SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Environmental improvement remains a priority for basin-wide agencies.
The Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory Committee recently revealed the 21 capital projects and science themes available for funding to help restore the Lake Tahoe Basin ecosystem, using grant money from the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act.
SNPLMA is a federal program which allows the United States Bureau of Land Management to sell off parcels of federally owned land in Clark County near the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The revenue generated from these real estate transactions funds projects which help enhance ecological systems in the Lake Tahoe Basin, under the purview of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act, a piece of federal legislation passed in 2000.
"Over the past few years, SNPLMA has been the single most important funding source for environmental projects in Lake Tahoe Basin," said Rex Norman, public affairs officer with the U.S. Forest Service. "It
The wives of Ponzi schemers aren't always innocent
Victoria Meisner's story is a cautionary tale to spouses: The South Florida housewife has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison in connection with her husband's $37-million scam.
Once, they could be found on the arms of their charming, wealthy husbands, leading lives of privilege and glamour. Now those days are gone, replaced by lawyers' questions and the scorn of former friends.
Once, they could be found on the arms of their charming, wealthy husbands, leading lives of privilege and glamour. Now those days are gone, replaced by lawyers' questions and the scorn of former friends.
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Perfect Time to Start Your Business? Some Say Yes!
The Nevada Center of Entrepreneurship and Technology is holding a nearly week long series to celebrate small business.
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Trash Problem Worsens Across Truckee Meadows
Littering and illegal dumping is on the increase here. There's a theory as to why, and some new solutions offered by one group.
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2010 Census Involvement Crucial to Government Funding
We all know the significance of April 15th? It's Tax Day. This year April First is just as significant because it"s Census Day.
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Forest Service Wants Input on New Trees at Angora Burn Area
The U.S. Forest Service wants your input on a plan to plant new trees in the Angora Fire burn zone at Lake Tahoe.
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'Crop Mob' volunteers help small farms in North Carolina
In the age of industrial agriculture, the group's mission is small-scale sustainability in the fields.
"Hey! Crop Mob! Over here!"
"Hey! Crop Mob! Over here!"
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Reno Bighorns Lose to Bakersfield Tuesday Night
A dominant Bakersfield fourth quarter and struggles at the free-throw line for Reno pushed the Jam to a 118-112 victory over the Bighorns Tuesday.
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Starting a Small Business in a Troubled Economy
Are you thinking about starting a small business? You might be surprised to learn that now is the best time.
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Confusion Over New Licenses Creates Longer DMV Lines
Officials with Nevada's Department of Motor Vehicles say they're seeing a lot of people in line that don't need to be there.
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Same-sex wedding bells toll around Washington, D.C.
Mayor Adrian M. Fenty attends the ceremonies for three of the first gay couples to legally marry in the district.
As a cellist and soloist performed Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are," Darlene Garner and Candy Holmes walked down the aisle Tuesday morning and became among the first gay couples to legally marry in the District of Columbia.
As a cellist and soloist performed Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are," Darlene Garner and Candy Holmes walked down the aisle Tuesday morning and became among the first gay couples to legally marry in the District of Columbia.
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Feds take over search for Fedora Bandit
KINGS BEACH - An FBI agent said surveillance video still images showing a man robbing the Bank of the West on Monday in Kings Beach resemble those of recent robberies in South Lake Tahoe and Grass Valley.
Special Agent Steve Dupre of the Sacramento FBI branch confirmed Tuesday afternoon the FBI had taken over the case, although he did not reveal additional details about the incident or the man, initially described by local authorities as a 6-foot, 2-inch white male and donning a fake beard during the robbery.
According to images submitted Tuesday afternoon to the Sierra Sun by Dupre on Monday's incident, the man also was wearing a fedora-type hat and resembled the man who robbed Bank of the West on Taylorville Road in Grass Valley on Dec. 22 and the South Lake Tahoe branch on Feb. 18.
Dupre said they are they are "similar" photos and relate to each other.
Monday's incident
A spokeswoman in the Placer County Sheriff's Office Tahoe division confirmed at about 3:
Special Agent Steve Dupre of the Sacramento FBI branch confirmed Tuesday afternoon the FBI had taken over the case, although he did not reveal additional details about the incident or the man, initially described by local authorities as a 6-foot, 2-inch white male and donning a fake beard during the robbery.
