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CARSON CITY – Nevada’s Office of the Military figured it would be money ahead after entering into a contract with a firm to build solar panels on three of its sites around the state to supply it with electricity.
But today officials with the office won approval from the state Board of Examiners to seek $46,284 from a legislative contingency fund to pay excess utility costs. The reason is because the solar energy being provided under the contract is costing the agency more than if it purchased electricity directly from NV Energy.

Authorities have arrested a Carmichael, Calif., man suspected in the 1980 South Lake Tahoe gas station robbery and murder of 16-year-old Richard Swanson.
After nearly 32 years, On March 28, Andrew Sanford, 50, was arrested and booked in the Sacramento County Jail for the alleged murder of Swanson. The robbery and homicide happened on Aug. 14, 1980 in South Lake Tahoe at what was then the Shell Gas Station located at the “Y” on the corner of Lake Tahoe Blvd and Emerald Bay Road. Details of the case have been kept tightly under wraps.

More than 100 people attended the March 29 Open House event to learn about the Edgewood Tahoe Lodge Project, a 194-room LEED-designed hotel with significant environmental improvements located adjacent to the Edgewood Clubhouse. The project will help boost the local economy and include a bistro-style restaurant, large conference meeting space, a spa, lakefront recreation, and links to nearby bike and walking trails.

A Carmichael, Calif., man has been arrested in the 31-year-old murder case of Richard Swanson, South Lake Tahoe police report.
On March 28, 2012 Andrew Sanford, 50, of Carmichael, was arrested and booked in the Sacramento County Jail for the murder of Richard Swanson. The robbery/homicide occurred on Aug. 14, 1980 in South Lake Tahoe at what was then the Shell Gas Station located at the “Y” on the corner of Lake Tahoe Blvd and Emerald Bay Road, according to a press statement.

Imagine a place at Lake Tahoe where local bands can go to play, with quality sound and lighting — and live performances streamed across the Internet to be potentially heard around the world.
That vision could become a reality this year under a new partnership between Coyote Grill owner Leland Faegre and South Lake Tahoe-based KTHO radio.

CARSON CITY – Nevada’s unemployment rate fell four-tenths of a percentage point in February to a seasonally adjusted 12.3 percent, but the news is not all positive, a state agency reported today.
Bill Anderson, chief economist with the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR), said an argument can be made that the forces behind the drop in the jobless rate were signs of weakness.

The Lake Tahoe Windjammers Yacht Club annual Chowder Feed and new members meeting will be on Friday, March 30 beginning at 6 p.m. at the WYC Clubhouse in the Tahoe Keys Marina (Located upstairs from the Harbor Master's Office next to the Fresh Ketch). RSVP by March 27. Do you want to sail on Lake Tahoe this summer? Don't own a boat? - that's okay! We have lots of skippers looking for people to help them sail their boats this summer.

Edgewood Companies is inviting community members to learn more about the proposed Edgewood Tahoe Lodge Project at an Open House event on March 29 from 5:30pm to 7pm at the Edgewood Tahoe Clubhouse.

“We welcome community members to get involved by coming to our open house,” stated Patrick Rhamey, Vice President of Real Estate for Edgewood Companies. “Our team will be on hand to answer questions about the approval process plus share information about our vision, innovative design, amenities and golf course improvements.”  

STANFORD, Calif. - Josh Owens and Chasson Randle each scored 15 points to help Stanford beat Nevada 84-56 on Wednesday night, earning the Cardinal a spot in the NIT semifinals."It's special to s...

Here is this week's fishing report covering rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and Southern Oregon. This report is for the week of March 21-27.

Every family has been touched in some way by cancer. We all know a friend, a neighbor, a relative, or perhaps even ourselves who has had to meet the challenge of this familiar diagnosis. Many of us find it difficult to know what to say. How do we find the supportive words? How can we offer comfort? How do we avoid saying things that are not helpful? You are not alone in wondering "what to say when we don't know what to say."

The El Dorado County Mental Health Division will host a free Mental Health First Aid course on March 28 and 29.The free course is an interactive program designed to help the public identify, unders...

CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval said today he will propose to extend a package of taxes now set to expire in June 2013 into the next budget to avoid further cuts to education, which he said cannot withstand further reductions.
To maintain a basically flat spending plan for the two-year budget that will begin on July 1, 2013, Sandoval said the modified business tax that was maintained at a higher rate for large businesses in the 2011 legislative session, along with a small increase in the sales tax, must be continued.

A Fair Oaks, Calif., couple are starting off life together on a high note by winning a $10,000 Tahoe South Wedding. TahoeWeddings’ Facebook fans voted from three finalists to march the couple down the aisle in Tahoe South.

Douglas County authorities seek the public's help in locating several suspects involved in an attempt to cash a stolen check on Saturday at a drive-thru window at Bank of America on Topsy Lane in north Douglas County near Carson City.
The primary suspect, an unidentified male adult, attempted to cash the stolen check at 11:15 a.m. on Saturday while using the drive-thru teller window, said Douglas County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Jim Halsey.

A grant to the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will help develop a "Children's Forest" for exploration and education in the Pope-Baldwin Recreation Area, off Highway 89 Nort...

The art of the magic encourages the stars to create one-of-a-kind illusions. Alex Ramon of "Illusion Fusion" has done this many times in his live shows by enlisting the help of the world's renow...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) - It took 11 days and the help of dozens of strangers, but police have located the family of reclusive twin sisters who were found dead in their California home las...

One of the critical issues continuously expressed by our citizens has been the condition of our town. Rundown, second rate and blighted are words often used in the same sentence as City of South Lake Tahoe. We love where we live, but we hate how we keep it.

That message was loud and clear in the City’s 2011 Citizen Survey we recently received. More than 70 percent of respondents said the appearance of our town was poor. More than 80 percent considered our roads the same way, poor or worse.