By Alastair Bland, NPR A week without water can easily kill the average person. But a garden that goes unwatered for months may produce sweeter, more flavorful fruits than anything available in most mainstream supermarkets — even in the scorching heat of a California summer. Commercial growers call it “dry farming,” and throughout the state, […]
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By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee On Aug. 17, as the first calls for assistance came in from a fire 150 miles away near Yosemite, the ridgetop Interagency Command Center in Grass Valley was already at full throttle. A shared room for tactical supervisors of the U.S. Forest Service, CalFire and the state Office of Emergency […]
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By Kathryn Reed Delicia Spees doesn’t know what the word quit means. Even though Friday was her last day as executive director of the Family Resource Center in South Lake Tahoe, she is still going to be working there. But now she will be the coordinator working with families for about 15 hours a week. […]
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By Sue Zeidler, Reuters MGM Resorts International is working with Nevada officials who are discussing banding together with New Jersey to create a joint online gaming market, CEO Jim Murren told Reuters in an interview. “I think it’s likely that in 2014 we’ll see a compact between New Jersey and Nevada,” Murren said in an […]
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Luetta (Lue) Dressler Bergevin passed away peacefuly on the morning of Aug. 24 surrounded by her family. She was 91. Luetta, a fourth generation Nevadan, was born on Sept. 6, 1921, on the Dressler Home Ranch, to Fred H. and Anna (Neddenriep) Dressler. Luetta was the last baby delivered by her great-great-aunt Dr. Eliza Cook, […]
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By Kathryn Reed TAHOE CITY – As Tahoe City celebrates its 150th anniversary this weekend, it’s not just one big party. Some serious philosophical discussions about the town’s future are going on. Tahoe City was once the gateway to Lake Tahoe. It was the transportation hub. It used to have an active nightlife. Now […]
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By Gary Klien, Marin Independent Journal Joseph Naso, the 79-year-old man convicted last week of murdering and dumping four women in the 1970s and ’90s, is also the prime suspect in the murder of a former Lake Tahoe woman who was found in Tiburon in 1981, prosecutors disclosed in court Wednesday. Sharileea Patton was 56 […]
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By Shan Li and Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times Motorists hitting the road over the Labor Day weekend may find themselves paying more at the pump as the Syrian conflict fans tensions in the Middle East and roils gas markets. Experts speculate that prices could shoot up 10 cents a gallon or more in the […]
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By Susan Wood STATELINE – Against a hazy, blood-orange Sierra Nevada sky, indie band Fun lived up to its name with a red-hot performance that energized a youthful crowd at Harveys Lake Tahoe this week. The electric production is one of the last of the outdoor concert series as the summer winds down. John Packer, […]
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By Eleazar David Melendez, Huffington Post Even as he’d confidently promised before television cameras in January that he would deliver an astounding increase in the minimum wage, the president knew it would be a difficult fight. Unprecedented federal debt and thorny unemployment weighed heavily on Washington, both cautioning against forcing businesses to give low-paid workers […]
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