The Placer County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help in finding a Clipper Gap man who has medical problems and who was reported missing Sunday night. Gary Howe, 71, was last seen about 5pm Aug. 26. He suffers from dementia and has vision problems. He was last seen wearing a blue shirt and blue […]
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Ready to write a novel? Author Tim Hauserman will instruct you how to in a month. The goal is to have the first draft of a novel written in November during National Novel Writing Month. The classes are through Sierra College at the Truckee campus on Tuesdays from 6:30-8pm Oct. 30-Dec. 4. To register, go […]
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By Sal Ruibal, Bike In 1998, I wrote a front-page cover story for USA Today that posed the question: “Is this man the world’s greatest athlete?” That man was mountain bike-snowboard-motocross-punk rocker Shaun Palmer of South Lake Tahoe, and that story shocked the sports world. The traditional sports establishment wet their seersucker trousers in anger: […]
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El Dorado County voters have the option to not receive a paper sample ballot. Go online and click on the sample ballot opt out link next to the green leaf, and follow the directions. This allows voters to begin receiving the sample ballot via email.
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By Allison Aubrey, NPR Diet soda, once the soft drink of choice for adults watching their calories, isn’t just for grown ups anymore. Increasingly, kids are getting their fix, too. In fact, consumption of diet drinks has doubled among U.S. children over a decade. About 1 in 4 of adults drink low-calorie or no-calorie sweetened […]
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• Do you want to win two tickets to the Signature Cocktail fundraising event for Barton Health Foundation? If yes, then check out this story. • To win those tickets, you must be part of Lake Tahoe News’ special NEWS team. You do so by becoming a paid subscriber. • The Heavenly Mountain Run will […]
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Honey is the perfect dog for someone who wants a well-behaved, small, mature companion. She is about 9 years old, a Welsh corgi mixed with probably a few other things. She is house trained, loves to play with other dogs, and didn’t chase the cats that didn’t run from her. She is very happy and […]
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By Phil Angelides Money laundering. Price fixing. Bid rigging. Securities fraud. Talking about the mob? No, unfortunately. Wall Street. These days, the business sections of newspapers read like rap sheets. GE Capital, JPMorgan Chase, UBS, Wells Fargo and Bank of America tied to a bid-rigging scheme to bilk cities and towns out of interest earnings. […]
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By Kathryn Reed Summer is over – at least for students in Lake Tahoe Unified School District. Today is the first day of the 2012-13 school year. Three days ago, the principal, teachers and students were giddy. They were ready for classes to begin. A buzz permeated South Tahoe Middle School. It had everything to […]
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By Nick Brown, Reuters Expedia Inc, Hilton Worldwide Inc. and other large hotel retailers and operators were accused in a federal lawsuit in California of conspiring to fix hotel room prices as they battled small online retailers who sold rooms more cheaply. Two consumers are seeking class action status for the suit filed on Monday […]
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