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South Lake Tahoe forecast: Mild and sunny start to the week, with chance of snow starting mid-week
Submitted by paula on Sun, 12/03/2023 - 10:21pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The week ahead starts sunny and mild, a perfect time to get up those outdoor lights and winterize your yards if you haven't done so yet.
While dry weather and above-average temperatures prevail for the first half of the week, a series of low-pressure systems will produce periods of showers and gusty winds on Wednesday and Thursday. A return to quiet weather is expected for Friday and over the weekend.
Syringe ordinance and tobacco retail zones on El Dorado County Board of Supervisors agenda
Submitted by paula on Sun, 12/03/2023 - 5:19pm
EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors (BOS) has its next meeting on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, starting at 9 a.m. After the 34-item consent agenda, there are five items.
In a 1:30 p.m. time certain agenda item, the BOS will discuss an urgency ordinance to prohibit the establishment, operation, use, and/or participation in a syringe exchange program within the unincorporated areas of the County to "protect the public health, safety, and general welfare of its residents."
Alpine County to hold public meeting on short term rentals
Submitted by paula on Sun, 12/03/2023 - 2:42pm
Event Date:
December 12, 2023 - 5:00pm
ALPINE COUNTY, Calif. - The public is invited to a workshop on the Alpine County Residential Short-Term Rental (STR) program on Tuesday, December 12 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Staff members of Alpine County Community Development will present an overview of the program, and provide residents with an opportunity to address concerns and offer suggestions to improve current standards.
Topics will include:
- Data and statistics on the number and location of current STRs
- A discussion of the application process, including the Business License and Transient
- Occupancy Tax requirements
Is mysterious canine respiratory illness a super bug, or something else?
Submitted by paula on Sat, 12/02/2023 - 11:26pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - For the past several months, word of a mysterious respiratory virus has been making its way through some provinces of Canada and states in America. It is a canine infectious respiratory disease complex (CIRDC) but exactly how it is circulating is not clear, and if it is a new bug or changing dog factors at work?
What is clear is that dogs have been getting sick to varying degrees.
South Lake Tahoe Police Blotter
Submitted by paula on Sat, 12/02/2023 - 9:54pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The following is a list of calls the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to during the week of Nov. 13 - Nov. 19, 2023. Location Checks are when officers search an area at a certain address. Transient/Homeless arrests/citations and calls are those normally categorized in other columns (Drunk in Public, Trespassing, etc.) but stats are collected separately.
Log for Nov. 13-19, 2023
11/13
Arrests
Prescribed burn of 27 acres in Christmas Valley starts Saturday
Submitted by paula on Fri, 12/01/2023 - 2:49pm
USDA Forest Service firefighters are scheduled to begin burning 27 acres on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, off South Upper Truckee Road in Christmas Valley. Smoke will be visible and may continue for several days depending on conditions and weather.
The weekly schedule originally had this area as being burned 11/29 - 12/1, but ignition was delayed.
El Dorado County Sheriff's calls in the Lake Tahoe area
Submitted by paula on Fri, 12/01/2023 - 2:07pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following calls only pertain to the South and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma, and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at the time of the story.
November 23 - November 29, 2023
11/23
13:12 BATTERY REPORT - Occurred on Zuni St, in South Lake Tahoe. Disposition: ASSISTED.
11/24
Meyers Advisory Council meeting scheduled
Submitted by paula on Fri, 12/01/2023 - 12:31pm
Event Date:
December 6, 2023 - 4:00pm
MEYERS, Calif. - The Meyers Advisory Council (MAC) is holding its next meeting on Wednesday, December 6 at 4 p.m. at the Lake Valley Fire Station training room, 2211 Keetak St.
On the agenda:
An update from California Highway Patrol Officer Ruth Loeher regarding
their work in Meyers.
An update from Catherine Howells regarding changes to South Tahoe Refuse's debris pick-up.
