Three people were hurt in a three-car accident Monday night near Cave Rock. An SUV heading east rolled over after a vehicle going in the other direction sideswiped it. That vehicle had crossed the double-yellow line. After it hit the SUV, it then practically hit a mini van head-on, according to authorities. The 8:45pm accident […]
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Several fires are bringing smoke into the Lake Tahoe Basin. The Aspen Fire in Fresno County had burned more than 14,000 acres and is 30 percent contained. There are also several fires in Oregon that are sending smoke into the area. For more info about how to deal with the smoke when it comes to […]
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El Dorado County officials are warning people not to buy produce from people selling it on the side of the road. “We are seeing an influx of vendors from outside of the county,” said El Dorado County Agriculture Commissioner Charlene Carveth said in a statement. “In most instances, roadside dealers are not selling produce that […]
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A 64-year-old South Lake Tahoe man has been arrested on attempted robbery charges in the aborted heist at El Dorado Savings Bank. According to officers, Robert Allen Larson confessed that he wrote a note demanding money from a teller, handed it to the employee on July 25, but then took it back. Larson allegedly said […]
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By Hannah Dreier, AP LAS VEGAS — Casino operator Caesars Entertainment Corp. posted a smaller loss for its fiscal second quarter on Monday, but results still missed expectations, as slots and tables drew fewer gamblers. Caesars runs more than 50 casinos, most of them in the U.S. and Britain. This includes Harrah’s Lake Tahoe and […]
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By Kathryn Reed Two El Dorado County elected officials are accusing the other of improprieties in their respective offices. District Attorney Vern Pierson says Supervisor Ray Nutting may have more conflicts of interest than what a grand jury indicted him on. Nutting believes Pierson is on a witch-hunt and is wasting taxpayer money in a […]
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A former Tahoe Daily Tribune and North Lake Tahoe Bonanza reporter died Saturday while snorkeling in Maui. Michael Taugher, 50, worked for the Tahoe newspapers from 1989 to 1992. Most recently Taugher was a spokesman for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. According to the Maui News, foul play is not suspected in the […]
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By Anjeanette Damon, Las Vegas Sun If you received all of your economic news from Gov. Brian Sandoval’s campaign Twitter feed, you’d be exuberantly optimistic about the jobs outlook and overall business climate. As the Republican governor prepares to run for re-election on the strength of his economic record, you won’t see him tweet that […]
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A CHP helicopter had to airlift a Meyers woman and her dog off Mount Tallac on Sunday. Janet Field called El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies from the top of the South Shore peak about 3pm July 28 to alert them she could not make it down because her dog, Samson, had raw pads and could […]
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By Richard Chang, Sacramento Bee The El Dorado County Fire Protection District is teetering on the verge of insolvency after running deficits for years, according to documents obtained by the Bee. The district’s reserve fund is down to $130,000, from a peak of $1.4 million in 2008. The department serves 74,000 residents spread over 281 […]
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