South Lake Tahoe police Officer Johnny Poland pleaded not guilty Thursday to four counts of witness and evidence tampering. The 44-year-old was arraigned Feb. 14. He was arrested on the federal charges in January, with an indictment being handed down earlier this month. At the hearing in Sacramento, Poland asked for a jury trial. “The […]
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By Alejandro Lazo, Los Angeles Times New foreclosures in California fell sharply in January as state rules for banks took effect, signaling that repossessions may finally settle in at levels not seen since before the housing bust. The resulting decline in bank-owned properties listed for sale on the market — as well as record numbers […]
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By Kathryn Reed MEYERS – Get rid of the bug station, put in a crosswalk on Highway 50 and have a welcome sign. Those are just the basics that people in Meyers want. But when it came to free form discussion Wednesday night of what else they want, the ideas ranged from the immediate – […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee A former advertising director for Raley’s has pleaded guilty to his role in a complex scheme to defraud the West Sacramento-based supermarket chain of more than $2.5 million. David John Magana, 46, of Auburn pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Sacramento to conspiracy to commit mail and wire […]
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Anyone who has used a credit or debit card at the Safeway gas station in South Lake Tahoe may be a victim of fraud. South Lake Tahoe police officers found a skimming device Feb. 13 at the station on Highway 50. A tip to the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office that was forwarded to […]
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By Kathryn Reed A specific individual will soon represent residents in the Lake Tahoe Unified and Lake Tahoe Community College districts. While the respective five-member boards will still be accountable to the entire community, individually a minority of the greater area will elect them. Both entities will switch to district elections in 2014. And both […]
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Big 5 Sporting Goods is eyeballing South Lake Tahoe as a possibility for a store location. The Southern California-based sporting good retailer has long been rumored to want to operate on the South Shore. In the past, they had been linked to the resurrection of the old Millers Outpost. With T.J. Maxx opening there last […]
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By Tri-County Newspapers Two Ukiah men were injured when their plane crashed into the edge of an almond orchard near Williams on Tuesday. The identities of the men were not immediately available, but Colusa County sheriff’s Sgt. Kevin Erdelt said that heavy smoke in the cockpit forced the two-seat Lancair 360 to the ground. The […]
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By Kathryn Reed Almost an entire side of the post office at the Y in South Lake Tahoe is damaged. A 61-year-old South Lake Tahoe woman twice drove through the wall on the left side of the building on Feb. 12. When officers arrived the 2002 Ford Explorer was still in the building. The woman […]
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By Edward Ortiz, Sacramento Bee Toxic chemicals released into the environment by manufacturing plants and facilities in California rose in 2011 after steady annual declines since 2007, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s yearly Toxic Release Inventory report. The TRI report also found that releases decreased in Sacramento and Solano counties, but increased year […]
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