Traffic
South Lake Tahoe reports on pot grow investigation progress
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 10/27/2011 - 4:57pm
By the City of South Lake Tahoe
In the first month of the City of South Lake Tahoe’s online Report a Grow program, the City has successfully investigated residential marijuana growing operations.
Douglas County beefs up DUI Patrol over Nevada Day weekend
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 9:18pmBy Jim Halsey
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office will participate in several high-visibility traffic enforcement details over the Nevada Day / pre-Halloween weekend.
During the late evening and early morning hours of Friday through Sunday, October 28th-30th, deputies of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, working in conjunction with deputies of the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, will conduct increased DUI enforcement patrols on the highways and roadways within Douglas County.
Officials working to eliminate traffic jams by Sand Harbor
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/19/2011 - 10:32pmOn a typical summer day, more than 3000 people — most of them from Northern Nevada — jam into Sand Harbor State Park on the East Shore of Lake Tahoe. A long line of vehicles clogs Nevada 28 as motoris...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Construction workers should be careful when smoking
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/19/2011 - 9:40amLast week when I was being held up in traffic standing still on Pioneer Trail, with police in their cars watching all the road workers were smoking cigarettes and flicking the lit butts into the fo...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Construction reflects poorly on economy
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/19/2011 - 9:24amAs a visitor to Lake Tahoe, I found it very sad to see huge traffic jams all day on Saturday and Sunday on Highway 50 due to road construction.It used to be that workers were in unions so they didn...
Regional transportation issues will be focus of November workshops
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 10/18/2011 - 4:28pmBy Jeff Cowen
The Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization will host two workshops November 1 and 3 to get public input on transportation priorities. The workshops are part of a four-year update of the Regional Transportation Plan (Mobility 2035) being carried out by TMPO and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. The agencies encourage public input to better serve the needs of the community, according to TRPA Transportation Planning Manager Nick Haven.
NHP doles out 1,400+ speeding tickets at Tahoe this year
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/17/2011 - 9:35amINCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - After nine months of work patrolling the Lake Tahoe Basin, Nevada Highway Patrol troopers have made nearly 4,000 traffic stops, with more than half of the people pulled o...
Traffic controls could last through end of the month
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 10:40amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Paving work on Highway 50 through South Lake Tahoe is expected to end by Saturday evening, according to a recent Caltrans press release. But that doesn't necessarily m...
Caltrans considering speed increase on Hwy 50
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/13/2011 - 5:28pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Traffic along U.S. Highway 50 hasn't exactly been moving at light speed in recent weeks, but motorists could be moving along a little faster once construction is compl...
Tahoe Boat Inspections Move Back to Launch Ramps for Fall and Winter
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 09/27/2011 - 5:23pm
By Peter Brumis
Beginning Oct. 1, Tahoe boat inspections will move to select launch ramps and winter hours will begin. Tahoe Resource ConservatioN District inspectors will do inspections and decontaminations at Cave Rock and Lake Forest boat launches from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. seven days a week, and inspections only (no decontaminations) are available at Sand Harbor, Thursday through Monday from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Traffic at 'Y' tied up as police and fire called on separate incidents
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 2:40pm
South Lake Tahoe police and fire were called at about 2:30 this afternoon to Raley's at the"Y" after a report of a woman not breathing inside a car with two small children inside. First responders at the scene reported via police scanner dispatch that a second ambulance was needed for the children, reportedly an 18-month-old and a 3-year old. The children appear OK. About a block away, a fight involving several subjects was also reported. Initial police scanner reports came in that there was a window that was broken.
NHP: 84 crashes investigated, 23 arrests during Street Vibrations event
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 8:49amBy Chuck Allen / Nevada Highway Patrol
The annual 2011 Street Vibrations motorcycle event created a lot of traffic on northern Nevada roadways resulting in numerous service calls for troopers with the Nevada Highway Patrol. Additional troopers were placed on duty throughout the entire event in an effort to create a highly visible presence on our area’s highways and to handle the anticipated larger volume of calls for service.
Motorcycle and large truck collide near Kirkwood
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/23/2011 - 2:47pmA motorcycle apparently collided with a large truck this afternoon in the Carson Spur area near Kirkwood Mountain Resort and State Route 88.
According to police scanner traffic, the motorcyclist was pinned underneath the truck, possibly a big rig. A CALSTAR air ambulance was dispatched to the accident scene. A ground ambulance was, at last report at around 2:40 p.m, to transport the downed cyclist to a zone cleared for CALSTAR to land.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Question about traffic construction projects
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/23/2011 - 10:05amI live in a small town for a reason: I hate city traffic and commuting. What used to take five minutes to get around is now taking anywhere from 20 minutes to 45 minutes. There is traffic on Highwa...
Question about traffic construction projects
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/23/2011 - 9:43amI live in a small town for a reason: I hate city traffic and commuting. What used to take five minutes to get around is now taking anywhere from 20 minutes to 45 minutes. There is traffic on Highwa...
GUEST COLUMN: More people should get mail delivered
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 10:55amIf you want to eliminate thousands of miles of local traffic a week, improve unsightly streets, bring in local jobs and careers, and save the city time and money, then you are in luck. There is an ...
