South Lake Tahoe property owners are going to have rip out the foundation and walls they had put in for a house because it has been ruled they did so illegally. Thang Vu and his now ex-wife Jennifer Khuu bought the Wildwood Avenue property in 2002, were issued a building permit in 2007, had that […]
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By Barb Tenney With so many dishes on the table, it can be challenging to find the perfect wines to pair with Thanksgiving dinner. And with only five days until the big meal, now is the time to figure out what you will be drinking. Since the only turkey on the table should be the […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Nov. 22, 2013, Los Angeles Daily News. When someone says that there are two Californias, the reference these days is usually to the political differences between coastal and inland residents rather than the historical split between north and south. But there is a third and even more telling […]
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By Buffalo News The mother of Olympic snowboarder Elena Hight pleaded guilty Thursday to marijuana trafficking. Myra Hight, 52, of South Lake Tahoe was accused of being a member of a nationwide marijuana-distribution ring when she was picked up last year and found with more than $77,000 in cash in her vehicle. She pleaded guilty […]
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By Kathryn Reed The bulk of MontBleu casino employees will be getting their health care through the Affordable Care Act – and not by choice. The company put a letter in employee boxes that said, “… it became clear to us that the modifications to the medical plan that are mandated by the ACA will […]
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By Gary Klein, Marin Independent Journal Calling him “an evil and disturbed man,” a Marin County judge sentenced convicted serial killer Joseph Naso to death Friday for the murders of six women, including one from the North Lake Tahoe area. Judge Andrew Sweet said the evidence proved that Naso inflicted “abhorrent and repugnant levels of […]
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The Douglas County Public Library in Minden and Zephyr Cove will be closed Nov. 28-29 for Thanksgiving. Both libraries will close at 5pm Nov 27. The Minden library will resume its regular schedule on Nov. 30 at 10am. The Zephyr Cove library will reopen Nov. 30 at 9am. For more info, call (775) 782.9841.
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The Colorado bicyclist who was hit Nov. 15 by a vehicle has died. James Hulett of Boulder was on his bike on Highway 28 going up Dollar Hill when he was struck from behind by a vehicle driven by 53-year-old Vicente Araujo of Kings Beach. Araujo fled the scene of the accident, but then turned […]
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By Jason Wells, Los Angeles Times A Costco in Simi Valley found itself in a flap this week after a local pastor posted a photo on Twitter showing Bibles at the big-box store labeled as fiction. Caleb Kaltenbach, pastor of Discovery Church, came across the Bibles while shopping for a gift and tweeted the picture […]
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Opening day didn’t happen for Heavenly Mountain Resort today. Wind prevented anyone from getting on the Gondola, despite a couple dozen people braving the 20-something degree weather in hopes to getting on the mountain at 9am. William Rust of Marina and Steve Luiz of Hollister came up Thursday night in anticipation of starting the ski […]
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