By Kathryn Reed Kathay Lovell took the gavel from Jerry Birdwell on Dec. 8 — as expected. The 3-2 vote to have her become mayor of South Lake Tahoe was also predictable. Birdwell and Councilman Bill Crawford did not want her to take the helm again — a position she has had twice in seven […]
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Four people were caught trying to make a buck as would-be ski-snowboard instructors at Heavenly Mountain Resort. The two from South Lake Tahoe, one from Carson City and the other from Albany were charged with misdemeanor crimes and released on promise to appear citations. El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies set up the sting Dec. 4. […]
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By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County workers can sleep in — start time is 10am today. Backcountry skiers better think twice about strapping on skis or a board. All resorts are giddy about the snow accumulations. And the storms have only just begun. County Supervisor Norma Santiago told Lake Tahoe News on Monday night that […]
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By Kathryn Reed Premeditation. That was the sticking point for jurors in the Ulysses Roberson trial. Without being able to say he killed his son with forethought, the panel on Monday morning convicted Roberson of second-degree murder. The former South Lake Tahoe resident will be sentenced Jan. 6. He could get 15 years to life […]
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By Cara McCoy, Las Vegas Sun Charges against Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki and his chief of staff tied to his alleged mismanagement of a college savings program were dismissed this morning in Clark County District Court. Judge Valerie Adair issued a written ruling on arguments she heard Nov. 24 from attorneys for Krolicki and his […]
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By Kathryn Reed A cold storm is lingering throughout much of Northern California and Northern Nevada this morning, with more snow coming down in the mountains and foothills and rain in the much lower elevations. In Tahoe-Donner on the North Shore, residents tell Lake Tahoe News they have 18 inches of white stuff. In the […]
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Even though the winter storm warning took effect Sunday at 7pm, snow started falling in the Lake Tahoe Basin in the afternoon. Before midnight about 5 inches had fallen at lake level. The snow level was expected to be at sea level, with the Bay Area and parts of the Sacramento Valley being warned of […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will consider appointing Undersheriff Fred Kollar as sheriff, effective Dec. 27. Sheriff Jeff Neves has announced that he will retire Dec. 26 with a year remaining in his term. The board last month postponed discussion of a replacement to its Jan. […]
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By Bruce Edwards, Rutland Herald Two Dartmouth College professors have come out with a report that accuses ski areas across the country of fudging snowfall totals. The study, “Wintertime for Deceptive Advertising?,” compares snowfall reports from eastern and western resorts with totals recorded by nearby government weather stations. The report co-authored by Eric Zitzewitz and […]
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By Tony Bizjak, Sacramento Bee Several vehicles may have been racing on Salmon Falls Road in El Dorado County early Sunday before three young people were killed in a solo car crash, investigators said. “That is something we are looking into,” California Highway Patrol spokesman Officer Dan Stark said Friday. “There is a suspicion there […]
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