While the first winter storm of the season did not bring a ton of snow to the area, it was enough to turn much of the basin white — especially at the ski resorts. Northstar and Heavenly were reporting 3 inches of snow, Sierra-at-Tahoe 6 1/2 inches, Squaw Valley 10 inches, and Alpine Meadows 6 […]
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By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County CAO Terri Daly this week moved all of her personal belongings out of her office. Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Norma Santiago on Saturday morning was asked what this means. “I’m not going to tell you. I’ll talk to you later. By,” Santiago told Lake Tahoe News before hanging up abruptly. Daly […]
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By Eyragon Eidam, Auburn Journal Weather experts have little confidence the winter months will bring the rain and snow needed to improve drought conditions in California. According to a National Weather Service Seasonal Drought Outlook report, the “forecast confidence for California is low,” despite the potential of an El Nino winter. Typically, California receives approximately 50 […]
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A 55-year-old South Lake Tahoe man was found dead in front of a local business. Edward Cussen died of natural causes. El Dorado County sheriff’s Detective Paul Kuhn said the preliminary autopsy shows Cussen had coronary artery atherosclerosis and alcoholic liver disease. The final autopsy results will take several weeks. A passer-by found him Oct. […]
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A growing tool for scammers and con artists around the nation is the use of pre-paid debit cards, specifically “MoneyPak” or “GreenDot” cards. This week a Truckee resident was scammed out of $3,000 when she attempted to buy a vehicle from out of state through Craigslist. After making contact with the scammer, she was directed […]
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By Dave Marquis, KXTV-TV A Camino man charged by a black bear beside his home barely managed to slam a door shut in time to escape. “I’ve seen a bear up close, but this is up close I don’t want to get again,” said Bart Emry, as he recalled the early Monday morning encounter next […]
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The 30-day jail sentence for one of two women involved with tampering with a bear trap in Incline Village is being appealed. Incline Village Justice of the Peace E. Alan Tiras sentenced Season Morrison, 35, of Reno earlier this month to 30 days in jail. Her mother, Cheryl Morrison, 63, of Truckee received a suspended sentence, fine, community […]
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By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee Building and real estate interests, led by the developer of the Serrano El Dorado Hills community, have dumped more than $1million into the campaign to defeat growth control ballot measures in El Dorado County. Parker Development Co., builder of the 4,700-home Serrano community, has donated $866,750 through its affiliates, Serrano […]
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Two people were seriously injured when two vehicles collided on Luther Pass on Sunday. Dustyn Isenberger-Farrell, 27, of Prunedale was headed north on Highway 89 about 11:25am Oct. 26 when his vehicle drifted into the southbound lane for unknown reasons. His Cavalier struck a Chevy Tahoe head-on about 2¼ miles north of the Alpine County […]
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Nathan Daniel Jones, 29, of Las Vegas was arrested Oct. 28 in Truckee on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges, including two counts of attempted carjacking, felony battery, battery on a peace officer, resisting arrest, possession of an illegal weapon and possession of a pound of suspected marijuana. A Truckee police officer was flagged down by a citizen […]
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