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S Tahoe woman disappears in Washingon
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 8:07amSKAMANIA COUNTY Wash – A woman who traveled to Washington state from South Lake Tahoe to attend the Rainbow Family gathering in the Gifford Pinchot National ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../s-tahoe-woma...
Sandoval makes Lake Tahoe visit, discusses bear hunt, TRPA withdrawal bill
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/14/2011 - 12:11pmINCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - For a small municipality of 8,000 residents, maybe half of whom reside full-time, Incline Village/Crystal Bay wields a surprising amount of political clout.On Tuesday, Ju...
Garrido victim gave him his handcuffs back, according to filing
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/13/2011 - 10:41amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Phillip Garrido used the same pair of handcuffs in an attempted rape and kidnap of a 25-year-old woman about an hour before he successfully kidnapped and raped Katheri...
More South Shore Garrido victims identified
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 07/12/2011 - 6:15pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The El Dorado County District Attorney's Office identified at least two new South Shore victims of Phillip Garrido Tuesday.A map showing the location and dates of Garr...
Ice arena gets new operator
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 07/12/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Big changes could be coming to the South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena following a change in operators this week.The South Lake Tahoe City Council unanimously approved a 10-year a...
Officials urge boating safety over weekend
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/01/2011 - 1:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Sometimes on the Fourth of July, there's so many boats bobbing on Lake Tahoe, the lights of the South Shore seem to extend way out into the water. Marvelous as the sig...
Gary Bell smiles back on decades in Tahoe as shop hits 30th anniversary
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/01/2011 - 9:29amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Gary Bell peered out the smudged window of his small Lake Tahoe Boulevard shop, Sierra Ski and Cycle Works, at a row of bikes brought in by customers for a fix or a tu...
Council to give sign ordinance another go
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 5:39pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - City councils change, but some issues never seem to go away.The current incarnation of the South Lake Tahoe City Council intends to take a closer look at a perennial deba...
Measure R rolls on
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 5:29pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A proposed measure to improve bike paths and youth ball fields at the South Shore inched closer to reality this week.The three member South Lake Tahoe Recreation Faciliti...
Judge orders Amtrak crash evidence protected
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 10:38amRENO, Nev. - A judge handling the first lawsuit in a deadly Amtrak crash in Nevada issued a protective order Wednesday prohibiting the destruction or disposal of any evidence tied to last week's fi...
City removes Regan Beach playground over safety concerns
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 06/29/2011 - 3:24pmCity officials removed the Regan Beach playground due to safety concerns. The steel jungle gym had been there for more than 20 years, said Parks and Recreation Department director Stan Sherer."B...
Cops, Caltrans prep for Fourth of July
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 06/29/2011 - 9:18amCome this weekend, cops will be out in full force and Caltrans will pull construction crews off the roads to prepare for the influx of visitors.Construction on Echo Summit will halt from July 1 ...
Nevada Assembly passes wedding, anti-graffiti bills
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/30/2011 - 10:53amCARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - State lawmakers threw the book at taggers, defended puppies and kittens less than 8 weeks old, and approved more after-hours weddings during a rare Sunday session.Legislato...
Study: Nevada smoking laws haven't hurt restaurants, bars
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/30/2011 - 10:45amRENO, Nev. - Nevada's smoking laws have not hurt business at restaurants and bars, according to a study by an advocacy group that was released as lawmakers debate a bill that would water down the r...
Geotourists seek out unique experiences
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/29/2011 - 6:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE - Tahoe Trail Bars line the racks at Grassroots Natural Foods store, South Lake Tahoe's only natural food store. Bulk bagged pine nuts chill in a refrigerator. Wafts of fresh gi...
Sex offender re-arrested
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/28/2011 - 10:12amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Police arrested a South Lake Tahoe man for the second time in two weeks Thursday for allegedly violating federal supervision requirements related to a 2007 child pornogra...
