By Kathryn Reed STATELINE — To stop a projected annual deficit of $449,500, overseers of the South Shore public bus system on Friday agreed to proceed with route changes and fare increases. Although ridership numbers are 8 percent higher than projected, the people on the BlueGo buses are not paying full price because they are […]
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Billabong Flaunt it Finals at Sierra-at-Tahoe is April 9. The finals of this North American women-only snowboard series is a Swatch Ticket To Ride World Tour rated event, so expect high-level femme riding from some of the best snowboarders in the industry. Sierra Resort’s Jamie Anderson, currently ranked one of the top female snowboarders in […]
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Publisher’s note: The following is from the U.S. Coast Guard on March 11 at 1:34pm. Northern California Coast Guard response crews are conducting the following actions in response to the West Coast tsunami and related impacts: * Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay’s MH-65C helicopters are continuing to search for a person in the water […]
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By Erin Kelly, Gannett News Service WASHINGTON— Sen. John Ensign’s decision not to seek re-election surprised few in the nation’s capital, where political leaders of both parties have been quietly planning for the possibility for months. Both Republicans and Democrats believed that Ensign had been so badly weakened by scandal that he could not win […]
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By Bill Lindelof and Tony Bizjak, Sacramento Bee Some minor effects from a possible tsunami have been reported along the California coast this morning, although thousands were evacuated from a handful of coastal counties as a precaution. Ocean swells have begun to rise quickly in the last hour in some coastal areas, with Crescent City […]
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By U.S. Ski Team SPINDLERUV MLYN, Czech Republic -– Reigning Audi FIS Alpine World Cup overall champion Lindsey Vonn of Vail rocketed to the first World Cup giant slalom podium of her career Friday to make a bold move toward her fourth consecutive season-long title. Vonn, who wrapped up the super combined, downhill and super […]
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Blue skies fill the Lake Tahoe Basin. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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To the community, At 10:54 (PST) last night, FEMA region IV and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning for Northern Marianas/Tsunami Watch for Guam, Wake Island and Hawaii which was a result of an 8.8 magnitude quake in Japan. This warning has been expanded to the California north coastal area, Oregon and […]
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Hundreds of brave souls with warm hearts will take the plunge in the chilly waters of the South Shore at Zephyr Cove to raise much needed funds for Special Olympics Northern California and Nevada. The Polar Plunge on March 19 is not a swim. It’s a party. Dress up in a crazy costume, dip your […]
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Publisher’s note: Here is a link to when NOAA forecasts a potential tsunami could hit West Coast cities. Here is an emergency preparedness guide for the South Shore that has relevance to other areas. By Barbara Demick, David Pierson and Kenji Hall, Los Angeles Times The worst earthquake in generations struck off the northeast coast […]
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