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By John Milby / Douglas County Sheriff's Office

On Saturday, Aug. 20, Tahoe author Janet Smith will be at the Costco in Carson City from 11-2pm for a book signing of the new anthology “Permanent Vacation: Twenty Writers on Work and Life in Our National Parks.” The collection, published by Bona Fide Books, features Smith’s piece “Pretty Enough,” a compelling account of coming of age in one of the world’s wonders, Yosemite Valley.

LAKE TAHOE - Climate change and the proliferation of tiny algae likely led to Lake Tahoe's world-renowned clarity dropping nearly four feet last year, according to the annual State of the Lake r...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - An annual gathering of Tahoe's leaders is an opportunity for pivotal transportation concerns to be addressed, according to Carl Hasty, District Manager, Tahoe Transpor...

HOMEWOOD - The 15th annual Lake Tahoe Summit will likely not be the typical glad-hand event featuring congressional delegates and state and local leaders trumpeting their ability to secure millions...

Note to people intent on carrying methamphetamine: Speeding in a Corvette through downtown Carson City probably isn't a good idea.

Two people found that out early this morning when a Carson City Sheriff's deputy stopped them near the intersection of Carson and Washington streets for going 41 mph in a 25 mph zone.

By Mike Wolterbeek

Gamblers had a hot time in June on the Las Vegas Strip, pushing the gaming win for that area up 32 percent over prior year, and helping the state's overall gaming numbers to a 16 percent increase.

But times were not so hot in South Lake Tahoe, as cool weather chased away gamblers and helped cause the win in that area to drop 28.55 percent. North Lake Tahoe also dropped 14 percent.

The Carson Valley area, which encompasses Carson City, fell 5.8 percent.

Besides the Las Vegas Strip, Elko, Laughlin and the Boulder Strip also posted big increases for June.

Here is the Northern Nevada, Northern California, Southern Oregon and the high Sierra fishing report
For the week of August 10-17:

Boat inspectors prevented a vessel with 37 quagga mussels on it from entering Lake Tahoe on Sunday.Inspectors discovered the boat and the mussels at the Spooner boat inspection station at midday Su...

By Kristi Boosman
Boat inspectors at the Spooner Lake inspection station prevented a boat with 37 quagga mussels from entering Lake Tahoe on Aug. 7. The boat had arrived from Lake Mead, a water body known to be infected with aquatic invasive species. This incident was the first evidence of quagga on a boat attempting to enter Lake Tahoe this year, according to officials at the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.

Here's what's hot on local jazz scene this week in celebration of Jazz! Carson City 2011: The Mile High Jazz Band will gather for Hot August Jazz Tuesday, Aug. 9, from 8:00-10:00 p.m. at Comma Courtyard, 312 S. Carson St.

You're invited to join us this Sunday, August 14th from 2:30pm-4:00pm. Carson Tahoe SPCA is hosting a Kitten Shower for the many adorable kittens we have for adoption. Please stop by if you're looking to add a new furry friend to your family. We will also have our Pups Up For Parole dogs that are looking for new homes. These dogs have been living at the Nevada State Prison undergoing obedience training to help them adapt more easily to their new homes.

Carson City Sheriff's deputies arrested Miguel Angel Sous-Andalon, 23, after he allegedly broke into an apartment in the 700 block of Hot Springs Road early Sunday morning and refused to leave.

According to the arrest report, Sous-Andalon was in a "highly intoxicated state" when he broke into the apartment, laid down on the resident's sofa and refused to leave.

A feral kitten, weighing less than a pound, is recovering with the Carson Tahoe SPCA after being rescued with third-degree burns from the yard of a home that burned down on July 24.Susan Paul, p...

If the waters of Lake Tahoe seem a little less choppy from boat wakes, they likely are. While the popularity of paddling sports continues to increase, power boat use is decreasing, both locally ...

Carson District Judge Jim Wilson refused Wednesday to block a bear hunt in the Tahoe Basin, saying opponents failed to show that the Wildlife Commission's regulations setting up the hunt were in...

Carson District Judge Jim Wilson Wednesday refused to block a bear hunt in the Tahoe Basin saying opponents failed to show the wildlife Commission's regulations setting up the hunt were invalid.A g...

Carson District Judge Jim Wilson refused Wednesday to block a bear hunt in the Tahoe Basin, saying opponents failed to show that the Wildlife Commission's regulations setting up the hunt were inval...

Carson District Judge Jim Wilson refused Wednesday to block a bear hunt in the Tahoe Basin, saying opponents failed to show that the Wildlife Commission's regulations setting up the hunt were inval...

Here is the Northern Nevada, Northern California, Southern Oregon and Sierra fishing report for the week of August 3-10

ALMANOR LAKE, CALIF:
Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association (530-365-7500) www.shastacascade.com reports:
Feels like summer now finally. Several days of nice weather have surface temps on the rise, 72.6 degrees, and more sunshine on the way.
The local forecast for the region is good, with temps in the low 90s for the next 6 days, with afternoon breezes picking up.
Yes things are getting back to where they should be.

Here are the recent fish plants by the Nevada Division of Wildlife. For information, call the NDOW headquarters in Reno at (775) 688-1500 during regular business hours.

Identification was pending Tuesday on a body recovered from the cold depths of Lake Tahoe that authorities suspect may be the remains of a man who disappeared 17 years ago.A recreational diver foun...

RENO (AP) - Lake Tahoe's leading conservation organization says it regards environmental violations that took place at the site of its annual fundraiser as "a very serious matter." League to Save L...

A fire burning near the border of Storey and Washoe counties in the Geiger Grade area has swelled to more than 500 acres, according to the latest report from Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center.
The Bain Street Fire is burning on Nevada Division of Forestry land and has not, at the time, burned any structures, the agency says.

A 60-year-old California woman was killed in a crosswalk in the Stateline, Lake Tahoe casino district early Saturday morning, and a 36-year-old man faces felony DUI and possible vehicular manslaughter charges, the Nevada Highway Patrol reports.

Joan Marie Hamrick of Valley Springs, Calif., died from injuries after being hit on Highway 50 in the casino district by a truck at 1:17 a.m. that was driven by David Ray Stephenson, 36, of Discovery Bay, Calif., said Trooper Daniel Lopez. Hamrick was airlifted from Kahle Park to Renown Regional Medical Center where she died Saturday.

With our summer temperatures currently in the 90-100 degree range around Carson City, it is unbearably hot for this poor, sweltering soul.
I am a winter person, not a summer person, and do not like hot weather!
Thank goodness for those of us who live in this part of the United States, we can temporarily escape that miserable summer heat by finding coolness at the higher elevations of our nearby Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Last Wednesday morning (July 20), Elaine and I did just that.

We traveled to Kit Carson Pass on California S.R. 88 with a three-fold purpose in mind:

Here is the Northern Nevada, Northern California, Sierra Nevada, and Southern Oregon fishing report for the week of July 27 through Aug. 2.

Here are the recent fish plants in Western Nevada by the Nevada Division of Wildlife. For information, call NDOW Headquarters in Reno at (775) 688-1500 during regular business hours.

RENO, Nev(AP) - The U.S. Forest Service says it is not required to make sure there's enough black-backed woodpeckers to keep the rare bird from going locally extinct at Lake Tahoe as a result of a ...