Sex offender re-arrested after alleged federal violation
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/27/2011 - 5:46pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Police arrested a South Lake Tahoe man for the second time in two weeks Thursday for allegedly violating federal supervision requirements related to a 2007 child porno...
BREAKING NEWS: Nevada Senate passes TRPA pull out bill
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/27/2011 - 1:58pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Nevada Senate passed a bill that allows the state to pull out of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency if the organization does not meet certain benchmarks by October...
Basin should stay one district, supervisor says
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 6:56pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Lake Tahoe doesn't need another political division, according to El Dorado County Supervisor Norma Santiago.On Thursday, the District 5 supervisor said she supports keepi...
LSD gummy bears part of drug bust
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 6:54pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - LSD laden gummy bears were part of a South Lake El Dorado Narcotics Enforcement Team bust last week that included psilocybin mushrooms and more than 90 pounds of marijuan...
Tahoe City's famed Fanny Bridge due for a makeover
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 5:43pmTAHOE CITY, Calif. - While Fanny Bridge abounds in historical value, its functionality is being called into question as transportation officials say it is rapidly deteriorating into a state of d...
Supreme Court knocks $62 million hole in budget
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 11:29amIn a unanimous decision Thursday, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled the state can't take the $62 million in cash from the Southern Nevada Clean Water Coalition.That money was used to balance the curre...
Small county lobbyist warns of load state dumping on locals
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 10:46amCARSON CITY, Nev. - Lobbyists representing Western Nevada's counties warned Wednesday the state is dumping so many responsibilities on the counties that the state can't expect them to absorb everyt...
Carson officials to take stand on bill to withdraw from TRPA
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 10:35amCARSON CITY, Nev. - Carson City officials are meeting Friday - as are Douglas County leaders - to discuss a newly amended bill calling for the potential withdrawal of Nevada from the Tahoe Regional...
Solution set for high school graduation, construction overlap
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 10:19amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Class of 2011 graduates and Vikings football have struck middle ground. The renovation of South Tahoe High School's stadium was expected to overlap with either graduation...
State cuts cause preschool and childcare closures
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 8:50amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif.- Life for parents of preschoolers, infants and toddlers is about to get tougher, especially for families that receive state funds to pay for child care or preschool. Cuts t...
Utility district approves metered rate
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/24/2011 - 7:08pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Tahoe Public Utility District directors unanimously approved a rate structure for customers with water meters at a special meeting Tuesday.Forty-five percent of met...
Snowfall, cold weather delay start of fire season
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/24/2011 - 7:05pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A winter season that has been reluctant to end should keep the wildfire threat at a welcome low throughout much of the West this summer, according to an annual fire outlo...
Tavern owners push change in no-smoking law for bars
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/24/2011 - 10:29amCARSON CITY, Nev. - Tavern owners Monday asked lawmakers to loosen the voter approved anti-smoking law to permit both food and smoking in their establishments.Lobbyist Sean Higgins said when that l...
Senate panel tones down Lake Tahoe withdrawal bill
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/23/2011 - 4:50pmCARSON CITY, Nev. - A Nevada Senate committee tempered anger toward California and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency on Monday, seeking changes to its bi-state compact instead of immediate with...
Nevada should see less severe fire season
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/23/2011 - 10:12amRENO, Nev. (AP) - It's considered a double-edged sword in the wildfire forecasting business.Above-normal temperatures and drought-like conditions dry out the forests, grasses and shrubs, raising th...
Bill would ease Nevada's indoor smoking ban
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/23/2011 - 9:54amCARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Nevada taverns and bars would be allowed to sell food and still allow smoking under a late-session bill introduced Friday in the state Assembly.AB571 was introduced by the ...
Nevada unemployment rate down to 12.5 percent
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/23/2011 - 9:40amCARSON CITY, Nev. - Nevada's unemployment rate fell again in April - the fourth consecutive month of declines.The seasonally adjusted rate dropped from 13.2 percent to 12.5 percent. The raw, unadju...
