A hiker missing since Monday was found alive Thursday. Cody Michael, 23, and his dog were expected back in Rocklin on May 16, but never showed. This was after Michael had texted a picture of the two of them to family. They were in the Donner Pass area hiking the Loch Leven Trail. Placer County […]
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By Susan Wood GARDNERVILLE – It’s been said: The personal is the political. When five of the seven candidates running for four seats on the Douglas County School District board of trustees took up the question of transgender access in restrooms at Monday night’s forum at the Carson Valley Inn, the usually tame venue got slightly raucous. […]
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By KCRA-TV With temperatures in the 90s Tuesday in the Sacramento area, the water was raging along the North Fork of the American River thanks to fast-melting snow. “It’s pretty high compared to the other years,” Anna Chubar said. The raging waters are good news not only for rafters and boaters, but also for Northern […]
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By Jennifer McGraw, CBS-13 A Rocklin family holding onto faith and hope after Day 2 and no sign of their son who went hiking in the Tahoe National Forest overnight. “Strength that I get from God makes it better, helps me get through it,” said Howard Michael. His 23-year-old son, Cody Michael, camped overnight Sunday and […]
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By Denis Cuff, Bay Area News Group With the drought fading and temperatures heating up, it’s no wonder more sprinklers are popping up. But is it too soon? Some homeowners and environmentalists worry water restrictions are coming off too fast in a state struggling to have enough water for people, businesses, fish and wildlife. Water industry […]
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By Kathryn Reed It seems like every time the South Lake Tahoe City Council makes some change to the vacation rental ordinance, another group of people becomes disenfranchised. On Tuesday it was those who have the tourist rentals in a multi-family dwelling. The staff report says, “There will be no VHR permits for multi-family properties […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe voters in November will decide if the hotel and sales taxes should be increased. The City Council on May 17 agreed to go forward with the ballot measures. What to spend the added revenue on remains to be decided. The current transient occupancy tax is 10 percent throughout much […]
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A 37-year-old Stateline man serving time for a felony DUI faces even more time behind bars after walking away from a work crew. Michael David Lillie was caught May 17 in Woodland. He had been sentenced to up to 10 years at the Steward Conservation Camp in Carson City. While there he was assigned to […]
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By Anjeanette Damon, Reno Gazette-Journal Immigration enforcement agents have arrested 87 immigrants in Reno and Las Vegas during a five-day operation they said targeted individuals who pose a threat to public safety. Of those arrested, 22 were picked up in Reno, including a 33-year-old Mexican national with prior drug trafficking, DUI and domestic violence convictions […]
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A 23-year-old Rocklin man who was last known to be hiking in the Donner Summit area is missing. Placer County sheriff’s crews are looking for 23-year-old Cody Michael and his German shepherd. Dog teams are on the ground and a CHP helicopter is in the air. Deputies said Michael texted this photo to his family the […]
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