Bear activity is increasing in heavily populated areas of the Lake Tahoe Basin. A 3-year-old female black bear was trapped near a condo-time share complex July 31 and released the following day in Stateline. Two other traps on the Nevada side of the South Shore remain. The released bear, which was not nursing so there […]
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By Anthony York and Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown has amassed a political war chest of more than $10 million for a potential re-election effort next year, far outpacing two possible GOP rivals and putting him in a strong position if he decides to seek a fourth term as California’s […]
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By Kathryn Reed For the fifth consecutive year, senators from California and Nevada are asking their colleagues to come up with $415 million to fund environmental projects at Lake Tahoe. The last four years the answer was no – or it didn’t even make out of committee for there to be a vote. When it […]
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By Elizabeth Campbell, Bloomberg U.S. beef production is plunging to a 21-year low after surging feed costs spurred ranchers to cut herds, signaling record prices for consumers and higher costs for buyers from McDonald’s Corp. to Ruth’s Chris Steak House. Production in the U.S. will decline 4.9 percent to 10.93 million metric tons in 2014, […]
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By Mike TeSelle, KCRA-TV Why did Donna Lass disappear? Was the then-25-year-old nurse killed? Is she the 12th victim of Northern California’s infamous Zodiac Killer? “We don’t know. … Of course it captures one’s imagination, because it’s such an intriguing case,” said Lt. Brian Williams with the South Lake Tahoe Police Department. On Sept. 6, […]
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By Kathryn Reed CAMP RICHARDSON – Do you have what it takes to work for the wealthy on a seasonal basis along the shore of Lake Tahoe? A new tour this summer at the Tallac Historic Site is designed to give visitors a glimpse into what it was like to be part of the hired […]
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By Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times An unmanned submarine set to dive more than 1,000 feet to scour the bottom of Lake Tahoe didn’t quite make it all the way. During shallower test dives earlier this month, the submarine encountered complications with a few of its motors, said Gordon Seitz with the California Geological Survey. […]
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By Paul Fain, Inside Higher Education President Obama may have strong words for colleges about tuition prices, but he continues to push for more federal funding for community colleges. In a major speech Tuesday on job creation Obama repackaged a February budget proposal for an $8 billion “Community College to Career Fund.” The address follows […]
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By Kathryn Reed Some people send postcards, others text a picture. But those modes of communicating one’s adventures are ordinary, especially if you are Chris Smith. The South Tahoe High School grad – who was in town last weekend for his 10-year reunion – has had some sort of camera in his hands or strapped […]
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By Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee When it comes to camping, there are generally two types – car campers, who cling to modern conveniences, and backpackers, who sacrifice convenience to reach secluded destinations. Jeepers insist on having the best of both worlds. For 61 years, off-road enthusiasts have sandwiched a two-day campout and party at a […]
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