A flash flood watch has been issued for the Lake Tahoe Basin from 2-10pm today. The National Weather Service in Reno says Truckee, Reno, Carson City and the Carson Valley are also under the same watch for Aug. 21. Thunderstorms like the one that rolled through South Lake Tahoe on Aug. 20 will return. That […]
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Tahoe National Forest officials believe a person started the 15,738-acre American Fire, but what’s not known is if it was deliberately set. Forest Supervisor Tom Quinn at a public meeting on Tuesday said a late model pickup was in the area and two men were hitchhiking out of the area. The investigation is ongoing. The […]
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By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County Supervisor Norma Santiago likes to travel – at least based on the expenses she accrues. For the 2012-13 fiscal year, Santiago had $12,755.99 worth of travel expenses that the county reimbursed her for. The next highest figure was $1,509.33. That was for Supervisor Ron Mikulaco. However, only $637.80 was […]
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By Richard Gonzales, NPR In California, officials are ramping up a unique program that identifies and seizes guns from people who are prohibited from keeping them. Under state law, a legally registered gun owner loses the right to own a firearm when he or she is convicted of a crime or becomes mentally ill. Last […]
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By David Siders, Sacramento Bee Half of California voters say they are paying more for health care than they were a year ago, and the same percentage of voters say their health care costs are hard to afford, according to a new Field Poll. Fifty percent of California voters say the amount they pay for […]
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A parolee and registered sex offender was arrested Monday in South Lake Tahoe with blood on his hands from allegedly skinning a raccoon in the middle of town. Police officers said Kevin Burroughs, 37, ran from them when they approached him in the city owned open lot across from Sno-Flake Drive-In on Harrison Avenue. Burroughs […]
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Men were on the roof of Lake Tahoe Pizza Company in South Lake Tahoe this morning assessing the damage from an overnight fire. The doors to the restaurant were covered with caution tape on Aug. 20 and no one could be reached for comment. Lake Tahoe fire officials said the blaze started at 11:09pm Monday. […]
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More than half of the American Fire burning in the Tahoe National Forest is contained. Firefighters expect to have the fire fully contained on Sept. 1. It has burned 14,822 acres in rugged terrain near Foresthill. Efforts have held the fire in place along Deadwood Ridge and the Foresthill Divide Road on the western flank […]
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By Kathryn Reed INCLINE VILLAGE – Under skies as clear as the near shore, nearly 700 people gathered Monday at Sand Harbor for what was essentially a bipartisan rally to keep protecting Lake Tahoe. Former Vice President Al Gore returned to the Lake Tahoe Environmental Summit after having launched the initial one in 1997 with […]
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By CNN Bears rarely attack humans unless they feel threatened or territorial. But a 12-year-old girl jogging in Michigan is among the latest victims in a spate of bear attacks that has left seven people mauled in five states since Thursday. Wildlife officials are running tests on a bear they killed to see if it’s […]
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