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Nevada Wildfire Awareness Week will kick off April 28 at Mills Park in Carson City. The event runs from 10am to 2pm and gives people a chance to talk to local firefighters, learn how to use a fire extinguisher, discuss insurance questions and visit with vendors displaying products and services. There will also be activities […]
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Cold Stream Road is closed for emergency repairs at the bridge over Donner Creek in Truckee. This closure is located on Cold Stream Road between Donner Pass Road and Deerfield Drive. Business affected by the closure include: Chevron Fuel Station; Sierra Sun, Taco Bell, Tahoe Truckee Rental Management, Truckee Donner Lodge, Union 76 Station, and […]
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By Shane Goldmacher and Anthony York, Los Angeles Times SACRAMENTO — As the sun set behind Monterey Bay on a cool night last year, dozens of the state’s top lawmakers and lobbyists ambled onto the 17th fairway at Pebble Beach for a round of glow-in-the-dark golf. With luminescent balls soaring into the sky, the annual […]
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• Another South Lake Tahoe business has closed – Mt. Tallac Brewing Company. No more beer. • The South Shore’s Deirdre Faegre had a chance earlier this month to skate at the South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena with Dorothy Hamill, the 1976 Olympic ladies’ singles champion. • Parents of the sixth-grade students and volunteers who […]
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By Christopher Wolf Should Congress be in the business of deciding what people can share through social media? That is the question considered at one of only three hearings so far by the Senate Judiciary Privacy Subcommittee. The three senators at the hearing each suggested that without legal restrictions, people might over-share information about what […]
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By Brad Plumer, Washington Post Is there anything cities can do to encourage cycling? Portland, for instance, has twice as many bike commuters per 1,000 people as Washington. But maybe that’s just because Portland has nicer weather or more young people. It’s not clear that there’s an actual policy issue here. Yet in a new […]
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By Allen Pierleoni, Sacramento Bee Everybody knows California is a nation unto itself, culturally and geographically unique. From Gold Rush argonauts to Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, we’ve always been at the forefront of daring and innovation. Hey, we invented the movie industry, hard-boiled noir fiction, Mickey Mouse and the digital age. It follows that we literate […]
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By Martha Bellisle, Reno Gazette-Journal Members of Nevada’s congressional delegation and one candidate quickly announced that they would get rid of or give to charity all donations given by Harvey Whittemore after an FBI investigation into his campaign contributions surfaced in February. But a review of their first-quarter campaign finance reports reveals that that’s not […]
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