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Three sought in South Lake Tahoe motel robbery
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 03/31/2013 - 10:59amSouth Lake Tahoe police are investigating an armed robbery at the Pinewood Lodge that happened late Saturday night.
Three are being sought by police after a woman and two men wearing ski masks robbed the motel at gunpoint, said South Lake Tahoe Police Sgt. Shannon Laney. It happened at about 11:30 p.m. The suspects, described as a black female and two black males, were armed with a black semi-automatic handgun and a hunting knife. The trio escaped in a Cadillac.
The following is a news release from Sgt. Laney of the South Lake Tahoe Police Department:
Applications being taken for El Dorado County Grand Jury
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 03/12/2013 - 11:38amThe annual opportunity for citizens to take part in the 2013-2014 El Dorado County Grand Jury by submitting their names for possible nomination has arrived.
The Grand Jury is an excellent vehicle for committed men and women to keep government close to and responsible to all of our County’s citizens. Applicants must be Untied States citizens, at least 18 years of age, have resided in the County for at least one year at the time of the swearing-in date, and cannot hold an elected office.
Public invited to attend ceremony and ‘social’ honoring Vietnam Veterans Day
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/08/2013 - 11:50am
Event Date:
March 30, 2013 - 5:00pm The Carson City Chapter 388 of the Vietnam Veterans of America will mark Vietnam Veterans Day in a short ceremony and social gathering on Saturday, March 30, 2013.
The short ceremony will be held at the Vietnam Memorial, located in Mills Park in Carson City, NV in the southeast corner of the park at 5 PM. (The park may be accessed from either Saliman Road across from Carson High School).
After the ceremony, a “Welcome Home” social will be held at the High Sierra Brewery Company, located at 302 North Carson Street at 5:30 PM. No Host Bar, free appetizers, and good cheer.
American men 1-2 in halfpipe at freestyle worlds
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/07/2013 - 7:06pmOSLO, Norway - David Wise of Reno, Nev., has won his first halfpipe title at the world freestyle skiing championships.Wise earned 96.2 points on Tuesday from his first run, leading a 1-2 America...
Pay attention to the men behind Purple Curtain
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/21/2013 - 6:00amTahoe City's Purple Curtain is steeped in legacy. A true homegrown Tahoe band, its three members share more than 50 years of experience playing music around the lake. Guitarist and singer Matt A...
Sen. Harry Reid addresses 2013 Nevada Legislature (full text)
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/20/2013 - 8:30pm
Nevada son and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid addressed a joint session of the Nevada State Legislature today in Carson City. Here is the text of his speech:
Swatch Freeride World Tour by the North Face lands Feb. 27 at Kirkwood
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 02/19/2013 - 3:27pmThe fourth global big mountain stop of the Swatch Freeride World Tour by The North Face 2013 arrives near Lake Tahoe at Kirkwood Mountain Resort Feb. 27.
The competition can be viewed from anywhere in the world via live webcast available the day of competition on www.freerideworldtour.com. The first possible day of competition is scheduled for Feb. 27 with a weather window extending to March 3, according to a news release.
Trio arrested after taking cemetery spin
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/07/2013 - 6:26pmThree South Lake Tahoe men were arrested on separate allegations after reportedly taking a joyride in Happy Homestead Cemetery and nearly hitting a groundskeeper Monday afternoon.Greg Barnhart, 26,...
Polian adds fresh faces to Wolf Pack
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/06/2013 - 6:00amBrian Polian has high hopes for his first Nevada Wolf Pack football recruiting class."We're bringing together a dynamic group of young men," the rookie head coach said recently. "I can't wait to ta...
Text of Gov. Jerry Brown's 2013 State of the State Address
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/24/2013 - 11:17am
California Gov. Jerry Brown today delivered the 2013 State of the State Address. Here's the prepared text:
Lake Tahoe publisher launches feminist collection on 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 01/20/2013 - 11:59amSouth Lake Tahoe publishing house Bona Fide Books will release “Get Out of My Crotch! Twenty-One Writers Respond to America’s War on Women’s Rights and Reproductive Health,” by its new imprint Cherry Bomb Books Jan. 22, the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
Text of Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval's State of the State address
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 01/16/2013 - 7:20pmAs Prepared for Delivery Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013:
Madam Speaker, Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Legislature, Honorable Justices of the Supreme Court, Constitutional Officers, Senator Heller, honored guests ...
Guest column: Politics make good fodder for a movie
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/12/2013 - 6:00am"The Fiscal Cliff," a movie coming to your home in 2013, is one every American needs to see.The movie opens with an intense scene depicting the men and women of the United States federal government...
