By Cecilio Padilla, Fox 40 A small plane coming from Orange County crashed near Truckee Airport early Tuesday afternoon, Nevada County sheriff’s deputies say. The three blade single prop plane left John Wayne Airport in Irvine about 11:45am. At about 1:25pm, the plane crashed about 40 feet from the Truckee Airport runway. Despite the plane […]
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A six-car pileup in South Lake Tahoe resulted in minor injuries Tuesday afternoon. The accident occurred in one of the construction zones on Highway 50 near the Bank of America building. Police officers told Lake Tahoe News one person was taken to Barton Memorial Hospital via ambulance, while the rest of the drivers exchanged names […]
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By Kathryn Reed If South Lake Tahoe adopts an ordinance banning plastic bags, it is likely it would not be the law of the land until 2014. This is because the ordinance as written takes three months to be implemented and the council isn’t likely to vote on it until late summer, early fall. A […]
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By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee In a conflicting series of events for embattled El Dorado County Supervisor Ray Nutting, the state’s political watchdog agency supported him Monday against a conflict-of-interest allegation at the same time he faced felony prosecution for alleged political malfeasance in his county. Nutting’s troubles stem from a series of state payments […]
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Updated: June 11 8am: Norman Gary Lambert was found safe Monday at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport. Police are not releasing any other information. —- Police are looking for a 74-year-old South Lake Tahoe man who has not been seen since June 7. Norman Gary Lambert lives alone in the Spruce Avenue area. He has either […]
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One person was taken to Barton Memorial Hospital on Monday following a two-car collision in South Lake Tahoe. The 4:05pm June 10 accident occurred at the intersection of Third Street and Eloise Avenue. One vehicle rolled over. Details are pending. While there had been rain earlier in the day, the roads were dry at the […]
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By KOLO-TV Highway 28 is down to one lane of travel between Incline Village and Sand Harbor because of an accident involving an excavator. Mark Regan with North Tahoe Fire says the equipment was being used as part of a project at the house along the road, and it slipped off the highway and into […]
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Today’s arraignment of El Dorado County Supervisor Ray Nutting was postponed until Thursday. El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Daniel B. Proud on June 10 recused himself from the case. It is now being turned over to Judge Curt Stracener. However, it is possible Stracener, too, will recuse himself. Stracener and Nutting have used the […]
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The woman who died in the two-car accident in Zephyr Cove on Sunday has been identified as Reyna Vizcaara, 24, of Lodi. Her 29-year-old husband, Eduardo A. Vizcarra-Sicairos, was traveling east on Highway 50 about 2:55pm June 9 when he lost control and skidded into the oncoming traffic. A Hyundai Elantra driven by Shanna D. […]
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Lake Tahoe and Reno gaming revenue was up significantly in April compared to 2012, but overall Nevada’s numbers dropped slightly. The Gaming Control Board released the figures today. The Stateline casinos’ revenue increased 14.48 percent, while Washoe County’s were up 10 percent. Just in Reno the percentage increase was better at 15.36 percent. The state […]
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