By Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee Here’s some cheery news for cherry lovers: After a slow start, it’s shaping up to be a good season. “It’s just getting going,” said Jim Culbertson, executive manager of the Lodi-based California Cherry Advisory Board. “The season is five to six days late. That may not seem like much, but […]
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By Kathryn Reed COLOMA – Hiking, biking and waterfalls – all in one day. Blood, scratches and poison oak – all in one day. Happy, irritated and in pain – all in one day. The idea was to drop in elevation without going too far. Done. Then to mountain bike in a pretty area. Done. […]
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By Sam Cohen, FOX40 News AMADOR COUNTY — The plane of a missing winery owner has been found in Amador County near Salt Spring Reservoir. Search and rescue aircraft flew over areas in Amador and Calaveras counties Friday looking for Robert H. “Budge” Brown and his plane. Friday afternoon, Brown’s son confirmed to FOX40 that […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is having open house at the new Spooner Summit Fire Station from 11am-1pm on June 1. Staff will be on hand to answer questions about the green construction techniques used in the fire station, the Spooner Summit fuels reduction project, USFS Engine 44 and Patrol 44, […]
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The North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual Summer Recreation lunch June 9 from noon to 3pm at Sunnyside Resort in Tahoe City. This event is geared to provide insight about summer happenings, including events, festivals and activities to frontline, front desk and concierge employees, along with business owners and managers. Attendees […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal Judge Robert Perry sentenced an elderly woman Friday to probation in the slaying of her husband of 42 years, a sentence the couple’s children had requested. Mary Baymiller told Perry how remorseful she was for the slaying of Charles “Skip” Baymiller, 73, and said she believes it was strictly her medication, including […]
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A member of a tree cutting crew was pinned beneath a tree Friday afternoon. It took members of the Lake Valley Fire Protection District and South Lake Tahoe Fire Department to free him. The victim’s name has not been released. He was taken to Barton Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. A section of tree being […]
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By Carla Meyer, Sacramento Bee On Saturday night, John Fogerty will play at Yolo County’s Cache Creek Casino Resort while his ex-bandmates play Lincoln’s Thunder Valley Casino Resort as Creedence Clearwater Revisited. “I thought that was very ironic,” Cache Creek entertainment manager Ben Slaght said of the Creedence Clearwater overflow. “It is like having the […]
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Caltrans is alerting motorists of eastbound ramp closures on Interstate 80 due to construction. On Interstate 80, the eastbound on-ramp at Castle Peak and the eastbound off-ramp to Donner Lake are closed through Oct. 14. The closures are necessary to reconfigure traffic to facilitate work on the $71 million Donner III pavement rehabilitation project. The […]
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By Blair Anthony Robertson, McClatchy-Tribune Newspapers The rolling hills and the largely quiet country roads in and around Auburn make it one of the most reliable areas for a great cycling experience. Over the years while riding these roads, we kept noticing the appealing little wineries that have cropped up. Wouldn’t it be nice if […]
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