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Spooner Summit area home threatened by fire
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 7:38pmAt approximately 11:10am, firefighters from East Fork, Tahoe-Douglas, Carson City, and the U.S. Forest Service responded to a possible wildland fire in the ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../spooner-summit-...
Former Tahoe fire official critical of how Texas fire prevention efforts ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 7:38pmFormer Tahoe fire official critical of how Texas fire prevention efforts. Posted by admin in News on September 8th, 2011 | no responses. By Ashley Powers and ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../former-tahoe-...
Fire may have been lightning caused
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 2:47pmMINDEN, Nev. - Early morning lightning strikes may be responsible for a wildland fire that briefly closed Highway 50 on Thursday morning.Firefighters responded to the report of the blaze 11:10 a...
Firefighters respond to Clear Creek blaze
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 12:44pmMINDEN, Nev. - At least three counties have responded to a wildland fire in the vicinity of Old Clear Creek Road that seems to be spreading uphill and potentially jumping Highway 50.Highway 50 was ...
Predicted dry lightning raises Northern California fire danger
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 12:20pmTRUCKEE, Calif. - The state fire department is increasing staffing due to predicted dry lightning and strong winds throughout Northeastern California today and into the weekend.An upper level low p...
Fire on Old Clear Creek Road contained; Highway 50 open
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 11:32am
Update 2 p.m.: Fire crews have contained a fire that broke out this morning near Old Clear Creek Road near the top of Spooner Summit, and Highway 50 has reopened.
The fire was last reported to be about 1.5 acres in size, and there was one home in the area that was threatened. Light winds and cool temperatures helped firefighters get a handle on the blaze, with a helicopter dumping water to help out the hand crews on the ground.
IHOP SHOOTING: Timeline of events
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 10:33amTuesday, Sept. 68:58.24 Carson City Sheriff and Fire Communications received the first call(all 911 lines subsequently rang at full capacity)8:58.58First CCSO units dispatched (34 seconds after fir...
Fourth Victim of Carson City IHOP Shooting Dies
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 9:28pmCarson City Sheriff Ken Furlong confirms that a fourth victim of today’s tragic shooting at the IHOP restaurant located in south Carson City has died. The victim was a female member of the Nevada National Guard, had been flown to Renown Medical Center and had undergone surgery. To date, four victims have died (3 Nevada National Guard members and one civilian); the shooter has also died.
Gunman identified as South Lake Tahoe employee with history of mental health issues
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 6:31pmCARSON CITY, Nev. - A gunman armed with an AK47 rifle opened fire on and inside an IHOP restaurant Tuesday in south Carson City, injuring eight people and killing three and himself. Among the de...
Carson City gunman kills 3, self in IHOP attack; 8 hurt
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 6:18pmCARSON CITY, Nev. - A gunman armed with an AK47 rifle opened fire on and inside an IHOP restaurant Tuesday in south Carson City, injuring eight people and killing three and himself. Among the dead ...
Authorities probe motive in IHOP shooting
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 6:05pmCARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - A gunman wielding an AK-47 opened fire on a table of uniformed National Guard members at an IHOP restaurant on Tuesday in an outburst of violence that killed four people...
Carson City IHOP shooting: Gunman named, four confirmed dead, eight wounded; shooter worked at South Shore
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 3:48pm
5:30 p.m. Update: Press conference concludes with a few more details. Officials state that shooter Eduardo Sencion had two other weapons at his vehicle, another rifle and a handgun. Neither were used in the incident. The FBI stated that there doesn't appear to be any connection to terrorism.
Sencion was born in Mexico, and had a U.S. passport. The Lake Tahoe News reports Sencion, 32, of Carson City is the owner, along with two brothers, of Mi Pueblo market in South Lake Tahoe on Pioneer Trail. Click here to read the story.
Three victims were killed inside the restaurant, two male National Guard members, and a civilian woman. Two female and one male National Guard members were wounded. Ten of the victims were shot inside the restaurant, while one woman standing outside next to a motorcycle was shot and wounded.
Sheriff Kenny Furlong said they are still working to determine the shooter's motive, saying it is too early to tell if the National Guard members were intentionally targeted.
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3:30 p.m. Update: Carson City Sheriff Kenny Furlong released the name of the person suspected of shooting 11 people at the IHOP restaurant on South Carson Street this morning.
The person's name is Eduardo Sencion, 32, of Carson City. He allegedly shot himself after shooting 11 people, and died about two hours later.
Furlong said he works at his family's business in South Lake Tahoe, and that he might have had some "mental issues."
Three of the 11 victims have died, including two uniformed National Guard members. Three of the wounded were also National Guardsmen.
The other victim who died was a civilian female, according to Furlong.
The investigation into why Sencion carried out the shooting is still underway.
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Carson City IHOP Shooting: Four dead, including two National Guard personnel, six wounded (W/TRANSCRIPT)
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 2:43pm
By Kirk Caraway, Jeff Munson and T. Costa
Update 2:00 p.m.: Here is what we know at this point:
Four people are dead, including the gunman who shot himself and died later at the hospital. Two of the dead where a man and women in the National Guard, who were in uniform.
