SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Multiple crews responded to a wildfire on the north end of Fallen Leaf Lake Friday evening. At approximately 6 p.m., USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit DIV 1 & Engine 342, CAL FIRE Amador-El Dorado Unit, and South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue were on the scene of a fire that was reported at one-half acre in size.

By about 10 p.m., what was named "The Leaf Fire" was contained with a fuel break completed around the fire.

The cause is under investigation.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Tahoe High School Scholarship Night was recently held, and 193 scholarships totaling $326,850 were awarded to over 80 students.

was contributed by the community to the following students:

A Student Who Serves Scholarship - Anthony Pantoja
Active 20-30 Club Hangtown #43 of Placerville Scholarship - Emmie Fiel
AspireKids Scholarships - Addie Menke, Janasia Bransgard, Olivia Hall
Assistance League of Sierra Foothills Scholarship - Sadie Beall

STATELINE, Nev. — The Tahoe Chamber has named the finalists for this year's Blue Ribbon Awards which recognize businesses and individuals who have made significant contributions to the South Tahoe community.

The awards ceremony is on Thursday, May 16, at the Tahoe Blue Event Center.

"Local businesses and organizations play a crucial role in enhancing the vibrancy of our community, serving both residents and visitors," said Chris Proctor, chairperson of the Tahoe Chamber. "It is important for us to acknowledge their contributions annually as a sign of our appreciation and support."

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury has returned a four-count indictment on Thursday against Anton Andreyevich Iagounov, 38, of South Lake Tahoe, charging him with falsely impersonating a federal officer on multiple occasions.

The U.S. Attorney's office said Iagounov pretended to be a federal law enforcement agent by creating false investigative documents, which purported to be sent by a federal agent, in an attempt to obtain government documents and other sensitive information.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The following is a list of calls the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to during the week of Apr. 22 - Apr. 28, 2024. Location Checks are when officers search an area at a certain address. Transient/Homeless arrests/citations and calls are those normally categorized in other columns (Drunk in Public, Trespassing, etc.) but stats are collected separately.

Log for April 22 - April 28, 2024

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Arrests
00:38 Unwanted - Occurred on Echo Rd. Disposition: Misdemeanor Arrest.

Cinco de Mayo, or the fifth of May, is a holiday that celebrates the date of the Mexican army’s May 5, 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War.

LAKE TAHOE, Nev. - "We'll lose the whole forest if we don't jump in and do work now," said Tahoe Fund CEO Amy Berry during Wednesday's demonstration of BurnBot in Incline Village, Nev. She said enough of talk, and now it's up to the private sector to partner with agencies that do forest thinning projects to get the job done.

The Lake Tahoe Basin is home to about 220,000 acres of forest, and according to Landtender, there are about 22,000,000 too many trees in the Basin. Before silver was discovered in Virginia City there were approximately 25 trees per acre around the lake.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Art League, a 501c nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting fine art and art education in the Tahoe Community is holding a Featured Artist Reception where the work of Tom Watts will be introduced. The reception will be held on Friday, May 3 from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. The public is invited to the event which will be held at the Tahoe Art League Gallery located at 3062 Lake Tahoe Blvd in South Lake Tahoe.

LAKE TAHOE, Nev./Calif. - Lake Tahoe watercraft inspection stations are open for the season to help prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species and boaters can now book an appointment for this summer online, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) and the Tahoe Resource Conservation District (Tahoe RCD) announced today. With the discovery last year of invasive New Zealand mudsnails in Lake Tahoe, the agencies are urging boaters, paddlers, beachgoers, and anglers to learn how to prevent the spread of this new threat.