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Thank you John Durst for your video coverage of the New Year's revelers along the casino corridor on the South Shore.

An estimated 5,000 to 10,000 people lined the route waiting for the road to close just before midnight.

Link to video HERE.

4:30 p.m. update 12/31/15:

The woman who was a focus of a search in South Lake Tahoe on Thursday was found by Douglas County Sheriff's Search and Rescue.

At 3:30 p.m., April Torres was located on the roof top of Edgewood Tahoe Golf Resort. She has been transported to Barton Hospital. Her medical condition is unknown.

MontBleu surveillance employees spent the day searching through their films and the last time she was seen on film was when she left the casino on foot and went to the corner of the Loop Road and Highway 50.

The investigation continues.

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For many years the only action on the South Shore for New Year's Eve was the street-closing celebration at Stateline. While thousands still head to the casino corridor for the changing of the year, there are many more options for revelers.

Marking thirteen years of adventure sports cinematography and culture, Tahoe Adventure Film Festival (TAFF) is the annual gathering of the who’s who of outdoor adventure set in a hypnotic theatrical show of go-go dancers, DJs, and dramatic action imagery by Aurora Photos. It’s where the industry’s best filmmakers premier their latest adventure sports films one night only hosted by festival creator and swashbuckler, Todd Offenbacher. This year's festival in South Lake Tahoe will be on Friday, December 11, 2015 at MontBleu Resort at 7:30 p.m.

Lights, trees, action! Lake Tahoe community members and visitors are invited to celebrate the holiday season at the seventh annual Festival of Trees and Lights.

The family-friendly festival runs from December 2 through December 6 at MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa. This year, all proceeds will support prevention programs and trauma services for Barton Hospital’s Level III Trauma Center.

Darrell Hinz was the trusted construction manager hired by the United Auburn Indian Community to complete its Indian Hills Road office project.

Instead, Hinz became enmeshed in a fraud scheme that federal investigators determined would ultimately suck $17 million out of the project in fraudulently inflated invoices.

The money ended up paying for luxuries that included a $70,000 BMW, a condo in South Lake Tahoe and a new swimming pool.

The Loop Road project in South Lake Tahoe has undergone changes, from being a federally funded project to realign Highway 50 to evolving into a community development project that promises to beautify, provide new gateways and gathering places. Without this plan being a federal project allows local control and development.

The revamped US Highway 50/South Shore Community Revitalization Project will be presented to the community during an open house on Tuesday, December 1 at the Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

The HEROs from Harrah’s and Harveys’ Casino Resorts lived up to their name and mission by hosting a Bread & Broth dinner on October 26th. HEROs, a Caesar Entertainment employee organization, is committed to having members volunteer at charitable causes and give back to their community. Through their generosity, they are heroes to those who benefit from their support and concern.

South Lake Tahoe local Karen had a Halloween to remember after winning the "Jeepers Creepers" drawing and $20,000 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe.

Throughout the month of October, Backstage Pass members who earned 25 gaming points received one entry into the Jeepers Creepers drawing on October 31 for a chance to win a brand new Jeep Wrangler, courtesy of Carson Dodge Chrysler Jeep, or $20,000 in cash. Players also had the option of swiping their player card on Saturdays for a chance to win up to 1,000 bonus entries or $1,000 cash.

Karen didn't want her last name revealed.

After the kids have finished up their trick-or-treating, the South Lake Tahoe nightlife gives adults a lot of opportunity for some ghoulish fun.

Opal's Exotic Halloween Bash inside MontBleu. The sexy thrills and sultry chills are at Opal as you dance and drink the night away with our wicked go-go dancers and drink specials. $10 - Ladies drink free until Midnight. $5,000 in prizes for the exotic costume contest! Doors open at 10:00 pm.

For almost four decades, Halloween in South Lake Tahoe has been a party like no other with the Freakers Ball bringing people in from all over to demonstrate their creative talents in costume creations. We reflected on the origins of this annual tradition last year, with Brian Williams, Tim Haloren and Jim Rogers having a Halloween costume party for adults at the now long-gone Tahoe Chinese Palace.

A fire in the air handling unit at Montbleu Resort in South Lake Tahoe forced the evacuation of all casino and convention center patrons on Friday evening.

According to Eric Guevin, Fire Marshal for the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, the motor of the air handling unit caught on fire, forcing smoke into the hallway between the convention center and the casino floor.

One ambulance and fire engine from South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue responded along with four engines from Tahoe Douglas.

Millions of dollars could be headed to the South Shore if the Douglas County Commissioners vote to increase gas tax by five cents and add an additional 0.25% infrastructure sales tax.

The Countywide Connectivity initiative looks at several projects both at the lake and in the valley that would address safety issues for walkers, cyclists and drivers while creating vibrate business districts that attract investment.