An update from Member Dayberry on the Visitor's Center in Meyers.
An update from Member Dayberry on the Beautification Plan.
Tahoe casinos "win" figure $19.4 million in October
Submitted by paula on Fri, 12/01/2023 - 7:00am
Nevada’s nonrestricted gaming licensees reported a total “gaming win” of $1,315,114,434 for October 2023, according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board's monthly report released Thursday. This amounts to a 2.69 percent increase compared to the same month a year ago when licensees reported a gaming win of $1,280,702,499. For the fiscal year to date, the gaming win has increased by 2.85 percent with $5,198,575,459 in "win".
The "gaming win" represents the computed income of casinos before business expenses and taxes.
Congressman Kevin Kiley's staff to have South Lake Tahoe mobile office
Submitted by paula on Fri, 12/01/2023 - 6:30am
Event Date:
December 5, 2023 - 10:00am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Do you need assistance with a federal agency, such as obtaining your Social Security benefits, care at the VA, or passport, or have a question or concern about a federal issue and can't make it to our Rocklin office?
Join Congressman Kevin Kiley's staff during South Lake Tahoe office hours on Tuesday, December 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. They will have their mobile office at Supervisor Brooke Laine's office in the El Dorado Government Center at 3368 Lake Tahoe Blvd, Suite 102.
Lake Tahoe radio station KRLT-FM staying on the air during sale
Submitted by paula on Fri, 12/01/2023 - 12:27am
Changes are coming up at Lake Tahoe's radio station, KRLT. Owner/operator Steve Harness announced Thursday that the station is being sold to a "broadcasting veteran that wants to take over as owner and help revitalize this station with a fresh start."
New local hockey team name revealed - Tahoe Knight Monsters
Submitted by paula on Thu, 11/30/2023 - 7:56pm
LAKE TAHOE, Nev. - The much-anticipated name for the new ECHL hockey team making its home at the Tahoe Blue Event Center was announced Thursday night in front of over 1,000 enthusiastic local fans. The Tahoe Knight Monsters will start playing at the new center in October 2024.
The team's colors are teal, gold, and black, and the event center was decorated in those colors and the Knight Monsters team name and logo are portrayed by a dragon-like creature that resides and rules Lake Tahoe.
USFS issues new food and refuse storage order for Lake Tahoe Basin in 2024
Submitted by paula on Thu, 11/30/2023 - 4:51pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – To help keep Tahoe bears wild, the USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) has issued a new Forest Order that requires the proper storage of food and refuse (garbage) on all National Forest System lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin.
Operation School Bell brings clothes to South Lake Tahoe children
Submitted by paula on Wed, 11/29/2023 - 9:15pm
Event Date:
Repeats every day until Sun Dec 03 2023 .
December 2, 2023 - 10:00am
December 3, 2023 - 10:00am
EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - Not many people in South Lake Tahoe know the name Assistance League Sierra Foothills, but over 200 children benefited from clothing donations through Operation School Bell.
TRPA opening 2023 Tahoe Mooring Lottery on December 1
Submitted by paula on Wed, 11/29/2023 - 8:27pm
LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - Entries into the annual new mooring lottery can be submitted by lakefront property owners starting December 1. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) conducts the drawing which is allowed under the Lake Tahoe Shoreline Plan.
The TRPA said they will conduct a mooring lottery until all allocations are distributed.
The Shoreline Plan, approved in 2018, places a cap on the total number of moorings and piers allowed in the Tahoe Region and establishes an annual lottery system to allocate a limited number of new moorings.
Meet and Greet with the South Lake Tahoe mayor and city manager
Submitted by paula on Tue, 11/28/2023 - 12:49pm
Event Date:
December 4, 2023 - 5:30pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The public is invited to the next Meet and Greet with South Lake Tahoe officials. On December 4 at 5:30 p.m., join Mayor Cristi Creegan and City Manager Joe Irvin at the American Legion.
