The body of one of the men who went missing on Friday while canoeing on Donner Lake has been recovered. Crews as of about about 4:30pm Feb. 27 were calling it a day after being on and under the water for most of Saturday. The search will continue Sunday. The two men in their 30s […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee When Thunder Valley Casino Resort opened its hotel in 2010, it represented one of the largest construction projects completed in the Sacramento area during the recession. The Indian tribe that owns Thunder Valley hedged its bet, however, leaving three floors unfinished as an acknowledgment of tough economic times. On Wednesday, […]
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By Kathryn Reed Being in prison does not mean being sentenced to a life without education. For nearly a year Lake Tahoe Community College has been striving to educate a slew of inmates in Northern California correctional facilities. There are 127 active students, with 234 inmates having been part of the program since it started […]
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By Lake Tahoe News Caltrans is moving forward with making improvements at the intersection of highways 50 and 89 in Meyers. “A roundabout isn’t the only option being looked it. A signal and design changes to the intersection are also being considered,” Steve Nelson, spokesman for Caltrans, told Lake Tahoe News. “That being said, it […]
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The search for two men who went missing when their canoe capsized on Donner Lake will resume Saturday morning. Truckee police received a call Feb. 26 at 4:44pm regarding the incident. Search crews on boats, divers in the water and a helicopter were unable to find the men. The search was called off because of […]
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By Seth Borenstein, AP Many species of wild bees, butterflies and other critters that pollinate plants are shrinking toward extinction, and the world needs to do something about it before our food supply suffers, a new United Nations scientific mega-report warns. The 20,000 or so species of pollinators are key to hundreds of billions of […]
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Two Incline Village bartenders were arrested this month on narcotics charges following a series of undercover operations by Washoe County sheriff’s detectives. Juan Pablo Lepe, an employee of Rookies Sports Bar and Grill, was arrested Feb.10 and Nicholas Webber, an employee of the Village Pub, was arrested Feb. 19. Both face multiple drug-related charges. Detectives […]
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By Nelson D. Schwartz, New York Times The gap between the richest and poorest American communities has widened since the Great Recession ended, and distressed areas are faring worse just as the recovery is gaining traction across much of the country. These findings, outlined in a study released Thursday by the Economic Innovation Group, a […]
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American Gas in South Lake Tahoe has had its liquor license suspended for 20 days. South Lake Tahoe Police Department and California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control officials said the suspension is a result of an undercover operation conducted Nov. 12 in which owner Stefka Dimitrova was arrested after allegedly selling a glass pipe used for […]
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Stateline casino revenue was up in January, while statewide it was down. The Gaming Control Board on Feb. 26 said statewide revenue fell 2.87 percent in January compared to 2015 to $925.3 million. Gaming revenue rose 9.22 percent at the South Shore casinos. North Shore casinos also posted a gain — 22.35 percent higher than […]
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