By Jay Jones, Los Angeles Times Record heat is drawing tourists to Death Valley at possibly the most uncomfortable time of the year, where they are snapping a photograph next to a thermometer or attempting to fry an egg without a stove. Death Valley National Park has posted warnings to visitors on how to survive […]
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By Susan Wood If Belgium can allow France to claim its fries, then maybe Spain will surrender its honorary al fresco dining niche to the United States – if only for a day. After all, it’s the Fourth of July – America’s signature holiday that marks a summer fun of eating, drinking, schmoozing, relaxing and […]
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By Karoun Demirjian, Las Vegas Sun Douglas County’s public lands issues now have a proposed federal solution, after Nevada Sens. Harry Reid and Dean Heller introduced a bill Tuesday to address everything from economic development to wilderness and sage grouse protection. The bill, titled “The Douglas County Conservation Bill,” would give the necessary permission for […]
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By Beth Brown It’s important for people to understand the difference between heat exhaustion and dehydration, especially if you are exercising in high temperatures and even high altitudes, such as Lake Tahoe and our surrounding areas. Heat exhaustion is a condition, where symptoms may include heavy sweating and a rapid pulse, a result of your […]
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By Kathryn Reed Title to the South Lake Tahoe parking garage is in the name of the non-existent city Redevelopment Agency. It’s supposed to be owned by the South Tahoe Joint Powers Parking Financing Authority. A contract was signed in 2002 by then City Manager Dave Jinkens to make that happen. But the title was […]
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Update 9:25pm: Eastbound lanes of I-80 are open. Motorists are moving at 25 mph with a CHP escort. Westbound lanes are estimated to open at 11pm Tuesday. —- A major mudslide triggered by severe thunderstorms late this afternoon closed Interstate 80 about 1.5 miles west of the California-Nevada border. Caltrans crews said the football field-sized […]
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By Gary Richards, San Jose Mercury News California’s highways continue to rank among the worst in the nation — a sorry distinction the state has held for more than a decade. The Golden State’s highway system is ranked 47th among the 50 states in overall highway performance and efficiency in the latest annual highway report […]
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By Kathryn Reed Ken Smith, Barton Memorial Hospital’s first chief of staff and former mayor of South Lake Tahoe, died June 28 in South Lake Tahoe. He was 87. Dr. Smith was born in Alameda on April 21, 1926. During World War II he spent much of his time in the Army in the Philippines. […]
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By Andrew Doughman, Las Vegas Sun Sen. Harry Reid arrived in Carson City on a Wednesday in February, commandeered an office at the Legislature and sat down with state Sen. Kelvin Atkinson to hatch a plan. A sweeping proposal to move coal out of Nevada’s energy mix had incubated for months among a group of […]
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By Kathryn Reed Chaotic could be one word to describe the El Dorado County Probation Department. Discriminatory, dysfunctional and secretive would be other words. “The kids aren’t the problem, management is,” said one person who recently severed ties with the department. Rank and file employees are fearful of talking to Lake Tahoe News on the […]
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