This is a great opportunity to ask questions, discuss the vision of the community, offer suggestions, and just have a chance to meet them and check out what is going on.
The American Legion is located at 2748 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe.
Fire operations around Lake Tahoe Basin - Most on hold but three planned ignitions
Submitted by paula on Mon, 11/27/2023 - 11:55am
LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – After taking a break from burning during the week of Thanksgiving, Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team (TFFT) members are scheduled to resume prescribed fire operations this week at Lake Tahoe, conditions and weather permitting. Smoke from these operations may be present throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin.
Scheduled fire operations and updates of those not being ignited:
1. Toads 34-USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. Southwest of South Upper Truckee Road in Christmas Valley. Burn Type: Hand Piles.
Total Acreage: 24 Planned Ignition: 11/29/23 - 12/01/23.
Could that be snow in the Lake Tahoe forecast?
Submitted by paula on Mon, 11/27/2023 - 10:16am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - If you think it's been colder than usual this past week, you're right. Temperatures have been below normal, and these will continue through the week. While the start of the week will be dry, things are looking more interesting from midweek onward as several weak systems move through the region, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno.
While none of these will be major storms, anticipate periods of snow and travel difficulties. Exactly how much snow though, is the question until the systems get closer.
South Lake Tahoe City Council vote on cannabis ordinance changes delayed until next meeting
Submitted by paula on Sun, 11/26/2023 - 10:35pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - All night meetings of the South Lake Tahoe City Council must end at 10 p.m. unless voted on unanimously by the council members to go late. During their November 21 meeting, an extra-long consent agenda discussion pushed the final agenda item, a vote on proposed cannabis ordinance changes up to 10 p.m. without a vote.
South Lake Tahoe Police Blotter
Submitted by paula on Sat, 11/25/2023 - 11:26pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The following is a list of calls the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to during the week of Nov. 6 - Nov.12, 2023. Location Checks are when officers search an area at a certain address. Transient/Homeless arrests/citations and calls are those normally categorized in other columns (Drunk in Public, Trespassing, etc.) but stats are collected separately.
Log for Nov. 6-12, 2023
11/6
Arrests
El Dorado County Sheriff's Office calls in the Lake Tahoe area
Submitted by paula on Fri, 11/24/2023 - 9:44pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following calls only pertain to the South and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma, and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at the time of the story.
November 16 - November 22, 2023
11/16
00:40 SUSP VEH STOP - Officer initiated activity at Piute St, South Lake Tahoe, CA. Disposition: ASSISTED.
South Lake Tahoe Rite Aid closing December 10
Submitted by paula on Wed, 11/22/2023 - 3:19pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - When the Rite Aid corporation announced a restructuring in October, a list was published of store locations that would close. At that time there were 31 California stores on the closure list and South Lake Tahoe was not one of them.
A notice went up this week at the South Lake Tahoe store on Al Tahoe Boulevard that the local location would be closing on December 10. All prescriptions on file will be sent to the CVS store at Bijou unless the customer would like them sent elsewhere. In that case, contact Rite Aid.
California State Park Adventure Pass for all 4th graders opens up 54 parks for free exploring
Submitted by paula on Wed, 11/22/2023 - 11:11am
SACRAMENTO, Calif.— Just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday, California State Parks, in partnership with First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom and the California Natural Resources Agency, is expanding its popular California State Park Adventure Pass from 19 select state parks to 54. The pilot program, currently in its third year, allows California fourth graders and fourth-grade teachers free admission to participating parks until Aug. 31, 2024. The public can find a park near them at parks.ca.gov/AdventurePass.
Lake Tahoe fire safety - Always use ash cans and ash disposal dumpsters to prevent fires
Submitted by paula on Tue, 11/21/2023 - 8:44pm
LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - As a way to prevent home fires caused by irresponsibly discarded ashes from fireplace (both indoor and outdoor) and woodburning stoves, local fire departments are offering ash cans, free of charge, as well as locations for free ash disposal.