There is a press conference scheduled for 3 p.m.
A few minutes before 9 a.m., a lone gunman armed with automatic AK-47-type assault rifle drives up to the IHOP on South Carson Street, and begins shooting in the parking lot. Locals BBQ owner Ralph Swagler said he saw the man drive up, and then empty a clip of ammo outside the IHOP, then reloads and goes inside, where he fires more shots very rapidly and exits within a few seconds.
Swagler said the gunman then saw his son locking the door of their business and opened fire at them. He also allegedly fired shots at the H&R Block office next door. Sometime after, the gunman shot himself, and died later at the hospital.
LIVE COVERAGE: Gunman, 2 others dead in IHOP shooting
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 9:22amCARSON CITY, Nev. - A gunman armed with an automatic rifle opened fire on and inside an IHOP restaurant Tuesday morning in Carson City, killing two National Guardsmen in uniform and one other pe...
Fire stations provide 'safe place' for area youth
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 09/05/2011 - 6:16amThis means that kids are able to walk into any fire station, ask for a Safe Place and be connected with an on-call counselor from Tahoe Youth & Family Services. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../fire-s...
Heat tape on pine needles cause of S. Tahoe structure fire
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 1:17amSouth Lake Tahoe and Tahoe-Douglas firefighters arrived at the boarded up hotel near Stateline about 1pm Friday to find flames and smoke billowing from the back left corner of the roof. Tahoe-Douglas ...
Fire breaks at former stateline hotel
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 8:24pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif - Investigators believe heat tape was the cause of a Friday afternoon fire that broke out at the building formerly occupied by The Block hotel.Dispatchers received report...
Nevada's top forester issues warning about fire danger
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 8:09pm
By Nevada Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
From Southern Nevada to Lake Tahoe and all parts above and in between, state, federal, local and volunteer firefighting resources have responded to numerous lightning- and human-caused wildfires across Nevada so far this year. The state has lost about 94,000 acres to wildfire this summer, which is significantly less than the five-year average of 428,084 acres a year.
New terrain, wider trails and a whole lot of South Lake Tahoe festivities ahead
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 7:48pm
LAKE TAHOE — If another La Nina visits the Sierra this winter – all-time records were approached in 2010-11 with more than 700 inches of snow – Tahoe South ski resorts are ready to roll on another epic season.
2 sought in S. Tahoe arson seen at concert hours before fire started ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 2:57amThe two people who police believe started last week's fire at the Bijou Center in South Lake Tahoe were caught on other surveillance tape. The two men are on video taken at MontBleu casino in Stat...
Fire near Yosemite now 80 percent contained
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 4:17pmSTANISLAUS NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. (AP) - Firefighters have begun repairing ecological damage caused by the creation of fire lines as a blaze near Yosemite National Park nears containment.Incident ...
2 sought in S Tahoe arson seen at concert hours before fire ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 2:59pmThe two people who police believe started last week's fire at the Bijou Center in South Lake Tahoe were caught on other surveillance tape ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../2-sought-in-s-tahoe-arson-see...
U.S. military veterans gain job skills while reducing Lake Tahoe wildfire risk
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 1:50pm
By Cheva Heck
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — A crew of military veterans who are preparing for future employment while they're helping to protect Lake Tahoe communities from wildfire were visited today by U.S. Forest Service and California Conservation Corps officials.
Slow start to fire season doesn't guarantee slow end, officials say
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 9:57amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A not so long, not so hot summer is set for an unofficial close this weekend, but fire risk in the Lake Tahoe Basin may just be getting started."Quiet," was how U.S. F...
Boys admit setting campfire that sparked Ray May fire
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 12:56pmMINDEN, Nev. - Two 15-year-old boys admitted to setting the campfire that eventually sparked the 3,895-acre Ray May fire that threatened homes in the Pine Nut Mountains.Both boys appeared in Dou...
Barn dance benefits Alpine County firefighters
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 12:02pmProceeds benefit the Eastern Alpine County Fire Department (Woodfords and Markleville) and also the South Tahoe High School football team. Al Moss and the Rip Tides will be the entertainment. Tickets ...
Fire raging in rugged terrain outside Yosemite
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 1:40am... was not threatened, but residents occupying the two dozen homes in the community of Florea are on a voluntary evacuation. — Lake Tahoe News staff report ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../fire-raging-...
Yosemite highway remains closed as fire rages
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 10:13amYOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) - The main highway into Yosemite National Park remains closed as firefighters continue to battle a wildfire outside of the park.A U.S. Forest Service official sa...
2 arson suspects caught on video
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 2:26am25 at the Bijou Center in South Lake Tahoe. Officers are hoping the public can help identify the men. When police and fire units arrived about 3:45am they found a trash can on the outside of the busin...
Forest Service burning piles to reduce risk of wildfire
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 2:26amThe U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit fuels crew on Thursday had a prescribed fire operation on the West Shore near Rubicon Bay. This is part of an aggressive program to reduce wild...
DA: Fire caused by negligence, not deliberately set
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 7:16pmMINDEN - Two 15-year-old boys have been charged with a delinquency offense in last week's Ray May fire, which alleges the fire was caused by negligence, and wasn't deliberately set.Deputy District ...