According to images submitted Tuesday afternoon to the Sierra Sun by Dupre on Monday's incident, the man also was wearing a fedora-type hat and resembled the man who robbed Bank of the West on Taylorville Road in Grass Valley on Dec. 22 and the South Lake Tahoe branch on Feb. 18.
Dupre said they are they are "similar" photos and relate to each other.
Monday's incident
A spokeswoman in the Placer County Sheriff's Office Tahoe division confirmed at about 3:
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Israel Warns Iran That 'Bad Options' are Nearing
The two "bad options" for Iran — letting the country develop nuclear weapons or using force to destroy its nuclear capabilities — are closer than they were a year ago, Israel's U.N. ambassador warned Tuesday.
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Man Stabbed With Meat Thermometer in Movie Theater
Authorities say a man was stabbed in the neck with a meat thermometer after asking a woman to silence her cell phone during a screening of the film "Shutter Island" at a Southern California movie theater.
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Chief justice unsettled by Obama's public criticism of Supreme Court
John G. Roberts Jr. tells law students that the president's rebuke of a ruling on corporation campaign funding and the subsequent cheering at the State of the Union address were 'very troubling.'
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. told law students Tuesday that he found it "very troubling" to be surrounded by loudly cheering critics at President Obama's State of the Union address, saying it was reason enough for the justices not to attend the annual speech to Congress.
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. told law students Tuesday that he found it "very troubling" to be surrounded by loudly cheering critics at President Obama's State of the Union address, saying it was reason enough for the justices not to attend the annual speech to Congress.
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Ex-Congressman Massa tells Glenn Beck he didn't grope employee
The New York Democrat, who resigned his House seat Monday amid a sexual harassment investigation, disappoints the Fox News host by declining to further blame his party's leaders.
A day after resigning his seat in the face of a House ethics investigation, former U.S. Rep. Eric Massa took to the airwaves Tuesday to deny that he had ever touched a male office staffer in a sexual manner.
A day after resigning his seat in the face of a House ethics investigation, former U.S. Rep. Eric Massa took to the airwaves Tuesday to deny that he had ever touched a male office staffer in a sexual manner.
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Truckee/Tahoe EL parent, school district officials discuss CA education board vote
TRUCKEE/TAHOE, Calif. - The school district this week could learn whether a complaint alleging a lack of communication over the past two years with English Learner parents will hold up more than $1 million in state funding.
The California State Board of Education meets Wednesday and Thursday in Sacramento, and among its action items on day one is to approve 2009-10 consolidated applications for state funding.
The Tahoe Truckee Unified School District's application is in limbo, however, pending a ruling from the state board regarding the "uniform complaint" Truckee parents of English Learner students filed with the California Department of Education.
Superintendent Steve Jennings said he feels confident because the department's recommendation to the board is to approve the district's application.
"We've been meeting with the complainants and we've put together a letter that we're going to present to the state board on what
The California State Board of Education meets Wednesday and Thursday in Sacramento, and among its action items on day one is to approve 2009-10 consolidated applications for state funding.
The Tahoe Truckee Unified School District's application is in limbo, however, pending a ruling from the state board regarding the "uniform complaint" Truckee parents of English Learner students filed with the California Department of Education.
Superintendent Steve Jennings said he feels confident because the department's recommendation to the board is to approve the district's application.
"We've been meeting with the complainants and we've put together a letter that we're going to present to the state board on what
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Florida Girl, 7, in Critical Condition After Dog Attack
Officer Jason Gagnon says an officer responding to the scene saw two dogs attacking the child.
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Calif. Police Fatally Shoot Man Who Allegedly Shot Wife
Police near Los Angeles say officers have fatally shot a man who chased his estranged wife down the street and fired a gun at her multiple times, riddling her with bullets.
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Second New Orleans Officer Charged in Katrina Shooting
A second ex-New Orleans officer charged in an alleged conspiracy to cover up a deadly police shooting of unarmed residents after Hurricane Katrina is expected to plead guilty, a person familiar with the case said Tuesday.
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