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4:00 p.m. update - A fire that burned behind Motel 6 in South Lake Tahoe Monday consumed a 50 x 50 square patch of dry brush before being brought under control by the first responders.

1:53 p.m. the call came into dispatch, and immediately a full response headed to the scene. The fire is out and investigators from CalFire and USFS are looking into the cause.

The fires on the South Shore the past few months have not officially been labeled suspicious and most remain under investigation.

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4:25 p.m. update: The U.S. Forest Service said the fire that burned near Genoa Peak turned out to be an abandoned campfire that wasn't properly doused. The fire burned about a 10 foot x 10 foot patch on private land adjacent to the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest near the Tahoe Rim Trail.

It is currently smoldering after firefighters arrived quickly and were able to gain the upper hand quickly.

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There is a fire reported at Genoa Peak. Multiple agencies are responding and we'll update the story once more is known.

Earlier this summer, the Undersea Voyager Project, a nonprofit organization located in Napa, California, conducted a series of dives in their 2-man submersible to explore dozens of ancient trees still standing at the bottom of Fallen Leaf Lake. Beginning this weekend, they will continue their mission to document the trees and study one theory of how they got there.

A proposed 3-legged roundabout in Meyers at the intersection of Highway 89 and Highway 50 will not significantly affect the quality of the environment according to a report just released.

The Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is proposing the intersection improvements due to safety concerns for both cyclists and drivers. The purpose is to influence traffic calming with the implementation of a roundabout, something transportation officials say is needed because the intersection is experiencing a number of collisions related to the intersection type.

Almost four million American teenagers have just started their freshman year of high school. Can they learn better ways to deal with all that stress and insecurity?

New research suggests they can. Though academic and social pressures continue to pile on in high school, teenagers can be taught effective coping skills to skirt the pitfalls of anxiety and depression.

El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county.

The following are calls that only pertain to the South Shore. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at press time and the story will be updated when provided.

9/25/16

1:49 a.m. - Disorderly Conduct: Alcohol - Lake Tahoe Blvd - 33-YEAR-OLD MALE ARRESTED FOR PUBLIC INTOXICATION

2:31 p.m. - Runaway - Meyers - 15-YEAR- OLD MALE RAN AWAY WITH HIS 12-YEAR-OLD SISTER.

A former U.S. Marine is expected to plead guilty to kidnapping on Thursday morning in a bizarre case that led to a lawsuit against Vallejo police for falsely accusing the two victims of faking their own abduction, according to court filings.

"Krista's Cause" won top honors at the 7th annual Cocktails for a Cause held on September 21 at the Riva Grill, a drink created in honor of South Lake Tahoe local Krista Kline Carson, who is fighting brain cancer with treatments in Germany.

Gary Gamprie and James Olson of LewMarNel’s Steaks & Spirits received the honor for their mauve fruit smoothie. Their drink will be featured as the signature cocktail at the Barton Foundation’s 25th annual Gala at the Festival of Trees & Lights in December.

Kingsbury Grade was closed for several hours Friday after a collision between a motorhome and a Nissan Pathfinder sent several victims to area hospitals and resulted in the death of one of the drivers.

At 1:30 p.m., the two vehicles collided about 1.5 miles down from the summit on the valley side of the road. One person from each vehicle had to be extricated according to Fire Marshall Eric Guevin of Tahoe Douglas Fire Department.

Care Flight landed at the bottom of Kingsbury Grade to transport the victims.

Kmart is closing 64 stores across 28 states.

Sears Holdings, which owns Sears and Kmart, informed Kmart employees of the closures on Friday, according to several local news reports and multiple employees who spoke with Business Insider.

The stores that are closing will begin liquidation sales on September 22 and close by mid-December, employees said.

Here's a full list of stores that will close in December, according to employees:

Kmart #3044: Lawton, OK
Kmart #3180: Merrillville, IN
Kmart #3241: Springfield, IL
Kmart #3320: Houma, LA
Kmart #3328: New Lenox, IL

The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) is inviting Nevada children in grades K-5 to enter their drawing contest about stormwater pollution prevention. They want to engage and inform the younger generation on this important topic.

Winners will become published artists, with the first place student’s artwork featured on the cover of the 2017 NDOT Stormwater Program brochure, and the second and third place students’ artwork featured inside of the brochure. All student artwork meeting contest requirements will be shared on the NDOT @loveNVwaters social media pages.

Reno Tahoe International Airport officials have confirmed the crash of a small aircraft into the long-term parking lot, resulting in the death of three people.

Wreckage can be seen sitting atop a number of cars in the surface lot.

At this time, there does not appear to be any fire at the crash site.

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Part of a series on mental health in schools.

Every Monday morning at Harvie Elementary School, in Henrico County, Va., Brett Welch stands outside her office door as kids file in.

"The first thing I'm looking for are the faces," says Welch, a school counselor. She's searching for hints of fear, pain or anger.

"Maybe there was a domestic incident at the house that weekend," says Welch. "That's reality for a lot of our kids."

