By Kathryn Reed While this will be the first full season Kirkwood Mountain Resort has operated under the Vail Resorts flagship, it has been a mainstay in the Tahoe area for 40 years. Also celebrating its 40th year is the second newest Vail acquisition – Northstar. But it’s Squaw Valley, Alpine Meadows and Sugar Bowl […]
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By Alex Breitler, Stockton Record It is 170 miles from the headwaters of the Mokelumne River to the Bay Area plant where Coca-Cola makes millions of bottled beverages every year. But the world’s largest soft drink company said it has a vested interest in that river. And it has backed that up with a $200,000 […]
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By Kathryn Reed Asian clams are expected to always be a reality in Lake Tahoe. But an $810,000, yearlong project is under way to keep them from taking over Emerald Bay. With it estimated that 95 percent of the people who launch a boat at Lake Tahoe make their way to Emerald Bay, keeping that […]
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San Francisco Giants — World Series champs! They won Sunday night in the 10th inning — 4-3. It was a four-game sweep.
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By Kathryn Reed MCCLOUD – It’s October in a dry water year and we’re in search of waterfalls. Wow! The amount of water descending last weekend from the three falls along the McCloud River was thundering. I can’t even imagine what they would be like in the spring – especially in a normal snow-rain year. […]
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The Truckee Ranger District will begin fall prescribed burning in the Truckee area as weather permits. The timing of burning will depend on favorable weather conditions and may continue periodically until significant snow accumulates. The prescribed burns will be implemented by fire management professionals. Weather is the most critical factor in determining when a prescribed […]
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Game three of the World Series is today. The Giants are hoping to take a three-game lead over the Detroit Tigers. Lake Tahoe News was at game two in San Francisco on Oct. 25. Here are a few videos from that night:
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By Huffington Post Angel Pagan has become a fan favorite in San Francisco. But with one clean swipe of second base, he may have won over America. At the very least, those in the country who love Taco Bell are now among his fans. In eighth inning of the Giants’ 2-0 win in Game 2 […]
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By Kathryn Reed While the Tahoe Keys subdivision will remain as is, the sensitive wetlands surrounding it could expand, sand dunes may return, the sailing lagoon that abuts the Cove East walking trail may be filled in and that trail rerouted, and the mouth of the Upper Truckee altered. These are some of the proposals […]
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It has been a busy week for the El Dorado County Sheriff’s search and rescuer. Numerous backcountry visitors were caught off guard by the early season storm. Approximately sixty 60 SAR volunteers, along with four deputies responded to 11 deployments between Oct. 19 and Oct. 24. Nine were in El Dorado County and two in […]
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