A Placerville man was arrested by Placer County sheriff’s detectives Monday night for allegedly communicating with a minor for sexual purposes. Shawn Michael Roediger, 26, was arrested without incident in Placerville after he placed an online ad July 29 seeking a sexual relationship with a “young girl” who would be his “sex pet”, according to […]
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Eusebio Nunez, 49, of Truckee has not been seen since July 25 at 8:30am. The local business owner was last seen leaving his home that Friday. Nunez was seen wearing gray dress pants. He is Hispanic, 6-feet tall, weighing 175 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He was driving a gray 2001 Honda CRV, […]
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Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care is rehabbing a record number of bears this summer –11. The latest bear was brought in Aug. 6 by California Department of Fish and Wildlife. “This one is — they are fairly certain — the third cub of the two that we already received from the Paradise area,” Tom Millham with […]
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Eurasian watermilfoil has been found in the Upper Truckee River near its outlet to Lake Tahoe. The 1- to 2-foot wide by 50 yard infestation was discovered by an Eyes on the Lake volunteer. Eyes on the Lake is a collaborative effort of the Lake Tahoe Invasive Species Program. According to the League to Save Lake […]
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South Lake Tahoe’s Parks and Recreation Commission is hosting an interactive workshop about the future of Regan Beach on Aug. 12 at 5:30 pm at Regan Beach. The commission is asking community members to provide input on future improvements to Regan Beach. For more information, contact Lauren Thomaselli at lthomaselli@cityofslt.us or 530.542.6197.
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The 34th annual Kirkwood 5K/10K Adventure Trail Run is Aug. 30. There are 1 mile and half mile fun runs for kids starting at 9am. The 5K and 10K will start after the fun run. Tahoe Mountain Milers Running Club and Kirkwood Volunteer Fire Department present the races under special use permit from the U.S. […]
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By Kathryn Reed Owners of the Tahoe Keys Marina and the general manager received certified letters this week from the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board putting them on notice that ongoing violations must end. “The purpose of requiring the technical report from them is to get information from them relating to when the violations […]
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By Joseph Bochner With San Francisco, Los Angeles, Nevada, Yolo and Orange counties having implemented Laura’s Law (“LL”) — the newest of this state’s compulsory psychiatric treatment regimes — Placer County is set to become the sixth California jurisdiction to start court-ordered drugging of mental health patients. Promising to make our lives safer, cheaper and […]
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• Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe is hosting the Art of the Cocktail on Sept. 5 from 4-5pm. Participants will journey back to pre-Prohibition days when cocktails were the highlight and beer, wine and other beverages were not in fashion. This is part of the Autumn Food and Wine Festival. Tickets are $40. • The Labor Day […]
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Bob Sweatt of South Lake Tahoe is going to the Sept. 9 San Francisco Giants game thanks to Lake Tahoe News. The game is just two days after we celebrate our five-year anniversary. The tickets are a gift from us to one of our supporters. Sweatt has been a subscriber to Lake Tahoe News for […]
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