Updated 10:15pm: Assessment teams say structures have been lost in the King Fire, but how many has not been determined. “As soon as it is safe, we will have damage assessment teams enter the area to complete a full assessment and determine the type and number of structures affected,” officials said in a statement. The […]
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By Sam Stanton and Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee PLACERVILLE — Arson suspect Wayne Allen Huntsman made his first court appearance today over allegations that he set the devastating King Fire near Pollock Pines and had a not guilty please entered on his behalf. The 37-year-old suspect did not speak during the brief hearing, which was […]
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By Michael Doyle, McClatchy Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Secret California water bill negotiations have a “55 percent to 60 percent chance” of success during the fast-fading 113th Congress, Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer said Thursday. In her first extended public comments on the closely held water talks, Boxer voiced cautious optimism even as she criticized House Republicans […]
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By Kathryn Reed A possible project to come out the California water bond that is on the Nov. 4 ballot is restoration of the Upper Truckee Marsh. On Thursday the California Tahoe Conservancy board heard a presentation about staff’s recommendation for how to restore this approximately 500-acre parcel. The CTC owns this swath of land […]
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By Siemny Chhuon, KXTV A Pollock Pines homeowner was told by law enforcement that the arson suspect in the King Fire apparently broke into his home to call 911 after allegedly starting the fire. “I can’t understand what the guy was thinking,” homeowner Ralf Lorenz said. Lorenz wasn’t home at the time. He was working […]
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By Scott Sonner, AP RENO — A Nevada trucking company could be forced to pay more than $5.7 million if a judge formalizes a jury verdict that faulted one of its drivers for a fiery 2011 crash with an Amtrak train that killed six people and injured dozens. A federal jury in Reno awarded $4.5 […]
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Updated Sept. 18 7pm: By Kathryn Reed An arrest has been made in the out-of-control King Fire near Pollock Pines. Wayne Allen Huntsman, 37, was arrested Sept. 17 on a charge of arson – forestland. His bail was set at $10 million. The King Fire erupted Sept 13 and has since burned 73,184 acres and […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Gang members are among us – in schools, at stores, in our neighborhoods. They get recruited at the elementary level and often don’t leave until they’re killed. While these facts seemed to come as a surprise to many members of Soroptimist International South Lake Tahoe, the reality is gangs are […]
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The King Fire outside of Pollock Pines has swelled to 70,944 acres. It remains at 5 percent containment. Highway 50 is closed from Pollock Pines to Riverton. Because of the steep terrain it has been difficult for firefighters to get a handle on the blaze that is now in its sixth day of raging through […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News asked the two Lake Tahoe Community College District 5 candidates a series of questions. The responses are being run in the order LTN received them. Name: Robert “Bob” Grant Profession/work experience: Educator, professional director and conductor. I have taught 25 years with Lake Tahoe Unified School District at the high […]
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