Three Kings Beach men are in custody following what the shooter says was an accident. A 19-year-old man from Sacramento, whose name has not been released, was shot in the face about 1:55pm May 28 in the 8600 block of North Lake Boulevard in Kings Beach. He was driven to a local hospital by a […]
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The 23rd annual America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride is June 1 starting at MontBleu casino in Stateline. Cyclists will be riding clockwise around the lake. Highway 89 will have delays. Vehicles will be banned from going north between 6:30 and 8:30am. The southbound lane will remain open at all times. For more info, go online.
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California Native Plant Society member Lisa Berry will lead a wildflower walk through Washoe Meadows State Park on June 1 from 10am-1pm. Berry is a UNR graduate with interests in hiking, skiing, rock climbing and wildflowers. She teaches English and wildflower classes at Lake Tahoe Community College. To join the hike, RSVP to Lynne at […]
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By Brittany Patterson, Atlantic The day that everything changed was a broiling Thursday in July—95 degrees, the kind of dry heat that Sacramento Valley residents are used to. If you have to work outside, you do it before noon, swathed in long sleeves and pants to keep the sun at bay and the mosquitoes from […]
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By Karen Mayfield With so many entrepreneurs and start-up companies, a common question I hear is, “How do people who are self-employed get a mortgage?” Mortgage lenders have different treatments for different types of income, whether it is an annual bonus, commissions, overtime pay, or income from self-employment, either full-time or as a secondary source […]
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To the community, With the funding provided from the Vail Echo Grant program, Lake Tahoe Lodging Company, Vail Resorts’ management company at Heavenly, was the Adopt A Day of Nourishment sponsor for Bread & Broth’s dinner May 19. The dinner at St. Theresa Church’s Grace Hall served 90 guests with the help of Barbara Knapp, […]
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A Truckee man is in custody accused of cruelty to elders with great bodily injury and second degree murder in the death of his mother. Nellie Mulligan, 88, was found deceased the evening of May 27 in the apartment she shared with her son on Martis Valley Road in Truckee. An autopsy is pending. David […]
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By Ramit Plushnick-Masti, Washington Post HOUSTON — It seems like a simple proposition: American lakes, rivers and offshore waters are filling up with destructive fish and crustaceans originally from other parts of the world, and many of them are potential sources of food. So why not control these invasive populations by getting people to eat […]
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Lake Tahoe was a bit of a ghost town in April and it was even worse in the casinos. Stateline’s casino revenues dropped 42.3 percent last month compared to 2013. This was the largest drop in the state. The state Gaming Control Board today said revenues throughout the state fell less than 1 percent (0.27 […]
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• South Lake Tahoe is having a Neighborhood Service Team meeting June 10 from 6-7pm. It is designed to improve and preserve neighborhood vitality by fostering public participation and facilitating interaction between residents and city officials. Meet at the rec complex, 1180 Rufus Allen Blvd. For more info, call 530.542.6093. • Stacie Lyans is now […]
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