The Lake Tahoe Educational Foundation once again presents their major fundraiser of the year, the Fall Food Fest, on Saturday, October 10, 2015 from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Lake Tahoe.

The popular event raises money for local schools.

Cakes by the Lake will be creating delectable cupcakes in October to help Hard Rock Lake Tahoe raise money for Susan G. Komen Northern Nevada.

People can choose from pink lemonade cupcakes with pastel pink lemon cream cheese icing, pink colored vanilla cupcakes with pastel pink butter cream, orange cupcakes with pink orange zest cream cheese, almond cupcakes with pink amaretto whip topping and spice cupcakes with pink plain cream cheese, all topped with pink heart shaped or pink breast cancer ribbon sprinkles.

The 13th annual Tour de Tahoe bicycle ride around the lake is on Sunday, September 13. More than 1,800 riders are expected to take on the 4,000 feet of climbing involved in the ride which continues to gain in popularity. Besides recreational riders there will also be teams riding to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

A 64-year-old South Lake Tahoe man wanted on multiple sex abuse charges was arrested at a Carson City casino on Monday, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Samuel John Hernandez was arrested at 2:31 p.m. in the 3800 block of South Carson Street after a brief pursuit by deputies. He was considered a fugitive from justice in South Lake Tahoe on El Dorado County, Calif., warrant charges of continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14 and lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14. Hernandez is being held on $500,000.

WINERY/BREWERY/DISTILLERY: Andis Wine | Auriga Wine Cellars | Bella Grace Vineyards | Boeger Winery | Cold Water Brewery & Grill | Crystal Basin Cellars | Dry Diggings Distillery | FOLK Brewing Company - Kombucha on Tap | Great Basin Brewing Co. | Lava Cap Winery | Loomis Basin Brewing Co. | Madrona Vineyards | Nello Olivo Wines | Sierra Nevada Brewing Company | Stateline Brewery | Story Winery | Sugar Lille | Tahoe Blue Vodka | Tahoe Moonshine Distillery | Vino Noceto

Paddle all day long on September 12 in memory of a loved one who died of cancer, someone who survived cancer, or just to support the South Lake Tahoe Cancer League.

Stand Up for Cancer will raise funds for the league which is an all volunteer, non-profit organization that offers grants and transportation to local cancer patients. The event is supported by SUP Paddle South Lake Tahoe

After the passing of the $55 million Lake Tahoe Community College General Bond, known as Measure F in November, the next step was to sell the bonds.

On August 6, 2015, $19 million of Series A bonds were sold at a much better rate than anyone expected. When the market opened at 7 a.m. PST, investors were ready to jump on these bonds and it only took two hours to sell them, and waiting in the wings were another $54.4 million in orders.

The biggest single investor was State Farm Insurance who bought about 25% of the bonds or, $4.7 million.

A review of Three Dog Night’s concert at the Montbleau Casino

In 1970, a young and talented piano player from England found himself as the opening act for a band that, according to www.ThreeDogNight.com “from 1969 through 1974 achieved more top 10 hits, moved more records and sold more concert tickets than any other band”, including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who and Led Zeppelin.

That’s just part of the story of the journey of Three Dog Night’s show last night at the Montbleau Casino in South Lake Tahoe.

The early bird catches the worm – and in this case, the early bird gets special pricing for tickets to Tahoe’s only farm-to-fork festival Sample the Sierra! Early bird tickets for Sample the Sierra are available until August 1 and allow you to attend the festival for just $30 to fully experience dozens of restaurants, wineries, distilleries and breweries. Tickets will be priced at $40 per person from August 1 until the festival on September 6.

The American Century Golf Championship in South Lake Tahoe gets underway Tuesday with the Tahoe South Celebrity-Am tournament at 9 a.m. It will be a shotgun start with 18 celebrities paired up with amateur groups.

Private jets started to bring in the celebrities to the Tahoe Valley Airport with many more arrivals expected Tuesday. There will be practice rounds for celebrities held throughout the day.

The pairings for Tuesday (celebrity with group and hole starting on):

Roger CLemens - HARRAH'S 1A
Bret Saberhagen - HARRAH'S 1B
Sterling Sharpe - ABOWD 8

Four-time American Century Golf champion Billy Joe Tolliver, former quarterback for five NFL teams, is now the top choice of Harrah’s and Harveys Race & Sports Book to win the 26th annual celebrity golf tournament this week in South Lake Tahoe.

He is listed at 7-2 to win the event over defending champion Mark Rypien and perennial contenders John Smoltz and John Elway.

Rypien, the original favorite, is 5-1 with Smoltz at 6-1 and eight-time champion Rick Rhoden at 7-1 for the 54-hole, modified-Stableford competition at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course.