Wounded Warriors catch their limit at Lake Tahoe
TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. — Jake Ferguson, who served as a specialist with the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division from 1992 to 1996, survived the worst peacetime loss of life in the Division since World War II: the Green Ramp Disaster at Pope Air Force B …
Read More »‘We hope it saves lives’ | Mock wreck shows dangers of drunken driving
TRUCKEE, Calif. — Truckee High School senior Gustavo Cabrera played dead Wednesday morning, lying faced-down on the green crumpled hood of a Subaru Legacy after being involved in a mock head-on collision on the school’s premises early that morning. …
Read More »Champion aerobatic pilot to wow crowds at Truckee air fair
It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s Superman. Wait — it’s Superwoman. On July 6 at the Truckee Tahoe Airport, the community can look up and watch a woman fly her shiny blue, black and silver Edge 540, and do barrel rolls around Superman — or, rather, her …
Read More »Former IVGID trustees face Nevada ethics charges
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — The Nevada Commission on Ethics will hold a hearing to determine if a pair of former district trustees violated state law by allegedly failing to disclose conflicts of interest and accepting improper gifts regarding votes they …
Read More »Memorial Day celebration set for Saturday at Tahoe Biltmore
Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, was officially proclaimed on May 5, 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic. It was first observed on May 30 1868, when the graves of Union and Confederate soldi …
Read More »Donner Memorial museum slated for early 2014 opening
TRUCKEE, Calif. — The keys to a newly constructed Donner Memorial State Park visitor center are days away from being turned over to California State Parks, but more work is needed before the building and its new museum will open to the public. “Now, …
Read More »Sierra Nevada College honors largest-ever graduating class
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — On a glorious Tahoe spring Saturday, Sierra Nevada College held its 43rd Annual Commencement, fittingly outdoors under trees and sunshine. Graduating students received diplomas in front of about 600 friends and family members. …
Read More »Bear killed at Tahoe after entering home of 92-year-old woman
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — Wildlife wardens killed a 3-year-old male black bear overnight at Lake Tahoe after it entered the home of a 92-year-old woman who left her garage door open, an official confirmed Friday. Shortly before midnight Thursday, depu …
Read More »Suspect in fatal Tahoe crosswalk accident pleads guilty to felony charges
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — A Northern California man could face up to 6 years in prison for his role in a fatal pedestrian crosswalk incident on New Year’s Eve weekend 2011 on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe. On Monday, Christopher Torii Smith of Grass V …
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