Tahoe Conservancy Approves Signature South Lake Projects
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 4:42pm
By Ray Lacey
The California Tahoe Conservancy today awarded funding for two of South Lake Tahoe's signature environmental and recreational projects: the Bijou Creek Watershed Project and the South Tahoe Greenway bike trail.
Fishing report through Sept. 21
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 10:45pmHere is the fishing report for the week through Sept. 21. The report covers Nevada, Northern California, Southern Oregon and the Sierra.
Road projects tangle traffic on Highway 50, Pioneer Trail
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 7:39pm
By Elaine Goodman / Tahoe Business Monitor
It will be double-trouble for South Lake Tahoe motorists over the next few weeks, as roadwork is expected to cause delays on the city's two main thoroughfares.
On Sept. 14, Caltrans began working around-the-clock on its $40.6 million Highway 50 project within the city. Crews are grinding and paving the road between Fremont Avenue and Trout Creek. Lane closures are planned between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., with traffic diverted to the eastbound lanes during paving of the westbound lanes, and vice versa. Motorists can expect up to 10-minute delays.
Traffic advisory in affect for Iron Girl
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 11:45amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Lake Tahoe's South Shore is set to host the Athleta Iron Girl Triathlon this Sunday with an anticipated 700 female participants.The Triathalon will take place throughout ...
Opinion: Police enforcement reduces accidents in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 3:27amOver the summer, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department conducted a directed traffic enforcement program targeting violators in residential neighborhoods. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-police-e...
Man suffers serious injuries in 50 crash
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/13/2011 - 5:34pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Traffic on U.S. Highway 50 near Glenbrook was slowed for more than five hours Tuesday following a wreck that sent one man to the hospital with serious injuries.About 1...
Traffic on Hwy. 50 in S. Tahoe about to move even slower
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/13/2011 - 4:32amCaltrans says to expect up to 10-minute delays on Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe between Fremont Avenue and Trout Creek Bridge beginning Sept. 14. Crews will begin grinding and paving operations as pa...
Traffic enforcement to inlcude bicyclists
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 5:11pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe police traffic enforcement efforts will be "shifting gears" in the next couple weeks and will include a greater focus on bicyclists, according to a Sunda...
Planning Commission OKs Emerald Bay Road Gas Station
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 4:36pmBy the Tahoe Business Monitor
The South Lake Tahoe Planning Commission voted 4-0 this week to approve the "Raley's Aisle 1" gas station, convenience store and car wash.
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.
Gas station proposal goes to Planning Commission today
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 9:16amBy the Tahoe Business Monitor
The South Lake Tahoe Planning Commission is scheduled to vote today on whether to approve a new gas station, car wash and convenience store at the “Y”
shopping center.
The project would replace the vacant service station at 1020 Emerald Bay Road, next to the Raley’s supermarket, which was recently demolished.
Nevada Highway Patrol busy over Labor Day weekend
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 3:36pmBy Chuck Allen, NHP
The Labor Day holiday weekend produced a high volume of traffic on northern Nevada highways resulting in a large number of calls for service. During the three-day weekend, nineteen people were arrested in the Reno-Sparks area with fifteen of those arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Troopers assigned to the Carson City area logged 3 DUI arrests. The DUI arrest activity for Lovelock, Fernley, Fallon and Hawthorne was not available this morning.
Tahoe Expo - A Benefit for the Lake with Geotourism Activities
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 1:10am
On September 10th, embrace Lake Tahoe with activities that connect you to the area’s magic while helping launch a new environmentally friendly economy for the Tahoe area. Tahoe Expo is a daylong event hosted around the lake and at Sand Harbor on the lake’s east side will showcase geotourism; a trend in travel that that sustains or enhances the geographical character of a place — its environment, culture, aesthetics, heritage and the well-being of its residents.
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.
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.
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 8:09amLake Tahoe Unified School District has released a map of what the traffic pattern around South Tahoe High School will be like when classes start next week. Click on STHS info for the map. ...Lake Taho...
Beach, mountain, concert — and no need for a car
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 12:53pmSummer in South Tahoe transforms this small town to a major tourist destination. The traffic has visibly picked up in August, reminiscent of the days when the population would swell to more than 10000...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Traffic solutions needed at Stateline
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/06/2011 - 11:41amGod bless the woman who recently passed away after being struck outside of MontBleu Resort Casino and Spa, and much respect to law enforcement who spent hours investigating this tragedy.Frankly, I'...
Neighborhood traffic enforcement program moves to Tahoe Keys
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 10:57amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A recently implemented neighborhood traffic enforcement program moved to the Tahoe Keys neighborhood this week, said South Lake Tahoe police Sgt. Shannon Laney in a Monda...
I-80 project will narrow stretch of highway near Donner Lake to four lanes until October
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/20/2011 - 5:30pmTRUCKEE, Calif. - An Interstate 80 project extending roughly from the Castle Peak Road exit to Donner Pass Road begins Monday, diverting traffic to the highway's westbound corridor and closing the ...
