By Scott Thomas Anderson and Bill Lavallie, Ledger Dispatch The impact of gangs operating in Amador County took a sudden and shocking turn at 5am (Sunday) morning, when a confrontation at the Jackson Rancheria Casino led to one teenager getting shot in the neck and another getting shot in the face. The Amador County Sheriff’s […]
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Cindy Gaffney, a personal trainer, will speak about exercise and nutrition to Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra on March 18 at 7:30am. Coffee and breakfast will be served at the meeting at the Lake Tahoe Senior Center, 3050 Lake Tahoe Blvd., near the Visitors Center in South Lake Tahoe. Everyone welcome. Call (530) 409.2791 or […]
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Spring has arrived a little early to Lake Tahoe. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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By Kathryn Reed Laramie, Wyoming, and South Lake Tahoe, California, have more in common than the latter would probably like to admit. The populations are about the same. Both are small Western towns. Both have snowcapped mountains to look at this time of year. One relied on the railroad and now mostly ranching, the other […]
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The South Lake Tahoe Police Department will be conducting a DUI-driver’s license checkpoint on St. Patrick’s Day from 9pm to 1am along Lake Tahoe Boulevard. In an effort to reduce the number of people killed and injured in alcohol involved crashes, DUI checkpoints are conducted to identify offenders and get them off the street, as […]
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Expanding the boat inspection program and changing the fee structure will be discussed March 24 by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board. Lake Tahoe boat inspections may include an annual clean boating certification. Known as Blue Boating, it is designed to augment the current inspection program aimed at preventing the introduction of aquatic invasive […]
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Taste medal-winning wines from 24 El Dorado wineries March 20 in San Francisco. In addition to the 100 or so wines available for sampling, there will be live jazz and appetizers including Moroccan braised short ribs, proscuitto-wrapped squab and Hamachi crudo, prepared by local chef Jordan Grosser. Participating El Dorado Wineries: Auriga, Boeger, Busby, Cedarville, […]
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Kirkwood Mountain Resort ski patrollers took home five of ski trophies in a recent competition. Truckee and Washoe County youth sports groups received more than 1,000 first aid kids from Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority and CareFlight. NV Energy has donated $95,000 worth of service vehicle to various fire departments. Lake Valley on the South […]
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By Kathryn Reed Two people were fighting for their lives at Renown Medical Center in Reno on Sunday night after the vehicle they were in was broadsided by a full-size pickup at the intersection of highways 50 and 28. The Sunday afternoon accident briefly closed Highway 50 at the top of Spooner Summit. The names […]
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Put on the sunscreen if you are headed for the slopes. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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