El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency, Public Health Division will conduct low-cost community flu vaccination clinics starting Sept. 19, with additional clinics offered through mid-November. The seasonal influenza vaccine will be available in nasal mist and flu shot forms at the clinics. This season’s nasal flu vaccine is quadrivalent, which means that it […]
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To the community, Bread & Broth would like to thank Heavenly Mountain Resort for hosting an Adopt of Day of Nourishment on Aug. 12. With the $250 donation provided by Vail’s Echo Foundation, the B&B cooks prepared a tasty meal featuring lamb with curry sauce that was enjoyed by the evening’s dinner guests. I n […]
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A 200-pound black bear wandered into an Incline Village home on Aug. 20 after it pushed through a screen door. Family members locked themselves in rooms and called for help. Washoe County sheriff’s deputies shot rubber bullets at the animal, which scared it away. The bear was last seen running into the woods. No one […]
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By Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee As it turned out, it wasn’t just horseback riders and hikers who had something against the Tahoe Sierra 100 endurance mountain bike race: Mother Nature, in the form of a wildfire, also had something to say. The race, using portions of the rugged Western States Trail over the Sierra, had […]
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Counties in Nevada within the Lake Tahoe Basin will now abide by the same total maximum daily load rules that are set in California. The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection has deals with Douglas and Washoe counties and the Nevada Department of Transportation. The goal is to reduce the amount of sediment reaching Lake Tahoe. […]
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The U.S. Forest Service responded to four fires today caused by lightning strikes. One was at Heavenly, another in Christmas Valley and two above the golf course in Meyers. ” We had air reconnaissance this morning and three smokejumpers. The four fires together total about an acre,” Cheva Heck, USFS spokeswoman, told Lake Tahoe News. […]
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Junior hockey is coming to South Lake Tahoe. Tahoe Hockey Partners LLC gave a presentation to the South Lake Tahoe City Council on Tuesday about its plans. The city owns the ice rink, though it is operated by a private company. Lake Tahoe Blue will play their inaugural Junior A hockey season at the South […]
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By Cy Ryan, Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY — Harrah’s in Reno is in bad shape and it won a reduction in its taxable value from the state Board of Equalization this week. But it’s far short of what the hotel-casino sought. The Washoe County’s Assessor’s Office set the value at $20.5 million, and the […]
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El Dorado Savings and Loan in South Lake Tahoe was robbed today at 9:30am. The suspect walked into the bank and presented the teller with a demand note. The suspect claimed to be armed but did not display a weapon. Police are not saying how much money the robber got away with. A potential suspect […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee A Placerville couple has been indicted in a tax fraud case that resulted in charges earlier this year against the owner and employees of a Placerville tax preparation business. Charles and Victoria Tingler were arrested Aug. 20 on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud the United States and filing multimillion-dollar liens […]
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