Spring conditions prevail on this final weekend of winter operation for a few remaining resorts. Kirkwood, Mt. Rose and Squaw are open through Sunday. Apline will close next weekend. Mammoth is open into May. Here is the April 20 ski report. — Curtis Fong
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April is National Distracted Driving Month and the Nevada Highway Patrol will be implementing a zero-tolerance enforcement period April 22-26. Troopers around the Silver State continue to observe motorists texting, talking, and reading non-voice communications despite the fact this behavior became illegal more than 15 months ago. In 2012, the Nevada Highway Patrol issued 12,275 […]
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By Anne Knowles Only a handful of people showed up for a local open house conducted this week by the U.S. Forest Service to get feedback on its controversial stance on water rights for ski resorts. The Thursday afternoon meeting in the Forest Service office in South Lake Tahoe followed earlier and similarly attended meetings […]
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The 23rd annual High Sierra Music Festival announces a headliner whose legendary status is unprecedented in the history of the festival. The voice of Led Zeppelin and a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Robert Plant will appear with his latest outfit, the Sensational Space Shifters. The band will draw from Plant’s […]
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By Lloyd Billingsley Now that they have filed their income tax returns and written their checks, many Californians are starting to realize that government greed is no laughing matter. In November, California voters approved Proposition 30, raising the state’s top income tax rate to 13.3 percent, an increase of more than 29 percent. The state […]
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There will be a meeting May 6 from 5:30-7pm to talk about the Tahoe Donner Trail. Town officials want the public’s input about the final alignment to connect Tahoe Donner at Northwoods Boulevard by Coyote Moon Golf course to downtown Truckee at Bridge Street. The meeting will be at the Tahoe Donner Club House, 11509 […]
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Caltrans is alerting motorists to expect some short delays this weekend on Highway 89 on the West Shore for utility relocation work. Caltrans granted a request by a contractor for Southwest Gas to continue work this weekend from Pine Street in Tahoma to Grimsel Pass Road in the Tahoe Pines area in order to stay […]
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By Katharine Q. Seely, William K. Rashbaum and Michael Cooper, New York Times BOSTON — The teenage suspect in the marathon bombings, whose flight from the police after a furious gunfight early Friday morning sparked an intense manhunt that virtually shut down the entire Boston metropolitan area all day, was taken into custody Friday night […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will soon begin the annual process of opening recreational facilities around the Lake Tahoe Basin. Campgrounds, beaches, and forest roads generally open in mid-May, weather permitting. The Taylor Creek Visitor Center and the Tallac Historic Site open Memorial Day weekend. Before recreation sites can open to […]
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A mountain lion has twice been seen this week in the meadow area between Black Bart Avenue and Al Tahoe Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe. “In both instances, the mountain lion appeared to be calm and did not exhibit any aggressive behavior,” Lt. Robert Gerat with El Dorado County Animal Services said in a statement. […]
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