South Shore resident realizes dream in graphic novel
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/22/2011 - 8:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Meet South Shore's resident Crypt Keeper, Jared Manninen.The 36-year-old doesn't throw around puns like the ghoulish character from the "Tales from the Crypt" comic bo...
Triathlete and dialysis patient rides AMGEN route despite weather
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/21/2011 - 6:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE - During the snowy first stage of the Amgen Tour of California, there were many riders who protested conditions, fans who expressed skepticism and tour organizers who tried thei...
Skiers and riders get a splash of spring powder
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/21/2011 - 8:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Wes Minton forgot his goggles. On most other spring days his sunglasses would've been enough. But Monday on top of Mt. Tallac the wind was howling and the torrents of ...
I-80 project will narrow stretch of highway near Donner Lake to four lanes until October
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/20/2011 - 5:30pmTRUCKEE, Calif. - An Interstate 80 project extending roughly from the Castle Peak Road exit to Donner Pass Road begins Monday, diverting traffic to the highway's westbound corridor and closing the ...
Woman gets five years probation in Incline stabbing
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/20/2011 - 5:14pmINCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Washoe County District Court Judge Robert Perry has sentenced a woman to probation in connection to the grisly slaying of her husband more than a year ago at Lake Tahoe, cou...
Rate increase approved by utility district
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/19/2011 - 7:21pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A 3 percent increase to sewer rates was approved by the South Tahoe Public Utility Board of Directors Thursday afternoon.The board also took steps towards approving a met...
Change of address leads to sex offender arrest
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/19/2011 - 7:16pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Police arrested a registered sex offender on a felony probation violation this week after he allegedly failed to report a change of address, according to a statement f...
Two climbers rescued after fall at Lover's Leap
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/19/2011 - 7:15pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Two rock climbers were brought to safety Saturday night following an "extremely dangerous" rescue mission at a popular Lake Tahoe area rock formation, according to a stat...
Narcotics team arrests two in heroin bust
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/19/2011 - 7:12pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake El Dorado Narcotics Enforcement Team members arrested two people last week after discovering more than two ounces of heroin at an Al Tahoe neighborhood home.Af...
Racers, organizers had big say in canceling Stage 1
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/18/2011 - 3:48pmSTATELINE, Nev. - Inside the MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa Sunday morning, conversations swirled.Outside, it was the wind and snow that did the same.Riders and organizers seemed up-beat amidst the e...
Snow halts Echo Summit work, next 48 hours will determine opening date
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/18/2011 - 10:01amECHO SUMMIT, Calif.- Storms have dropped nine inches of snow on the construction site on Echo Summit, a far cry from the clear weather crews had hoped for when they started work. But, as of Tues...
Council passes development plan amidst League criticism
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/18/2011 - 9:57amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A document that will shape the face of South Lake Tahoe for the next two decades gained approval this week, but not before being called premature by one Lake Tahoe Basin ...
Amgen snowed out, businesses look at the bright side
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/17/2011 - 7:12pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif.- Expectations of businesses and fans fell with the snowflakes of the weekend's storm, but even after the cancellation of the Amgen Tour of California some contended ther...
Bid to name Lake Tahoe cove after Mark Twain fails
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/16/2011 - 10:40amRENO, Nev. - Mark Twain will have to wait to get recognition in the state where he assumed his pen name nearly 150 years ago.The U.S. Board on Geographic Names has rejected a bid by its Nevada coun...
Stage 2 of Amgen moved from Squaw Valley
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/16/2011 - 6:24amNEVADA CITY, Calif. - Due to uncertain weather and road conditions, race organizers have determined that the best way to ensure a complete course for Stage 2 of the 2011 Amgen Tour of California...
Officials stand by decision to cancel race
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/15/2011 - 8:00pmTRUCKEE, Calif. - Race officials hope Stage 2 of the Amgen Tour of California will proceed as planned after Stage 1 was cancelled Sunday due to harsh weather.Monday's Stage 2 start from Squaw Va...
