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The Nevada Highway Patrol has released more information into two deadly vehicle accidents this weekend that resulted in four fatalities on Highway 395 in Douglas County. The accidents happened within a few hours of each other. The first accident, in which three people died, was reported at 11:45 p.m. Saturday night near Leviathan Mine Road on Highway 395.

A motorcyclist from Ben Lomond, Calif., was killed and a Tahoe City woman was arrested Monday morning following a crash near Rubicon Bay, on Lake Tahoe's west shore.John McCabe, 52, died of "extens...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A 7-year-old girl suffered severe leg and foot injuries and was hospitalized along with her 5-year-old brother and mother following a personal watercraft collision Monday...

A two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Gummow Drive and the Reno Highway has closed the main artery between Fallon and Fernley.The crash happened shortly before 7:30 a.m.The Reno Highway...

UPDATE 1:55PM: The westbound lane of Highway 50 has been reopened following a motorcycle accident that sent two to the hospital. Traffic is reportedly backed up from Stateline to the Y this afternoon. The accident was reported at 12:17 this afternoon. One victim was transported by air ambulance. A second victim was taken to Barton Memorial Hospital, according to Lake Tahoe News.
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South Lake Tahoe paramedics have responded to Highway 50 and Lodi this afternoon following a motorcycle accident. The victim in the accident will apparently be transported by Calstar air ambulance to Renown Medical Center in Reno. The accident was reported at 12:17 as a collision with a vehicle. Traffic along Highway 50 is being rerouted. The victim was to be transported by ground ambulance to a helicopter landing site near Sierra Boulevard. It is unknown about the condition of the driver of the vehicle. Unconfirmed reports are that the driver was being taken to the South Lake Tahoe police station.

A 24-year-old Zephyr Cove woman was arrested this morning after an injury crash at the intersection of Kingsbury Grade and Palisades reported at 2:46 a.m.A passenger in the vehicle was critically i...

UPDATE 3PM: South Lake Tahoe authorities say a 49-year-old man dressed in dark clothes was struck and killed by a van after attempting to cross Lake Tahoe Boulevard outside of the crosswalk.
More details have been released by South Lake Tahoe Police Department regarding Tuesday night's fatal accident that shut down Lake Tahoe Boulevard / Highway 50 from Pioneer Trail to Midway for about three hours. The driver of the van that hit the pedestrian has been cleared of any wrong-doing, according to Sgt. Brad Williams. The investigation is continuing and the identity of the pedestrian is being withheld pending notification of family members.

The Nevada Highway Patrol is looking for witnesses of a two-vehicle accident at Highway 50 and Elks Point Road at 7:06 a.m. Saturday.The preliminary investigation details indicate that a white 2...

UPDATE: 5:06PM: Here's the latest information from the South Lake Tahoe Police Department regarding the bicycle accident on Monday. The condition of the 19-year-old accident victim is unknown at this time. A 17-year-old juvenile driver faces citation for driving without a license. South Lake Tahoe Police report the following:

CARNELIAN BAY, Calif. - The Placer County Sheriff's Office on Sunday identified the victim of last week's fatal head-on collision on Lake Tahoe's North Shore as a local man who operated a privat...

MINDEN, Nev. - A Canadian motorcyclist was killed Thursday afternoon on Monitor Pass in a head-on collision with a passenger vehicle.Allan H. Munro, 39, of Edmonton, Alberta, was identified as the ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A 34-year-old man was killed at Heavenly Mountain Resort Tuesday after suffering chest injuries sustained in a skiing accident, according to the El Dorado County Sheriff'...

Two pedestrians were killed Friday night when they were struck by a pickup, shortly before 8 p.m. in Incline Village on the north shore of Lake Tahoe, the Nevada Highway Patrol reports. The driver of the pickup, Christopher Torii Smith, 25, of Grass Valley, was arrested on suspicion of being under the influence causing death. Names of the deceased have not been released.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A Florida woman filed suit against Vail Resorts, Heavenly Valley and a Heavenly Mountain Resort employee this week after being injured during a ski collision with the emp...

UPDATED NOV. 3: A 43-year-old woman was seriously injured and taken to Renown Regional Medical Center by Care Flight after being hit in a crosswalk on Monday afternoon in Gardnerville, the Nevada Highway Patrol reports.
Blanca Lydia Garcia-Herrera suffered some broken bones and is in stable condition at Regional Medical Center in Reno.
An accident investigation indicates Garcia-Herrera was walking in a crosswalk to an entrance to an O’Reilly vehicle parts store at 2:37 p.m. on Highway 395 north of Kingslane, said Trooper Dan Lopez.