A South Lake Tahoe man was arrested this week after allegedly starting several fires and robbing someone in his family. Eric Almdale, 43, was arrested on charges of arson of an inhabited dwelling and robbery. Police arrested Almdale after he was allegedly using a knife to tear up the waiting room at Barton Memorial Hospital. […]
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By Mountain Democrat On July 9 staff from the Central Valley Regional Water Control Board were at Wright’s Lake collecting water samples after an unusual algal bloom that was reported at the lake. The algal bloom was suspected of being benthic cyanobacteria, a blue-green algae that produces a toxin that can be deadly to humans […]
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By Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times The California Supreme Court decided unanimously Wednesday to remove from the November ballot a measure aimed at dividing California into three states. The decision was a defeat for Tim Draper, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist considered an eccentric entrepreneur who spent $1.2 million on the measure. Four years […]
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Phish started its summer concert tour in Stateline on July 17 by leaving a foul smell next door in California. The South Lake Tahoe Police Department sent out this tweet the next day, “@phish Please help spread the word to your following to help protect our National Treasure and respect our residents/visitors. We will be […]
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Nevada Department of Transportation crews on July 17 completed the installation of pedestrian safety improvements on Highway 50 in Zephyr Cove. Previously, there was one constantly-flashing pedestrian crossing light at the intersection of Highway 50 and Lake Shore Boulevard. NDOT has enhanced the pedestrian crossing with the following pedestrian safety improvements: The previous signal was […]
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By Kathryn Reed It’s official – the voters of South Lake Tahoe will decide in November the future of vacation home rentals outside the tourist core area. Per the city staff report on July 17, “The initiative would ban VHR rentals in residential zones following a three-year amortization period, with exception of qualified VHR rentals […]
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By Emily Cadei, Sacramento Bee Democratic challenger Jessica Morse outraised Republican Rep. Tom McClintock by a more than three-to-one margin as the two geared up for a general election clash in the 4th District congressional race. McClintock, however, started July with slightly more money in the bank. The five-term incumbent raised $112,000 in the six-week […]
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Update 7:38pm: By Jordan Cutler-Tietjen, Sacramento Bee Two victims have died and another was transported to a hospital after a small private plane crashed in a meadow south of Truckee, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office tweeted. Pilot Kenneth Whitall-Scherfee, 60, of Carmichael was identified as one of the dead by the sheriff’s office Tuesday […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – While the word “bankruptcy” has not been floated publicly among the Tahoe Transportation District staff and board, the bus system it runs on the South Shore is sputtering to stay solvent. Interestingly, Carl Hasty, who manages the bi-state transit agency, mentioned at the July 13 meeting that it was eight […]
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By Kyle Dickman, Outside Fire has always been a part of the landscape. The mistake we made was trying to stop it—something Florida never did. Joe O’Brien, a research ecologist with the U.S. Forest Service, tucks his helmet into his chest, steals a breath of clean air, and steps closer to the fire now engulfing […]
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