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Family turns to faith after brain cancer diagnosis
Daniel Grimes was on his way to work from his home in Topaz Ranch Estates earlier this month, when his right arm went numb. The 57-year-old drove himself to Carson Valley Medical Center, was...
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Dana Pardee: On the path to a new identity
When Dana Pardee looks at his 2007 high school graduation picture, he sees a beautiful young woman smiling back at him."A-w-w," he says. "She's pretty, but she's not me. She's just a shell of the...
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Racing: Slick Racing wins Lucas Oil event in San Diego
Slick Racing, a Douglas County based drag boat race team, competed and won the Pro Eliminator Class recently in the Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing Series' national event, the Bayfair Fall Classic in...
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California bans hound hunting of bears, bobcats
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill on Wednesday banning the use of dogs to hunt bears and bobcats, a move that some Tahoe residents proclaim as a major step forward to make hunting more humane....
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Skiing: Douglas grad aiming for 2014 Olympics
Nearly 500 days remain until the 2014 Winter Olympics kick off in Sochi, Russia.The distance between now and then, though, seems even greater to 2006 Douglas High graduate Nick Cohee.Cohee's aim is to...
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Minden company sets foundation for life enhancement
Will Block has the eccentric air of a seer. Sitting in his second-story corner office, with a hazy, distant view of the mountains, his blue eyes dance electric when talking about the future. His wispy...
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Chukar season starts Saturday
"Chukar hunters are walking proof that duck hunters are smarter," says the bumper sticker.Nevada's chukar hunters talk about how challenging the hunt actually is. Hunters climb up steep mountains with...
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Taylor Creek chipmunk tests positive for plague
Public health officials are warning that a chipmunk at Taylor Creek Visitor Center tested positive for the bacteria that causes plague.Fall visitors to area picnic spots and campgrounds and area...
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Pau-Wa-Lu ninth-grader bags buck first time out
Alex Dolan's first deer hunt in the Nevada wilderness became the kind of experience seasoned hunters dream about.The 14-year-old Pau-Wa-Lu Middle School ninth-grader downed a four-point-by-four-point...
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Barton, Carson-Tahoe not affected by contaminated steroid shots
Both Barton Health and Carson Tahoe Regional Medical centers have issued statements that they do not purchase drugs from the New England Compounding Center, the company accused of selling contaminated...
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Work on Daggett Summit trail project nears completion
Just as construction on Highway 50 winds down for the season, the Tahoe Rim Trail Association also prepares to put the finishing touches on its own road project of sorts. It's taken more than 10 years...
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Rodeo: Denny heading to New Zealand
Wyatt Denny has had no shortage of success on the Nevada State High School Rodeo circuit over the past several years.He's also performed well on broader stages, including the national high school...
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Rodeo: Douglas County rodeo club opens season
The Douglas County Rodeo Club recently opened its fall season and came away with a strong showing at Spanish Springs in October.Wyatt Denny took first in the all-around, cutting and in bareback on...
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Resorts to open as snow falls
Following a late start to the 2011-12 ski season, early snowfall at the start of this winter has Lake Tahoe area ski resorts ready to open well ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.As of late Friday...
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Slick Racing wins World Finals
Slick Racing, a Douglas County based drag boat race team, competed in the Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing Series World Finals last weekend at Firebird International Raceway in Phoenix and clinched the 2012...
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Avalanche claims second life at Donner
Two people were killed and two injured in avalanches across the central Sierra.Search teams at Donner Ski Ranch in eastern Nevada County have recovered a man's body after a Monday morning avalanche,...
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Fishing: Open season at Topaz Lake
The fishing season started in earnest New Year's Day at Topaz Lake, with an estimated 1,000 anglers flocking to the shores to test the waters.Opening day also marked the start of the annual Topaz...
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Valley firefighters training for stair climb
It's seems a bit like a cruel joke - training for a race up the stairs of a 69-floor building in a community where the tallest structures for miles around are grain silos.But a group of East Fork Fire...
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State rejects petition to ban use of dogs in bear hunting
The Nevada Wildlife Commission on Friday rejected a petition to ban the use of dogs for hunting bears.Commissioners, meeting in Las Vegas, voted against accepting a petition filed by six conservation...
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State adds late season white goose hunt
For the first time Nevada waterfowl hunters can take advantage of a newly added late season white goose hunt, this hunt includes snow goose and Ross's goose. The season begins Sunday and runs through...
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