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Due to California's budget crisis and subsequent budget cuts to the trial courts, the El Dorado Superior Court will implement limited operation days on Dec. 24, 26, 27, 28 and 31. Limited operation...

NV Energy says scammers are calling customers to say power will be cut if the person doesn't pay up.The utility company says they've heard reports of scammers identifying themselves as NV Energy em...

The City of South Lake Tahoe celebrates its 47th Anniversary today. The City was incorporated on November 30, 1965.

“We are very grateful for those who cultivated and formed our City for future generations. We were established to provide core services; snow removal, police and fire; and this is what we’re going back to forty-seven years later,” said Mayor Claire Fortier. “Let’s all celebrate.”

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Californians may have missed out on this week's record-setting Powerball lottery drawing, but they will be able to buy tickets to the multistate game starting next spring,...

The South Lake Tahoe Fire Department would like to remind residents that sand bags are available at Fire Station 3 located at 2101 Lake Tahoe Boulevard (near the “Y”) and at Bijou Park located at 1201 Al Tahoe Boulevard. There is no cost for the sand bags and residents are limited to ten (10) sand bags per household.

To pick-up your sand bags at Fire Station 3, access the rear of the property from James Avenue. At the back of the station is a large sand mound and residents can fill their own bags. Bags and shovels are located in a bin next to the sand mound.

The last of three medical marijuana dispensaries in South Lake Tahoe could be forced to close if it can't tame the skunky smell of its offerings.On Wednesday, the city issued a notice to Tahoe Well...

The South Lake Tahoe Police Department has teamed up with The California Office of Traffic Safety, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the California Highway Patrol, and 36 other law enforcement agencies across the greater Sacramento region to eliminate motorists’ hand-held cell phone use and texting. The effort is a special federally funded pilot program using the region to test tactics that may be employed nationally in the future.

An AT&T line off of Tata Lane and Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe was damaged Thursday morning after a vehicle had contact with it, the City of South Lake Tahoe reports. AT&T phone and internet customers in the Bonanza neighborhood (businesses and residents behind the Raley’s at the “Y”) are currently without service. AT&T has been contacted and work has begun to restore service. Electrical power was not affected in this neighborhood.