By Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee Accused kidnapper Phillip Garrido is expected to plead guilty Thursday to the 1991 abduction of 11-year-old Jaycee Lee Dugard in a bid to show compassion for Dugard as well as his wife, Nancy, one of the lawyers in the case told The Bee today. Stephen Tapson, Nancy Garrido’s attorney, said […]
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By Steve Timko, Reno Gazette-Journal Fritzi Huntington of Glenbrook was remembered as a powerful, long-time advocate to protect Lake Tahoe and a friend of the environment in general. Huntington died March 10, 11 days after her 90th birthday. “She loved Lake Tahoe and everyone who loved Lake Tahoe loved her,” said Rochelle Nason, executive director […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal Washoe County Sheriff’s deputies arrested an Incline Village woman after she allegedly fired a gun at a man she was arguing with at her home. Michele Maher, 45, remains in the Washoe County Jail on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, discharging a firearm where a person is endangered, and possession […]
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By Susan Wood With Highway 89 reopening Monday evening at Emerald Bay near Eagle Falls after an avalanche buried a vehicle a few days before, at least one area resident would not be fooling when she says she won’t be driving it. Karrie Kunich of Markleeville recounted with Lake Tahoe News the scare of her […]
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By Natalie Armstrong, Reuters BOULDER, Colo. – Trying to make some extra money during the recession, Michael Joseph decided to rent his South Lake Tahoe vacation property. After being frustrated by the online options available to him, Joseph designed his own rental booking website. “If an owner wants to maximize their exposure by advertising on […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee CalPERS replaced another outside investment partner Friday. The pension fund said it’s switching management of a $570 million real estate portfolio to Canyon Capital Realty Advisors, a prominent Los Angeles firm. The portfolio, which includes office, industrial and apartment properties, has been managed by Deutsche Bank subsidiary RREEF. Although the […]
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By Barbara Barte-Osborn, Sacramento Bee Some Placer County communities atop Donner Summit and on Lake Tahoe’s west shore are beginning to experience gas leaks caused by heavy snow, as some Truckee-area neighbors did earlier this month. Robert Miller, a Placer public information officer, reported about half a dozen leaks, caused by snow covering propane tanks. […]
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Updated as of 9:10am Highway 89 remained closed Saturday due to a snowslide 10 feet high and 60 feet wide that covered the major thoroughfare at Emerald Bay, California Highway Patrol reported. The mound of snow was reported to have fallen onto the road between Vikingsholm and Inspiration Point just south of Eagle Falls Friday afternoon, […]
Read moreThe California Department of Transportation announced a slew of projects aimed at road repair for El Dorado County and the Lake Tahoe Basin — including the major Highway 50 improvement planned at Echo Summit. Projects will be going on highways 50, 267 and 28 through next week. Highlighted is the following roadwork: – Highway 50 (El […]
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By Linda Fine Conaboy Author, professional speaker, civil and environmental engineer and self-proclaimed myth buster, David Antonucci says he just wants to set the record straight about, as he puts it, the widely repeated fibs, fakes and falsehoods surrounding Lake Tahoe. In a recent interview with Lake Tahoe News, Antonucci said, “We spend hundreds of […]
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