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Mercury Rising

In a series of articles, the Los Angeles Times explores the most literal result of global warming: extreme heat.

Image caption: A community group called the Friends of Ski Run has broken ground on the future park.

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Supporting Ski Run Park

Tahoe Quarterly reports on South Lake Tahoe residents’ efforts to create a new community park.

Image caption: The schoolhouse was the biggest building in Allensworth, the town founded by Col. Allen Allensworth, which is now a state park.

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Civil Rights, Historical Wrongs

Sacramento-based news outlet talks to Jonathan Burgess and L. Dee Slade, both testifying before the Reparations Task Force.

Image caption: Guglielmo Marconi, the inventor of wireless radio—an old-school form of signal boosting.

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Deep Dive into California’s Big Blue

In a comprehensive six-part series, resident Tahoe Weekly historian Mark McLaughlin explores ‘Who Owns the Water in Lake Tahoe & Truckee River?’

Image caption: Tahoe Institute of Natural Sciences has taught thousands of people about the region’s natural ecosystems.

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The Science of Beauty

Tahoe Weekly writes about the region’s go-to source for esoteric natural history information.

Image caption: Northern pintails and many other species of waterfowl depend on marshland in the Klamath Basin during migration.

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Dying for Fresh Water

This year, an estimated 60,000 birds have been poisoned by botulism in one of the oldest waterfowl conservation reserves in the state.

Image caption: Matt Werner’s “Burning Man: The Musical” lampoons how moneyed visitors eschewed the festival’s original grassroots ethos.

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The Playa’s the Thing

Palo Alto Weekly interviews Matt Werner, whose play ‘Burning Man: The Musical’ is available on Broadway On Demand and Streaming Musicals.

Image caption: Truckee's 'Moonshine Ink' newspaper offers a unique package of fire coverage.

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Moonshine Ink Covers Ongoing Fires From Multiple Angles

Moonshine Ink newspaper in Truckee provides updates on the latest fires in the region, as well as wildfire preparation, firefighting methods and other angles on the fire crisis.

Image caption: A NASA satellite image of the Caldor Fire burning east of Sacramento.

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Tahoe Weekly Offers Detailed Fire Evacuation Guide

With the Caldor Fire bearing down on the Tahoe region, the Tahoe Weekly has published a detailed guide to evacuating safely and quickly.

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Mapping California

In an article by Priya Hutner of the Tahoe Weekly, author, poet and naturalist Obi Kaufmann talks about his latest work: a new book and a documentary film that screens online Sept. 9.

Image caption: The Caldor Fire began Saturday near the communities of Grizzly Flats and Omo Ranch.

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More Evacuations Ordered in Caldor Fire

Media outlets are reporting on the troubling growth in the Caldor Fire, which has grown to more than 53,000 acres.

Image caption: PG&E now says it plans to place 10,000 miles of power lines underground.

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After Dixie Fire, PG&E Announces Plan to Put 10,000 Miles of Wire Underground

After admitting a power line may have started the Dixie Megafire in Butte County, PG&E now says it will place 10,000 miles of power lines underground.

Image caption: Sometimes CHP photo editors have fun.

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Nominate This Guy for a Darwin Award

The Sac Bee’s Amelia Davidson apparently resisted the urge to make fun of a man whose car was found burning along a remote stretch of I-80 yesterday.

Image caption: California law requires counties to make data on workplace COVID outbreaks public, but only 20 counties do.

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Counties Scoff at Workplace COVID Data Law

A new report reveals that only 20 counties have complied with a law requiring release of workplace COVID outbreak data.

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Shining a Light on the Tahoe Economy

In a series of articles, Moonshine Ink delves into the economy of the Tahoe-Truckee region, and the problems faced by locals.

Image caption: ATF agents found automatic weapons, including parts of AK-47s, that had been altered using various kits—so-called "ghost guns."

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Sac Fire Captain Faces ‘Ghost Gun’ Charges

Ryan Sabalow of the Sacramento Bee tells the tale of a reportedly heroic Sacramento Metropolitan Fire captain who police say was manufacturing illegal automatic weapons at his home in rural El Dorado County.

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