U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will continue prescribed fire operations on Kingsbury Grade near North Benjamin through June 10. In addition, operations will begin June 8 on the northwest shore of Lake Tahoe near Carnelian Bay Road in the Carnelian Bay area. The operations at Carnelian Bay are on one small unit, approximately 4 […]
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By Kathryn Reed It was an unlucky day for a Danville resident who allegedly robbed the El Dorado Saving Bank on Emerald Bay Road in South Lake Tahoe. Although Kyle Facchain, 26, got out of the bank with $5,000 in cash, he never got out of the parking lot, according to officers. This is because […]
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A few senior citizens stand with a few bikers who stand with a family of four, including a dad in a cowboy hat and a teenager in a Led Zeppelin T-shirt, the one from the band’s ’71 tour — which happened, like, a generation before the kid was even born. What, in the name of […]
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South Lake Tahoe Fire Chief Lorenzo Gigliotti was rear-ended in his city vehicle about 4:30 Tuesday afternoon. He was on Highway 50 stopped at the light at Tahoe Keys Boulevard headed west when he was hit by a driver in a BMW Alpina. The accident was in front of the old Broc’s Puppies store. Gigliotti […]
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By Francis McCabe, Las Vegas Review-Journal Already blacklisted from casinos, Brent Eli Morris was sentenced to eight to 20 years in prison on Monday for cheating at craps. Morris was arrested Sept. 22 after he was spotted playing craps at Caesars Palace. A District Court jury convicted the 54-year-old in March of two counts of […]
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By David Gardner, Daily Mail An Incline Vilalge businessman has been jailed for 12 years after he was convicted of stealing $1.5 million from more than 250 customers in an eBay scam. Darin French and his wife sold high-end home appliances on the Internet auction site and then kept the cash without sending out the […]
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Dennis Franks, one-time owner of the now closed Broc’s Puppies stores in South Lake Tahoe and Carson City, failed to appear for his June 6 arraignment in El Dorado County Superior Court. A bench warrant has been issued and the case held over to June 23. “If he fails to appear then, the warrant will […]
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Updated: 8:15am By Anne Knowles CARSON CITY – The legislation to withdraw Nevada from the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency passed in the Assembly early Tuesday morning and is on its way to the desk of Gov. Brian Sandoval, who is expected to sign the bill into law. The bill passed 28 to 14. Before the […]
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• Ski Run Marina in conjunction with Tahoe Sport Fishing is offering complimentary boat valet service through Labor Day — weather permitting. Hours of operation are 10:30am to dusk. • Genoa Station Bar & Grill is planning to go in the old Tahoe Ridge Winery building in Genoa. • Tombstone Tap and Grill is replacing […]
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By Kathryn Reed After reading “Permanent Vacation”, part of me feels like I missed out on something – the opportunity to work in a national park. And part of me feels an even stronger connection to these natural wonders. Most of all, I want to go on a road trip. That’s the thought I had […]
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