helicopter crash
Kobe Bryant, the Mamba Mentality and a Lake Tahoe man
Submitted by paula on Fri, 01/31/2020 - 11:27am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - "You're the Black Mamba, but I'm the White Mamba," said a trash-talking 13-year-old in 2011 at the Kobe Bryant Basketball Academy in Santa Barbara.
"I would constantly approach Kobe at any opportunity, even when I wasn't supposed to, pestering him to play me one-on-one," says a now 21-year-old Palmer Chaplin. "I berated him with trash talk about how I could beat him and he entertained it, saying stuff like 'that's not a game, that's a destruction."
Services planned for Tahoe National Forest's Daniel Laird
Submitted by paula on Wed, 04/03/2019 - 10:22pm
The Tahoe National Forest family suffered the tragic loss of one of their own on March 27 when Capt. Daniel Laird was tragically killed in a helicopter crash during a prescribed fire on the Sam Houston National Forest in Texas.
Tragedies of this nature serve as a reminder of the honorable work and sacrifices made by firefighters like Daniel, who daily commit themselves to support and protect communities around the country. Forest official are gathering all of the details of this tragic event and will share them as soon as possible.
Two people have minor injuries after helicopter crash lands in Douglas County
Submitted by paula on Thu, 08/28/2014 - 12:33pmA helicopter with two occupants crash landed near the Horsebend area of Gardnerville on Tuesday afternoon.
The pilot, Doyle Holden and his passenger, Karen Cole, had been fishing on the nearby Carson River. After fishing, they attempted to take off and experienced a malfunction and crashed landed. Holden and Cole suffered minor injuries, and contacted another pilot who flew in and transported them out of the area.
Douglas County Sheriff's Department was notified after Holden and Cole arrived at the Medical Center.
Nevada Emergency Management, Homeland Security hold multi-county drills
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 08/17/2012 - 5:39pmA series of drills simulating emergencies such as extreme weather, power outages, aircraft mishaps, lost climbers and transportation issues will be performed this weekend as part of operation Green Light organized by the Nevada Division of Emergency Management and the the Department of Homeland Security.
Operation Green Light will further develop and strengthen regional partnerships and enhance emergency preparedness, response, and prevention capabilities, according to Nevada Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Gail Powell.
