By Kathryn Reed White is covering the peaks around the Lake Tahoe Basin, with Squaw Valley reporting snow at the base lodge. Other areas in the basin also reported snow at lake level. The drive over Spooner Summit this morning was a little dicey in places. The rain that pounded the region much of Sunday […]
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By Kathryn Reed In a few months, electric customers on the California side of the Lake Tahoe Basin will no longer be writing monthly checks to Sierra Pacific Power. Instead, it will be to CalPeco – short for California Pacific Electric Company. California Pacific Electric Company is a newly formed company jointly owned by Algonquin […]
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By Kathryn Reed A high wind warning remains in affect until 11pm Sunday, with a flood warning until 8:30pm for Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Douglas, Washoe, and Carson counties. At 5:37pm radar showed heavy rain over the Lake Tahoe Basin south into Alpine County, according to the National Weather Service. Surface reports indicate as […]
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By Loretta Kalb, Sacramento Bee California water quality regulators are considering a policy change that would end testing and cleanup of several thousand underground storage tanks that have leaked gasoline and other petroleum products. In a draft policy circulating for comment, the staff of the State Water Resources Control Board proposes to end groundwater monitoring, […]
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By Frank X. Mullen Jr., Reno Gazette-Journal Nevada was first in and may be last out of the recession, according to a state economic report. While the gaming industry has steadily declined over the last decade, businesses in other industries were relocating to Nevada and/or expanding to keep pace with the population growth at both […]
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A high-wind warning has been issued for the Lake Tahoe Basin from 8am-11pm today. The National Weather Service says to expect gusts of 45 to 55mph. Strong winds are likely to impact travel along highways 50, 95 and 395 and Interstate 80 on Sunday. Winds will increase this morning with the strongest winds reaching the […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee The owners of Red Hawk Casino just can’t shake a lawsuit by their former gambling partner. A federal judge in Sacramento has denied a petition by the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians to block a lawsuit by Sharp Image Gaming. It was the second time in six months that […]
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By Michael Deak, Courier News SOMERVILLE, N.J. — Nancy Dunsavage Fiedler, who was missing for 26 years after she left New Jersey with her daughter in the middle of a custody dispute, is free on $2,500 bail after she pleaded not guilty to a charges of interfering with custody and contempt of court. In a […]
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The latest round of campaign contributions for California candidates has been documented. Candidates must file the paperwork if at least $1,000 was part of the campaign revenues or expenses. The forms may be found below by clicking on the candidate’s last name. The campaign forms are for South Lake Tahoe City Council and El Dorado […]
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By Jason Hidalgo, Reno Gazette-Journal The King’s Beach area at Lake Tahoe marked its first affordable housing development as county and regional officials broke ground Monday at the project’s site. The King’s Beach Housing NOW! project will consist of 77 units built on five separate sites. The apartments will be deed restricted for low-income residents […]
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