Too often a garbage bag filled with warm ashes is placed on a wooden deck or near a home after being removed from a stove or fireplace, causing a fire. If the bag survived a night or two on the deck, warm ashes picked up by the refuse company on trash day can cause fires inside the trucks.
Drink Tahoe Tap map shows water bottle refill stations around Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Tue, 11/21/2023 - 11:47am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - In just five months there will be a single-use plastic water bottle ban in South Lake Tahoe, and to prepare for the change, Take Care Tahoe has released a new Drink Tahoe Tap Map that lists locations where people can freely fill up their reusable water bottles.
This new resource is meant to help people make the transition to reusable water bottles instead of using the plastic water bottles that clutter landfills, and show up repeatedly scattered around Lake Tahoe trails and beaches.
City Council to consider changes to South Lake Tahoe cannabis ordinance
Submitted by paula on Mon, 11/20/2023 - 11:32pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - In 2022, the South Lake Tahoe City Council considered a change to the local cannabis ordinance that would allow on-site consumption at the four permitted retail businesses in town. At the time, they expressed concerns about allowing onsite consumption as there were no robust alternative transportation options available for customers who may become impaired, and there were no measurable limits for testing cannabis impairment while driving, unlike alcohol.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Office calls in Lake Tahoe area
Submitted by paula on Mon, 11/20/2023 - 10:53pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following calls only pertain to the South and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma, and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at the time of the story.
November 9 - November 15, 2023
11/9
07:05 DECEASED PERSON - Occurred at Lake Tahoe Vacation Resort on Ski Run Blvd. in South Lake Tahoe. Disposition: REPORT TAKEN.
Heavenly opens on Tuesday, Northstar on Thanksgiving
Submitted by paula on Mon, 11/20/2023 - 4:36pm
LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The day Vail Resorts announced a delay in opening their two Lake Tahoe resorts due to warm temperatures, a weather system came through and dropped much-needed snow on the slopes and dropping temperatures making it more conducive to snowmaking.
Heavenly Mountain Resort will now open on Tuesday, November 21, with Northstar California to follow on Thursday, November 23. Kirkwood Mountain Resort is still scheduled for a December 1 opening date, conditions permitting.
City Council to vote on spending $107K to poll public on TOT increase
Submitted by paula on Mon, 11/20/2023 - 1:08pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Lake Tahoe City Council will be taking steps at its meeting Tuesday to add a November 2024 ballot measure to become a charter city and raise the tourist accommodation tax (TOT) by another two percent.
On the agenda this week is an item to hire a polling firm for $107,500 to poll the public on a TOT increase of two percent and moving to a charter city status with a focus on adding a real estate transfer tax. If approved, the firm of Lew Edwards Group would be hired to provide consulting and outreach services for a possible ballot measure.
Slight chance for a hiccup in an otherwise mild Thanksgiving week at Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Sun, 11/19/2023 - 10:17pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Quiescent weather through Wednesday at Lake Tahoe promotes favorable pre-Thanksgiving travel before another system brings low-end chances for showers Thursday morning and cooler temperatures.
Sheriff's office responds to bomb threats at two El Dorado County schools
Submitted by paula on Sat, 11/18/2023 - 7:22pm
EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office (EDSO) responded to two bomb threats made at schools on Friday.
At 7:56 a.m., EDSO received reports of a bomb threat to Providence Christian School located in Shingle Springs. The school received the bomb threat via email. EDSO deputies and school resource officers evacuated all school staff and students at the school. Out of an abundance of caution, the officers and deputies conducted a systematic search of the campus for dangerous devices, but nothing suspicious or out of the ordinary was located.
Winter Weather Advisory in place for upper elevations around Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Fri, 11/17/2023 - 3:40pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for elevations above 6,500 ft from 4 p.m. Saturday to 4 a.m. Sunday.