New Prostate Cancer Immunotherapy now available, close to home at Sierra Nevada Cancer Center
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/01/2013 - 10:18pmSeventy-two-year-old L. Brown of northern Nevada first learned he had prostate cancer back in 1995. “I tell people who are diagnosed, there is no need to panic, although I certainly did, at least 52 times or more,” he said laughing. “I’ve learned this is something you can control and live with because it is manageable. “
Alpine Meadows ski patroller caught in slide dies
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/25/2012 - 4:06pmTAHOE/TRUCKEE - Two local men died from injuries suffered in avalanches that occurred Monday at two Tahoe-area ski resorts, a day after a major storm system dumped more than 4 feet of heavy snow th...
Alpine Meadows ski patroller caught in slide dies
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/25/2012 - 4:06pmTAHOE/TRUCKEE - Two local men died from injuries suffered in avalanches that occurred Monday at two Tahoe-area ski resorts, a day after a major storm system dumped more than 4 feet of heavy snow th...
Nevada Governor Sandoval Asks For Assessment Of School Security
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 1:30pm
CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval today said he wants an assessment of how Nevada’s public schools are doing in regards to security following the horrific shooting deaths a week ago at a Connecticut elementary school.
Sandoval made the request as chairman of the state Homeland Security Commission, which met today by teleconference. A presentation will be prepared for the next meeting of the commission.
Travel "Around the World in 80 Days" with LTCC Theatre
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/18/2012 - 9:58am
Event Date:
January 8, 2013 - 7:00pm Stampeding elephants! Raging typhoons! Runaway trains! Unabashedly slapstick – it’s Monty Python meets the Three Stooges! Lake Tahoe Community College Theatre Department is staging this classic adventure this winter.
Location
Lake Tahoe Community College Duke Theatre
One College Drive
South Lake Tahoe
United States
30° 8' 16.9404" N, 81° 46' 25.6368" W
See map: Google Maps
Rice withdrawal sparks gender concerns on Cabinet
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 2:36pmWASHINGTON - The top contenders for the "big three" jobs in President Barack Obama's second-term Cabinet are all white men, rekindling concerns about diversity in his inner circle.Now that Susan Ri...
Supervisors Offer Support for Naming Lake Tahoe Peak for Fallen Warriors
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/13/2012 - 10:58amThe Placer County Supervisors this week gave their support to efforts to name an unnamed peak in Eastern Placer County in honor of three Tahoe-area servicemen who were killed in action in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The peak, located in the Lake Tahoe Basin on United States Forest Service land in Placer County, will be called Gold Star Peak.
The three fallen men include two soldiers and one Marine:
PFC Phillip Brandon Williams, USMC, 21, died October 9, 2006 in Iraq;
Sergeant Timothy M. Smith, USA, 25, died April 7, 2008 in Iraq; and
Study finds nature nurtures creativity when unplugged in the backcountry
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 12/12/2012 - 4:05pm
Backpackers scored 50 percent better on a creativity test after spending four days in nature disconnected from electronic devices, according to a study by psychologists from the University of Utah and University of Kansas.
The Doctors: Four hopeful, helpful tips to fight against prostate cancer
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/11/2012 - 1:32pm\About one man in six will develop prostate cancer during his lifetime. It's the second leading cancer killer among men, and this year alone, more than 28,000 will die from it. Those aren't the mos...
Lindsey Vonn wins again at Lake Louise
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/01/2012 - 6:00amLAKE LOUISE, Alberta - Lindsey Vonn won the season-opening downhill Friday for her 12th career World Cup victory at Lake Louise, renewing her desire to race against the men at the Canadian resor...
Two deny drug trafficking charges
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/28/2012 - 11:27amTwo Santa Cruz men facing life in prison denied cocaine trafficking charges on Monday.Joseph V. Perez, 26, and Oscar Madriz, 25, entered not-guilty pleas to charges of trafficking and sales of c...
Alleged poachers arrested with bloody carcass in an SUV
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 12:30pmTwo Sacramento men were arrested Nov. 18 after they reportedly shot and stabbed a deer and drove through Shingle Springs as blood dripped from the back of their SUV.Like the scene in the 1990 mobst...
Deputies seek two suspects in Stateline robbery
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/19/2012 - 12:55pmThe Douglas County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help in identifying two men who beat and robbed an unarmed man outside a Stateline casino earlier this month.About 9:45 p.m. Nov. 10, the...
South Lake Tahoe Police warn of car repair scam
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 11/18/2012 - 5:03pmThe South Lake Tahoe Police Department is warning people, especially senior citizens about a car repair scam.
Two men approached an 89-year-old in the Safeway store parking lot on Johnson Boulevard and offered to fix a dent in the senior citizen's car for $80 in cash plus an additional $20 for more work later.
