By Kathryn Reed Horizon hotel-casino in Stateline is struggling to keep its door open and find people to rent one of the 539 rooms. Tahoe Horizon LLC, a subsidiary of Columbia Sussex Corp., runs the South Shore business. Horizon employees were laid off before the December holidays. This is usually one of the busiest times […]
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The El Dorado County Public Health Division in South Lake Tahoe has three walk-in flu vaccination clinics this month. The dates are Jan. 16, Jan. 18 and Jan. 23 from 1:30 to 4pm. The location is 1360 Johnson Blvd., Ste. 103. The cost for the flu vaccine is $10, but no one will be turned […]
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By USSA COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. – Jamie Anderson of South Lake Tahoe and Chas Guldemond of Reno swept the slopestyle finals Jan. 11 at the Paul Mitchell Progression Session at the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix at Copper Mountain. Anderson got back on track after a disappointing practice session and nailed her backside 540 mute-grab that […]
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The 22-Foot superpipe at Northstar opens for public riding Jan. 12. The Tahoe region’s only superpipe was designed by Northstar team rider Shaun White. It is located on the Cat’s Face trail, and can be accessed from the Vista Express chairlift. Following the public preview on Saturday, the superpipe will be closed through Jan. 20 […]
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Three people were arrested Jan. 10 in connected with the Jan. 2 armed robbery at the Incline Village Chevron station. Two 17-year-old boys and 18-year-old Jorge Miranda-Rivas, all of Incline, were charged with robbery with a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit robbery, grand larceny of an automobile and conspiracy to commit grand larceny of an […]
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By USSA COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. – Despite snow and wind Maddie Bowman of South Lake Tahoe displayed great athleticism on Jan. 11 with her left and right 900s that landed her in first at the Visa U.S. Freeskiing Grand Prix. Colorado native and 16 year-old U.S. Rookie team member Aaron Blunck (Crested Butte) beat tough […]
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Three people have submitted applications for the vacant South Lake Tahoe City Council seat. The three are Kathay Lovell — who stepped down from the council in 2010 after serving two terms; Austin Sass — who has run twice and not been elected, the last time being in November; and Scott Valentine — a newcomer […]
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By Mike Anton, Los Angeles Times HOMEWOOD — She was born under a house on the west shore of Lake Tahoe and quickly became a beloved fixture in this rustic community. She rambled through backyards and climbed into open windows to snack. She swam in the lake’s impossibly blue water and sunned herself on the […]
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Updated Jan. 11 3:50pm Power has been restored to all NV Energy customers on the South Shore. Crews have identified the mechanical problem at the Round Hill substation and are working to fix it. —– Updated Jan. 11 2:30pm Two-hundred NV Energy customers remain without power Friday afternoon. All are in the Lower Kingsbury Grade […]
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Known as the “fedora bandit” because of the hat he wore, David Griffith Osborne, 74, pleaded guilty Jan. 11 to three counts of armed robbery. The former Carson City resident pleaded guilty to robbing the Gridley Bank of the West, Rancho Cordova’s American River Bank, and Paradise’s Chase Bank – all in 2010. Osborne is […]
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