By Jennifer Montgomery On July 15, I was incredibly proud to represent the county of Placer and to represent the greater North Lake Tahoe area at the media tour of the New Community House (CoHo). CoHo will house the North Tahoe Family Resource Center, Project Mana, the Tahoe Safe Alliance, Placer County HHS employees and […]
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High bacteria levels at a creek in Kings Beach resulted in a health advisory being issued this week by Placer County Environmental Health. Griff Creek is near highways 267 and 28. The advisory includes the creek near the highway road culvert and bridge where the creek widens and ponds. Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board […]
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The Lake Tahoe premiere of “Last Weekend” will be a free showing Aug. 9 at 8pm in Tahoe City. Writer and co-director Tom Dolby will be in attendance.People are encouraged to bring chairs and blankets to Tahoe City Golf Course starting at 7pm. Food and drink will be sold at the event. The movie is […]
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By David Crary, AP NEW YORK — Experimentation with human growth hormones by America’s teens more than doubled in the past year, as more young people looked to drugs to boost their athletic performance and improve their looks, according to a new, large-scale national survey. In a confidential 2013 survey of 3,705 high school students, […]
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This footage of the July 23, 2014, Deerfield Lodge fire in South Lake Tahoe was supplied to Lake Tahoe News by Denis Bellocq of New York who was staying at the Black Bear Inn.
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• The American Century Championship set a one-day attendance record of more than 13,000 on Saturday. • Lake Tahoe Community College Foundation’s Distinguished Alumni Award winner for 2014 is Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District Chief Ben Sharit. • “Good Morning America” asked viewers to share their favorite places in the U.S.; Lake Tahoe made the […]
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Eight airmen from the Nevada Air National Guard joined 160 people from seven nations July 21 to provide humanitarian assistance to the citizens of Tonga as part of Operation Pacific Angel-Tonga. The mission will continue until July 26. Tonga is Nevada National Guard’s partner in the National Guard’s State Partnership Program, the Department of Defense […]
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Washoe County Sheriff’s Office lost another boat at Lake Tahoe. The search and rescue vessel that sank at Incline Village overnight is the second boat to have done so. The other sank in May. “The command staff is talking over what the options and availability are for the lake at this point,” Bob Harmon, spokesman […]
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South Lake Tahoe’s streets will vibrate with the sound of muffled rumbles of rebuilt engines when Hot August Nights rolls into town July 25-26. More than 400 classic cars will be on display at Heavenly Village and Ski Run Boulevard. There will be celebrity show-n-shines with awards, vendors and free entertainment. Live music is scheduled […]
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Truckee will celebrate the opening of the Legacy Trail to Glenshire with a community bike ride on Aug. 8 at 4pm. People may park their vehicles at the Regional Park at 3pm and then take a shuttle to the event. Youths 12 and younger will receive a prize if their bike is decorated. At 2pm […]
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