More people are coming down with hepatitis A after eating Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend frozen berries purchased from Costco. El Dorado County health officials have identified one confirmed case associated with the hepatitis A outbreak. The individual, who lives on the West Slope, sought medical attention and is improving, according to county health officials. […]
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Big Blue Concierge of South Lake Tahoe just released its “Concierge in Your Pocket” app for locals, visitors and vacation home owners in the Lake Tahoe Basin. The app includes hiking and biking trails, historical venues, dog friendly locations, homeowner services such as plumbers and electricians, restaurants, happy hours, discounts, shops, rentals, wedding vendors and […]
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By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee It was an awkward public spectacle Tuesday for El Dorado County Supervisor Ray Nutting. One week after the district attorney had him arrested on four felony charges of violating political disclosure and conflict of interest laws, the veteran supervisor publicly declared his innocence. Then he recused himself from participating in […]
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By Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee A CHP helicopter crew made quick work in finding a lost grandmother in the woods of Placer County on Tuesday. Dorothy Klishevich and her two grandsons, ages 12 and 13 years old, went hiking Tuesday in Lake Valley, about 20 miles west of Truckee. She parked her picku at the […]
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By Phil Benson, KPHO-TV An arrest has been made in the 2012 murder of Stateline’s Matthew McMaster. Vrouyr Manoukian, 22, was taken into custody without incident and booked into jail May 31 on a charge of second-degree murder. The burned body of the 24-year-old McMaster was found July 28, 2012, along a highway in Phoenix. […]
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As part of Placer County’s efforts to update its Community and General plans in the Lake Tahoe Basin, the county will be conducting a charrette this summer for Kings Beach. The intent is for the Kings Beach Vision Charrette to build upon the foundation established through the TRPA’s Pathway 2007 and Placer County’s Tahoe Community […]
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By Kathryn Reed The nearly $9.5 million Aspens affordable housing project is likely to be the last such project to be built in South Lake Tahoe for decades. This 48-unit development at the corner of Pioneer Trail and Ski Run Boulevard has been talked about for years. Then the state did away with redevelopment agencies. […]
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The Live at Lakeview Summer Music Series has released the lineup for the summer concert series that starts June 20. Now in its second year, changes include a larger stage, larger beer garden, and a much larger free bike valet. Vehicle parking is limited. Off-site parking is available at the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Center, […]
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By James Turner A friend recently returned from a camping trip in the Sierra Nevada. His eyes shone as he described the opalescent sky, the vitality of wildlife in spring and the fun he’d had playing with his two young daughters during the mellow evenings. It had been a really good trip, an experience to […]
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By Peter Schmuck, Baltimore Sun Baltimore’s homegrown all-time Olympic hero was willing to serve his golf apprenticeship in front of a cable television audience as part of the Golf Channel series “The Haney Project.” Now, Michael Phelps is ready to take his new avocation to another level. Phelps has signed on to play in front […]
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