Caltrans is making progress on highways in El Dorado County that have been impacted by Mother Nature. Highway 89 around Emerald Bay was close to reopening, but then a large slide fell at Vikingsholm with snow and debris as high as 20 feet. Even so, crews hope to have the highway open today. A section of […]
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By Associated Press Americans shrugged off rising mortgage rates and bought existing homes in January at the fastest pace since 2007. Home sales rose 3.3 percent in January from December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.69 million, the National Association of Realtors said Wednesday. Steady job gains, modest pay raises and rising consumer […]
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By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News Why is it raining so much this year in California. In a typical year, California has between 10 to 15 “atmospheric river” storms — the fire hoses that rampage in from Hawaii and account for up to 50 percent of the state’s annual rainfall — and nearly […]
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A 43-year-old Connecticut man died Feb. 23 while snowboarding at Northstar. The name of the victim has not been released. He was skiing on advanced terrain, according to resort officials. Other skiers found the man in a tree well and summoned help. Attempts to revive him were unsuccessful. — Lake Tahoe News staff report
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A fugitive wanted in the killing of a pot farmer in Mendocino County was arrested in South Lake Tahoe on Friday afternoon. Jesse Cole Wells, 32, was found living on Conestoga Avenue. He is originally from New York. Wells is one of eight suspects in the Nov. 11 killing of 35-year-old Jeffrey Quinn Settler. He […]
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Just as Liberty Utilities makes progress on restoring power, another problem occurs. The newest outage is affecting about 300 customers in the Martis Valley Road area of Truckee. A tree fell on primary and secondary lines. Power should be back by Friday evening. The Floriston line has been rebuilt and power restored. At River Road/Silver […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — A bill that would significantly increase the amount of funding available to address problem gambling in Nevada saw no opposition Wednesday during a Senate committee hearing. Senate Bill 120 would increase funding from the approximately $1.8 million in fiscal year 2018 in Gov. Brian Sandoval’s proposed […]
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By Seth A. Richardson, Reno Gazette-Journal Sen. Dean Heller and Rep. Mark Amodei didn’t mean to have a town hall meeting on Wednesday during a Carson City event, but it quickly turned into one. What was slated as a routine luncheon in front of the Carson City Chamber of Commerce with the two Republicans quickly […]
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Placer County Board of Supervisors voted this week to fund 14 projects in the Lake Tahoe area. The $2 million comes from transient occupancy tax revenues. The projects are: · Truckee River Trail restoration: This project will strengthen and improve various reaches of the Truckee River Trail between 64-acres Park and the entrance of Squaw […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one in a series of stories about affordable housing in the Lake Tahoe-Truckee region. All articles may be accessed via the home page under Special Projects, 2017 Affordable Housing. By Joann Eisenbrandt Reviewing South Lake Tahoe’s housing elements chronologically is like taking a close-up look at the city in a mirror […]
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