Campground by the Lake guests were not enjoying peaceful nights of sleep this week because of work on Harrison Avenue. “The contractor had not planned on working any nights at all, but the delay caused by finding underground tanks, combined with losing four days due to weather, they decided to work Wednesday and Thursday nights […]
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By Kathryn Reed Lake Tahoe Airport is not going to have commercial air service any time soon, if ever. Lake Tahoe Airport is not going to stop being an airport. Lake Tahoe Airport could be more than it is. Those were the major points delivered Thursday night at a meeting about the master plan for […]
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No fines will be levied against the owners of the Tahoe Keys Marina in regards to a sewage spill earlier this month. “It is not clear if negligence or vandalism occurred,” Lauri Kemper with Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board told Lake Tahoe News. She said her agency, along with El Dorado County Health Department […]
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By Tyler Kingkade, Huffington Post It pays to be a public college president, and it seems only to be getting better for them. The number of chief executives at state colleges and universities earning at least $1 million more than doubled in fiscal year 2013, according to an analysis by the Chronicle of Higher Education […]
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Firefighters on Thursday quickly put out a fire at a cabin on the west end of Lower Echo Lake. No one was injured and the cause is still under investigation. The extent of the damage has not be released. Lake Valley, U.S. Forest Service and CalFire crews responded to the May 29 afternoon blaze. The […]
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By Kathryn Reed Several Lake Tahoe gas station owners are being sued by the state of California for allegedly mishandling underground storage tanks. The State Water Resources Control Board has been after many of these defendants for years, with fines being levied in the past. Besides tanks in El Dorado and Placer counties, the defendants […]
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Updated 2pm: No explosive devices were found at the Y center in South Lake Tahoe this afternoon. Two South Lake Tahoe detectives and the school resource officer are trying to track down the kids who made the alleged threat. They want to determine if a device may have been planted elsewhere or was a hoax. […]
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By Jon Ralston, Politico Dick Cheney calls him “courageous” and says electing him “is of the highest priority.” John Bolton traveled across the country to headline a fundraiser for him. Newt Gingrich, Frank Fahrenkopf, Tom Ridge and Ed Meese (remember him?) all appeared at the same D.C. event to celebrate his candidacy. Donald Rumsfeld gave […]
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Two Sacramento residents unexpectedly spent a night in Desolation Wilderness after becoming disoriented. Patti Hardesty and Mohammad Mostafa had been at Lake Aloha when they tried to hike out via Horsetail Falls. They called for help about 9pm May 26 when they became stranded in steep terrain on the east side of the falls. Neither […]
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The latest campaign financial statements for the June primary have been filed. Here are the documents for the six who are running for District 5 for El Dorado County supervisor: Brown Curtzwiler Grego Novasel Piper Swanson.
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