More than 50,000 residents and summer vacationers at the southern end of Lake Tahoe were evacuated ... and second homeowners ...

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Come winter in the Tahoe area, those with outdoorsy interest tend to shift their interest to snow sports like skiing, snowboarding, sledding, snowshoeing, etc. But some keep the summer activities ...

More than 50,000 residents and summer vacationers at the southern end of Lake Tahoe were evacuated ... who aren’t keen to spend weekends at the cabin raking and trimming trees. “ ...