By Kathryn Reed It is never the work of one person to put a criminal behind bars; it often takes cooperation at many levels. The efforts of Michelle Rodriguez, assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of California, has helped get a number of South Lake Tahoe’s notorious criminals off the streets for years. In […]
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By Jeff Meston The vegetation surrounding a building or structure is fuel for a fire. Even the building or structure itself is considered fuel. Research and experience have shown that fuel reduction around a building or structure increases the probability of it surviving a wildfire. Good defensible space allows firefighters to protect and save buildings […]
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With the 2014 drought looming, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension is offering workshops across the state this month and next to give Nevada agricultural producers, particularly alfalfa and grass hay producers, information to help them prepare for the drought. Topics will include water availability, recommended irrigation practices, insurance options and an outlook on prices. The […]
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By Laurel Rosenhall, Sacramento Bee Following a spate of ethical problems at the Capitol, a group of California lawmakers Thursday proposed a set of bills they say will change the way they do business. In recent months, two senators have taken leaves of absence to fight criminal charges, and two Sacramento lobbying firms paid record-setting […]
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The Sugarloaf Stampede is a run that benefits the Sugarloaf Station Foundation. It’s on the El Dorado Trail at the Jacquier Road trailhead on March 29. It is an out and back course that is part-paved, part-dirt over what was once the Southern Pacific Railway line. The run consists of three course lengths: a 5K […]
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By Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times U.S. government forecasters say odds are increasing that El Niño, an ocean-warming pattern that alters weather across the globe, will develop later this year. Conditions in the eastern tropical Pacific have shifted enough that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday activated its alert system to issue an […]
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The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office warns area residents about an emerging phone scam in which people are posing as local law enforcement personnel to money from innocent victims. “Our Office has received a number of calls in the last couple of days about scammers, using names of legitimate law enforcement personnel, who use the threat […]
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Hector Ruiz, a 20-year Silicon Valley mogul in microchip technology, will speak at the Olympic Village Lodge on April 19. Ruiz will focus on life, leadership, innovation, and fair competition. Ruiz’s recent book “Slingshot: AMD’s Fight to Free An Industry From the Ruthless Grip of Intel” focuses on the $1.25 billion settlement that Intel paid […]
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Shannon Skarritt, director of membership and outreach with the Tahoe Rim Trail Association, will give a presentation in South Lake Tahoe on April 22. She will introduce people to a snippet of TRTA’s 33-year history as well as its many programs, volunteer projects and all eight segments via a slideshow. The evening will provide the […]
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By Kira Terry, Las Vegas Review-Journal A Gallup Well-Being poll released last week shows Nevada among the top three states with the lowest obesity rates with an average of 21.1 percent obesity. Nevada comes in as the third lowest in the nation, falling just behind Colorado at 20.4 percent and Montana at 19.6 percent. Gallup […]
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