By Dennis Cocking The South Tahoe Public Utility District was formed in 1950 to provide wastewater collection and treatment for the then very small community of South Lake Tahoe. Drinking water in South Tahoe’s early years was supplied by private domestic wells or from small privately owned water companies. Well more than two dozen private […]
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By Susan Wood A first-of-its-kind study examining behavior and protocol surrounding a major wildland blaze features Lake Tahoe’s most significant — the Angora Fire of 2007, which consumed 254 homes, forced the evacuation of more than 3,000 residents and caused about $160 million in damage over nine days starting June 24. As the five-year anniversary […]
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By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee A Placerville elementary school janitor on Friday was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison for gunning down the school’s beloved principal. John Luebbers, 45, was convicted April 24 of first-degree murder in the Feb. 2, 2011, shooting of his 20-year friend and golfing partner, Louisiana Schnell School Principal […]
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An alarming increase in “dog in hot vehicle” reports this spring has the Washoe County Regional Animal Services reminding pet owners that leaving a pet in an enclosed vehicle, even for a short time, can be a deadly idea. In May, dispatchers received 68 high priority calls for dogs left in an enclosed vehicle during […]
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By Chris Megerian and Anthony York, Los Angeles Times SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers narrowly met a constitutional deadline to pass a state budget Friday, but their work is not finished as they continue a tug-of-war with Gov. Jerry Brown over just how deeply to cut social services in the $92.1-billion plan. The budget — pushed […]
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By Carla Rivera, Los Angeles Times Three of California’s highest-ranking, most influential educators announced within the span of a few weeks that they would be leaving their posts, creating a vacuum in the state’s higher education system at a time of unprecedented challenges. The impending departures of Charles B. Reed and Jack Scott, chancellors of […]
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By Kathryn Reed Disturbances are still visible, but High Meadow no longer looks like the construction site it has for the past two summers. Instead, the meadow is a verdant green that if on this particular Sunday weren’t so chilly, would be inviting to lounge in. It looks ideal for Frisbee. On a hot summer […]
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By Brittany Anas, Daily Camera Boulder County District Attorney Stan Garnett dished his views on Colorado’s medical marijuana laws to CBS’s “60 Minutes” on Monday after the television newsmagazine sent a crew to town to interview the prosecutor for an upcoming segment. “My emphasis is always public safety,” Garnett said in an interview prior to […]
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By Bill Gabbert, Wildfire Today Following the president’s signing June 13 of the bill that waived the 30-day notification period for informing Congress about new air tanker contracts, the U.S. Forest Service announced it has awarded new exclusive use contracts for seven additional air tankers. Four companies will provide three next generation air tankers in […]
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An Auburn woman was taken into custody Thursday morning by South Lake Tahoe police officers after a 10-hour standoff. Jennifer Lynn Trezona had barricaded herself in a room at the Pine Cone Acre Motel on Emerald Bay Road in South Lake Tahoe the night before. Police throughout the region on June 13 had received notice […]
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