This week El Dorado County will begin rehabilitation of the deck and walkway of the Mount Aukum Road Bridge at the North Fork of the Cosumnes River. The rehabilitation process requires closure of one lane of the bridge. This closure will be in effect through May. The work will affect the northbound and southbound lanes […]
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By Christopher Cadelago and Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee Dawn and Nick LaPolla of Fair Oaks are solidly middle class, and they aren’t uninsured. Yet their required switch to a new health insurance plan under federal changes puts them at a financial crossroads. If they earn less than $94,200 a year, the family of four’s preferred […]
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Lake Tahoe News staff report One of the obstacles with securing funding for transportation projects in the Lake Tahoe Basin is that the area is considered rural. But congestion defies that rural status when there are more than 5 million visitors vying for a spot on the road. “On an average busy day there are […]
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By Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times When his body was discovered, 34-year-old Andres Marin was still sitting on his light blue mountain bike, leaning against the side of a hill in the Cleveland National Forest. He had his helmet on and his binoculars were around his neck; his hands were on the handlebars and his […]
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By James Nash, Bloomberg Gov. Jerry Brown, who decries a widening gulf between rich and poor, is campaigning for a fourth and final term presiding over a state that’s outpacing the U.S. in producing millionaires and food-stamp recipients. The number of households with more than $1 million in assets gained 3.6 percent since the Democrat […]
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Amanda Weavil, a doctor with Barton Health, will be giving a lecture on female chronic pelvic pain on April 1 from 6-7pm. Attendees will learn about the causes of chronic pelvic pain and how it can affect your fertility, as well as what can be done to help alleviate chronic pelvic pain as well as […]
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By Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal Ultimate Gaming was already attracting poker players from Northern Nevada to play the company’s Internet wagering platform. An agreement announced Thursday with Reno’s Peppermill Casino and four Northern Nevada casinos operated by the same company could grow that customer base. Under the deal, UltimatePoker.com, the online poker room operated […]
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By Allison Aubrey, NPR Americans who ate a diet rich in animal protein during middle age were significantly more likely to die from cancer and other causes, compared with people who reported going easy on foods such as red meat and cheese, fresh research suggests. The study published Tuesday in the journal Cell Metabolism, was […]
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Shannon Skarritt, with the Tahoe Rim Trail Association, will give a presentation April 22 at the South Lake Tahoe Library. She will introduce people to a snippet of TRTA’s 33-year history as well as its many programs, volunteer projects and more. The free talk is at 5:30pm.
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Angel is a beautiful Siamese mix, 10 years old. She came to the shelter when her owner lost her home due to a divorce. She is OK with other cats, but she’d prefer a quiet home without children or dogs. She has never been outside. Angel is spayed, microchipped, and vaccinated. She is at the […]
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