The second annual WordWave Festival will take place October 21-23, 2016, on the shore of South Lake Tahoe at the Tallac Historic Site. Some of the most creative and inspiring writers, musicians, and performers from around the country will be on the South Shore to share their talents at this three-day event. The festival will be interactive, featuring readings, workshops, panels, plays, open mics, guided hikes, and oral storytelling.

Lake Tahoe visitors may notice wasps hovering around and experts say they're seeing more this year, than usual.

"It seems like it's the worst year that they've had up here in quite a few," says Doug Howard, Operations Manager for Tahoe Recreation, "It's been pretty much all over the basin, you know. I have six campgrounds that I run around here and everybody is having the same problem with the bees."

"There have been some reports of some people that have gotten stung up to 50 times and ended up in the hospital," says Howard, "but those are the very rare cases."

Marijuana use is going more mainstream, not only with more states allowing its use in some form -- including five more set to vote this November --but also in the way Americans view the drug itself.

According to a new study published in the journal Lancet Psychiatry, substantially more people feel that using Marijuana causes little to no harm.

El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county.

The following are calls that only pertain to the South Shore. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at press time and the story will be updated when provided.

8/28

12:19 a.m. - Contributing to deliNquency - Crystal Air Dr - 15-YEAR-OLD FEMALE JUVENILE ARRESTED FOR CONTRIBUTING TO A MINOR AND PUBLIC INTOXICATION.

12:09 p.m. - Offensive Words - Al Tahoe Bl - A 47-YEAR-OLD MALE INMATE WAS CHALLENGED TO FIGHT A 32-YEAR-OLD MALE INMATE WHILE IN CUSTODY.

Three people were arrested Wednesday in connection with a counterfeit money operation after a search warrant was served at a local motel, a Carson City Sheriff's Office detective said.

Investigators arrested Conrad Hilbmann, Lorrie Lockwood and Kathleen Lockwood. All suspects were charged with counterfeiting, possession of a financial forgery lab, possession of forged bills, uttering a forged instrument, conspiracy to commit forgery and possession of a controlled substance.

During the investigation, more than $3,000 in counterfeit US currency was seized.

Curtis Thomas is the first person to pick a unit in a newly renovated apartment complex on Mill Street. The complex used to be a blighted weekly motel. But after 100 days of renovation, it turned into an affordable housing complex for homeless veterans.

"This was uninhabitable," said Dr. Murray Rosenthal, managing member of Mountain Group Property Development, who is responsible for the renovation. "My wife described it as a 'crime scene' when she first saw it."

El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county.

The following are calls that only pertain to the South Shore. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at press time and the story will be updated when provided.

8/14

9:48 p.m. - Disorderly Conduct - Glen Eagles Rd - A 21-YEAR-OLD MALE SUBJECT WAS ARRESTED FOR PUBLIC INTOXICATION

8/15

2:56 a.m. - Improper use of vehicle registration - Highway 50 - POSSIBLY ABANDONED VEHICLE DISPLAYED PLATES THAT DO NOT BELONG TO THE VEHICLE.

1:50 p.m. update 8/21: Fire officials have updated the acreage burned in Saturday's fire at the Carson River Resort. 29 acres burned have burned and fire fighters are in mop up mode.

The fire is now 60 percent contained.

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8:00 a.m. update 8/21: Firefighters have been able to get a 40 percent containment line around the Carson Fire which has burned 50 acres around the Carson River Resort south of Markleeville.

ZEPHYR COVE, NV - Investigators and vessel inspectors from Coast Guard Sector San Francisco are on the scene of Tuesday's fire on board the 119-foot passenger Lake Tahoe paddle wheel boat, the Tahoe Queen.

"Most of the damage is limited to the boat's pilot house and second deck," Lt. Jake Aulner of the U.S. Coast Guard told South Tahoe Now. "This can be attributed to the great response by the Tahoe Douglas Fire Department."

Aulner and the team from USCG Yerba Buena Island will be at the scene until the cause of the morning blaze is determined.

El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county.

The following are calls that only pertain to the South Shore. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at press time and the story will be updated when provided.

8/7

10:48 a.m. - DUI Alcohol or Drugs - Emerald Bay Rd - 35-YEAR-OLD MALE SUSPECT STOPPED INCIDENTAL A REPORT OF A DRUNK DRIVER. SUSPECT DETERMINED TO BE DRIVING WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL

1:18 p.m. - Suspicious Email - Atroari St - SUSPICIOUS EMAIL RECEIVED.

Officials from the Oakland Raiders met with Northern lawmakers on Wednesday to pitch their plan to relocate to Las Vegas, including a new stadium and possibly holding training camp in Reno.

The Raiders have expressed interest in moving from Oakland and have publicly stated a desire to move to Las Vegas, but want a new stadium as part of the package. Las Vegas billionaire Sheldon Adelson's Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Majestic Realty Co. have been courting the team, and a plan has been released that would call for $750 million in public funding.