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The following is a list of all 911 calls received by South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue (SLTFR) from November 24 to December 10, 2015.

November 24, 2015: 10 calls: 2 EMS calls, 1 interfacility transfer, 1 EMS psych transfer, 1 EMS call canceled en route, 1 call for public assistance, 1 power line down, 1 false alarm, 1 vehicle accident with injuries, 1 car vs. pedestrian call.

November 25, 2015: 9 calls: 4 EMS calls, 2 detector activated no fire, 1 good intent call, 1 canceled en route, 1 vehicle accident no injuries.

November 26, 2015: 6 calls: 5 EMS calls, 1 EMS call canceled en route.

The following is a list of all 911 calls received by South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue (SLTFR) from November 1 to November 23, 2015.

November 1, 2015: 3 calls: 2 EMS calls, 1 alarm system malfunction.

November 2, 2015: 15 calls: 4 EMS calls, 1 EMS psych transfer, 1 interfacility transfer, 1 water or steam leak, 1 vehicle accident with injuries, 1 motor accident with no injuries, 1 accident without injuries, 1 fire alarm activated with no fire, 1 electrical wiring problem, 1 dispatch canceled enroute, 1 unauthorized burning, 1 no incident found

The following is a list of all 911 calls received by South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue (SLTFR) from October 8 to October 21, 2015.

October 8, 2015: 7 calls: 5 EMS calls, 1 interfacility psych transfer, 1 oil or other combustible spill.

October 9, 2015: 13 calls: 7 EMS calls, 1 interfacility transfer, 1 "no incident found", 1 outside rubbish fire, 1 dispatch error, 1 CO2 detector activation due to malfunction, 1 call for gasoline or other flammable liquid spill.

This is a new feature on South Tahoe Now. We will be posting the calls received each week by South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue. If an incident is serious we will continue to write a story as it happens.

September 23, 2015: 13 calls received by South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue: 8 EMS calls, 1 interfacility transfer, 1 no incident found, 1 malicious false alarm, 1 cooking fire confined to container, 1 forest/woods/wildland fire in 3700 block of Lucinda Ct.

September 24, 2015: 10 calls: 9 EMS calls, 1 no incident found upon arrival.

Retiring South Tahoe Middle School Principal thought it was an assembly to honor the school's staff who are retiring. Words were said and plaques were given at the Wednesday morning ceremony. Then, the fire alarm sounded and hundreds of students and staff moved out onto the soccer field.

Since the beginning of December, 2014 there have been 19 thefts, six burglaries and two robberies reported in the South Lake Tahoe city limits. While many of these are petty thefts, others have resulted in the theft of valuable jewelry, electronics and other belongings from residences while the owners weren't home.

Have you protected your home to the best of your ability? Many of us may think that "it can't happen to me," but when a home was burglarized around the corner from me, I changed that mode of thinking and started looking into ways to better protect mine.

The South Lake Tahoe Police Department is investigating several burglaries in the "Y" area of the city that occurred over the last two days.

On Wednesday, October 22 at 11:15 p.m., SLT Police responded to an alarm at the K-Mart Garden Center where they found the front glass door smashed in. Two suspects attempted to steal the cash registers but stole cash instead. They fled on foot and witnesses described the suspects as males wearing grey hooded sweatshirts.

As part of National Fire Prevention Week, the South Lake Tahoe fire stations will open their doors to the public for a day of information, activities, contests and gifts.

The South Lake Tahoe branch of the El Dorado County Library has a full schedule of kid's entertainment for the summer.

Entertainers, for children of all ages – Fridays at 2:00 pm

June 20th MAD SCIENCE: WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT H2O?
Children will make a splash as they dive in and learn about the amazing elements of the water cycle.

June 27th PUPPET ART THEATER: THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF!

The Lucky Liquor Store on Highway 395 in Gardnerville was robbed on December 26 by a Hispanic man with a small semi-automatic weapon.

According to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, the suspect walked into the liquor store at 8:30 pm and demanded money from the store employee. The robber is described as a Hispanic male, 30 to 35 years of age, 6’ tall, 250 pounds wearing a black jacket with a hood and black shorts. The lower part of his face was covered by a red bandana. He used a small semi-automatic silver and black pistol to commit the robbery.

For the first time since 1987, Lake Tahoe has a new regional plan for development and land use.
Twelve of the 14 voting members of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's governing board voted in favor of the new plan, with one member voting against it and another abstaining, according to TRPA spokesman Jeff Cowan.

Business interests say the plan is an overdue overhaul of regulations that will jump-start Tahoe's tourism economy while also protecting its environment.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Olympic snowboard champion Shaun White apologized Tuesday for "unwise choices," saying he got "carried away" after police accused him of pulling a hotel fire alarm that forced gu...

South Lake Tahoe authorities have arrested a local man in an alleged burglary attempt at the Patient to Patient marijuana collective.
Leslie Decker, 24, of South Lake Tahoe faces a charge of burglary after he was found on Wednesday night crawling out from a glass door that had apparently been broken with a cement cinder block, said Lt. Brian Williams of the South Lake Tahoe Police Department. Also found in Decker's possession were several tools.
On July 9 South Lake Tahoe police arrested two others in a separate burglary.

Tahoe Regional Young Professionals get down to business with this month’s professional development speaker, Third Alarm – an organization comprised of retired firefighters turned public speakers. The event is at the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority Nevada offices, May 17 from 6:45 – 8 p.m., beginning promptly at 7 p.m.

Here is this week's fishing report through Nov. 9 for Nevada, the Sierra, Northern California and Southern Oregon.

UPDATED: A sprinkler system that was being tested ended up in a mishap, dumping about 200 gallons of fire suppression liquid across the South Raley's at the "Y" shopping center.