Firefighters raise money for cancer foundation
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 4:49pm2139 Incline Village and Crystal Bay firefighters of the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, proved to be another success, as they pedaled their way to raise ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../firefi...
Wildfire risk reduction at Tahoe's West Shore
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 3:07pm
The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit fuels crew oversees Thursday's prescribed fire operation on the West Shore near Rubicon Bay, part of an aggressive program to reduce wildfire risk. Weather conditions have allowed the Forest Service to treat a total of 1800 acres over the past year, including 400 acres over the summer.
Photo by: Lisa Herron, U.S. Forest Service
Weekend Fishing Report
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 9:45am
By Don Quilici
Here's the fishing report for the week of Aug. 24-31. The report covers lakes, rivers and streams in Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and Southern Oregon.
Injunction denied in Angora burn area restoration
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 6:27pm
An injunction to halt fuel reduction work in the Angora Fire area was denied last month after a lawsuit was filed by two environmental organizations.
A three-person panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an emergency injunction was not needed after a U.S. District Court judge in Sacramento, Garland Burrell, upheld the agency's environmental
analysis. The suit was brought on by Earth Island Institute and Center for Biological Diversity over the protection of a rare black-backed woodpecker.
Arson suspected in Thursday fire
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 5:52pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe police are investigating a possible arson at the Bijou Center early Thursday morning.The fire started about 3:30 a.m. after an unknown suspect poured a f...
DA: Fire caused by juveniles' negligence, not deliberately set
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 11:49amMINDEN, Nev. - Two 15-year-old boys have been charged with a delinquency offense in last week's Ray May fire that burned nearly 4,000 acres which alleges the fire was caused by negligence, and wasn...
Prescribed burns to resume on West Shore
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/23/2011 - 5:51amU.S. Forest Service fuels management crews are scheduled to resume prescribed fire operations in the Rubicon Bay area Aug. 23. Operations are taking place near Scenic Drive, on small urban lots and ar...
Ray May fire at 90 percent containment
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 9:47amMINDEN, Nev. - The cost of fighting the Ray May fire is reported to be $2.195 million as firefighters mop up the fire and prepare to demobilize.As of 9:30 a.m. today, the fire is 90 percent contain...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 7:37pmTahoe Youth & Family Services is starting an alcohol treatment program in Incline Village and is likely to be located in the Parasol Building. • Fire Fest 2011 is Sept. 24 from 10am to 3pm at La...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 6:03pmTahoe Derby Dames are in action Sept. 17 at 2pm at Bijou Community Park. • Lorenzo Gigliotti, former South Lake Tahoe fire chief, is now a consultant at Sierra Nevada Strategies. • South Lake Taho...
2011 Lake in The Sky Air Show
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 4:01pm
The 22nd annual Lake in the Sky Air Show, considered the biggest and best air show in the high Sierra is on Saturday, Aug. 27 beginning at 8 a.m. and runs throughout the day.
You won’t want to miss the spectacular opening ceremonies Warbird ‘fly bys!’ And then get up close to several vintage Warbirds and military static display aircraft, including the Air Forces C-17 Globemaster, and the #1 rated fighter plane of WWII - the legendary P-51 Mustang. Plus many more Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and Marine Corp aircraft on display.
Living With Fire program offers tips
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 12:15pmRENO, Nev. - The University of Nevada Cooperative Extension's Living with Fire program is encouraging residents in the area of the Ray May Fire to take extra precautions to prepare their families a...
Juveniles attend hearing in Ray May fire
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 12:00pmMINDEN, Nev. - Two 15-year-old boys held for allegedly starting the Ray May fire were ordered held in detention until a hearing could be set to determine their culpability.District Judge David Gamb...
Defensible space key to home protection
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 11:45amMINDEN, Nev. - As fire crews continue making progress on the Ray May fire, officials have one message for homeowners: create defensible space. "The more defensible space we have, the better opportu...
Ray May fire down for count
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 11:30amMINDEN, Nev. - The smoke plume that rose above Carson Valley most of the week was absent on Friday morning, replaced by a smoky haze.After a long night with reasonably light winds and higher hum...
15-year-old boys accused of starting Ray May fire
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 5:08pmMINDEN, Nev. - Two 15-year-old boys who allegedly failed to extinguish a campfire were in juvenile detention Wednesday, charged with felony arson in a 2,730-acre blaze burning in the Pine Nut Mount...
Mays fire claims structures
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 2:35pmMINDEN, Nev. - A privately-owned guest house was one of seven structures destroyed in the Ray May fire that has grown to more than 3,600 acres.A non-occupied residence owned by the Bureau of Lan...
Firefighters say no homes lost in Ray May fire
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 2:32pmMINDEN, Nev. - The only structures lost so far in the Ray May fire were a private outbuilding and a BLM-owned structure, the Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch CenterThe center reported Wednesday...
Progress in fire south of Gardnerville; 2 teens
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/17/2011 - 6:06pmBy Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal. Updated 2:25p Aug. 17: The chief of the local fire district where the Ray May Fire threatens homes said he is optimistic over progress being made by firefighters....