Douglas County authorities seek witness to Stateline assault
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 11/16/2012 - 10:51pmDouglas County authorities are asking the public for help in identifying two men responsible for beating and robbing an unarmed man outside a South Shore Lake Tahoe casino Nov. 10 at around 9:45 p.m.
The two suspects were seen on video surveillance assaulting and robbing the victim outside the casino. The men, described as caucasian or light-skinned Hispanics ages 18 to 25, jumped and battered the victim, punching and kicking him repeatedly after he fell to the ground.
FIS rejects Vonn's request to race against men
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/05/2012 - 12:53pmLindsey Vonn's request to compete in a men's World Cup downhill race has been rejected by the International Ski Federation.The FIS council met Saturday in Oberhofen, Switzerland, and "confirmed tha...
Opinion: If Romney wins
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/03/2012 - 6:00amPlaywright George Bernard Shaw warned us, "Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power." It's a forecast of coming attractions should Mitt Romney...
FIS set to discuss Vonn's wish to race against men
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/29/2012 - 4:08pmSOELDEN, Austria (AP) - The International Ski Federation will discuss Lindsey Vonn's wish to compete in a men's World Cup downhill race during a Nov. 3-4 meeting in Switzerland.FIS communications m...
FIS set to discuss Vonn's wish to race against men
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/29/2012 - 4:08pmSOELDEN, Austria (AP) - The International Ski Federation will discuss Lindsey Vonn's wish to compete in a men's World Cup downhill race during a Nov. 3-4 meeting in Switzerland.FIS communications m...
Health and Fitness: Is it wise to wear a back belt?
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/20/2012 - 6:00amWhy do people use weightlifting belts? A study out of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., had 352 healthy strength-training members (189 men, 156 women, 7 gender not indicated) aged 20-72 years co...
Alpine County authorities raid marijuana operation inside Markleeville barn
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 10/15/2012 - 7:33pmThree Markleeville men face multiple felony drug charges after Alpine County authorities found a sophisticated marijuana grow operation inside two levels of a Spring Canyon Drive barn. A search warrant issued on Oct. 13 netted 312 plants, assorted grow lights and drug use paraphernalia, according to Alpine County Undersheriff Robert Levy.
Marijuana grow house found in Markleeville, 3 men arrested
Submitted by admin on Mon, 10/15/2012 - 5:46pmAlpine County seizes indoor marijuana grow
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/15/2012 - 3:53pmThree Markleeville men were arrested on Saturday afternoon after Alpine County Sheriff's deputies served a search warrant on an indoor marijuana grow at 53 Spring Canyon Drive. Markleeville resi...
A tribute to the 34 people killed in U.S. avalanches in 2012
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 10/10/2012 - 11:24amThe day before their last day, Johnny Brenan, Chris Rudolph and Jim Jack all went skiing at Stevens Pass, Wash. It was Feb. 18, one of many stormy powder days during a high-snowfall year in the Northwest. More than 12 inches of new snow had fallen overnight. Around 4 p.m., Jim, the head judge of the Freeskiing World Tour, showed up at Stevens' Foggy Goggle bar with a smile so big, you couldn't help but smile back at him.
US team yet to discuss Vonn's request to race men
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/08/2012 - 10:50amGENEVA (AP) - Lindsey Vonn wants to challenge the men's downhill skiers in a World Cup race next month, though her wish still needs the support of the United States team and Alpine skiing's governi...
Cops: 2 men cooking drugs cause explosion in S. Tahoe
Submitted by admin on Wed, 10/03/2012 - 4:25pmLTCC auditions for Agatha Christie's 'The Mouse Trap' on Sunday, Tuesday
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 09/15/2012 - 7:03amEvent Date:
September 16, 2012 - 7:00pm
The Lake Tahoe Community College Theatre Arts Department celebrates the 60th anniversary of the longest-running show of any play in history with Agatha Christie's "The Mouse Trap." Auditions are on Sunday Sept. 16, Tuesday, September 18 at 7 p.m. in the Duke Theatre. Casting 8 men and women of various ages.
2 El Dorado County men face manslaughter charges in teen’s death
Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/11/2012 - 12:45pmOpinion: The con men of August
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/01/2012 - 6:00amDuring this week's much-anticipated charade called the Republican National Convention, a parade of speakers - everyone from New Jersey's bully Gov. Chris Christie to presidential and vice president...
Men of Worth deliver Scottish folk songs
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/30/2012 - 10:04amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - In 1986, Scotsman Donnie Macdonald and Irishman James Keigher came together to perform Irish and Scottish folk music, combining traditional and contemporary styles. Th...
Saunders: Todd Akin: when dumb talk is inevitable
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/22/2012 - 6:00amThere are two sides within the anti-abortion movement. On one side stand men and women who care deeply about human life and fear that abortion devalues society by creating a caste of disposable peo...