Snow is expected above 6500 feet with total snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches, up to 8 inches above 7000 feet, and up to 1 to 2 feet above 8000 feet. Winds gusting as high as 60 mph, with ridge top gusts up to 95 mph.
The advisory is in place from 4 p.m. Saturday to 4 a.m. Sunday.
Plan on slippery road conditions. Strong winds could cause tree damage and blowing snow.
New public health officer for El Dorado County is physician, inventor, author, and decorated federal official
Submitted by paula on Fri, 11/17/2023 - 2:38pm
EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - Dr. Matthew Minson was appointed the county’s public health officer and local registrar for vital statistics during the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday.
The board unanimously approved Dr. Minson to fill the position left vacant by Dr. Nancy Williams who retired in June.
SR88 to close on Friday as Caltrans crews blowup boulders that fell overnight
Submitted by paula on Fri, 11/17/2023 - 12:13pm
ALPINE COUNTY, Calif. - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is working on SR88 between Crystal Springs Road and Deep Canyon due to two borders falling on the roadway overnight.
Emergency traffic controls went into effect at 8 a.m. Friday and motorists may be experiencing delays. Caltrans will temporarily close SR88 from Crystal Springs Road to Deep Canyon at 1:15 p.m. so maintenance crews can perform blasting and cleanup operations to remove the boulders from the roadway.
This full road closure is expected to remain in effect for 30 to 45 minutes.
Ricky Newberry returns to Kirkwood Mountain Resort as VP/GM
Submitted by paula on Fri, 11/17/2023 - 8:45am
LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Kirkwood Mountain Resort has announced Ricky Newberry as its new vice president and general manager effective November 20. Newberry has been serving as vice president of mountain operations at Heavenly Mountain Resort since 2021 and started his career at Kirkwood in 1999 on ski patrol.
With more than 20 years of industry experience amassed in South Lake Tahoe, Newberry brings an acute understanding of complex mountain operations to Kirkwood. Since his ski patrol days, Newberry has remained focused on mountain operations and safety.
South Lake Tahoe Police Department and ABC arrest two for furnishing alcohol to minors
Submitted by paula on Fri, 11/17/2023 - 8:29am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Two adults were arrested for furnishing alcohol to minors during an operation conducted by the South Lake Tahoe Police Department and California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) on November 11, 2023.
NDOT no longer considering incorporating lane reductions on US50 project
Submitted by paula on Thu, 11/16/2023 - 10:07pm
CARSON CITY, Nev. - Plans by the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) to create a road diet along US50 between Stateline and SR28 have been changed after the Transportation Board's meeting this week. Plans for reducing the four lanes to three lanes, with middle turn lanes and bike lanes to address safety concerns and access have been a hot topic. While most have stated they want safer roads, they didn't like the lane reduction plans.
California state scientists on strike, including those who protect Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Thu, 11/16/2023 - 9:27pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The first strike in California of state-employed scientists is taking place this week, and scientists in South Lake Tahoe are participating on Friday, November 17.
Across California, state-employed scientists are engaging in a collective fight for equitable wages. Their union contract expired three years ago and the sides are at an impasse.
The local scientists that may be taking part in the strike, should they choose to, are from Lahontan, Tahoe Conservancy, State Parks, and CalFire, and include those who provide the science to protect Lake Tahoe.
First human death from West Nile Virus report in El Dorado County in 2023
Submitted by paula on Thu, 11/16/2023 - 4:17pm
EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - El Dorado County health officials confirmed the first human death related to neuroinvasive West Nile Virus this year. The death occurred at the end of October. The individual was over the age of 55 and resided on the West Slope of El Dorado County.
In California in 2023 there have been ten deaths to West Nile Virus out of 317 human cases. In 2022 there were just 120 human cases in California with the five-year average being 147.4 cases annually.
USFS wraps up restoration work at Incline Meadow for winter
Submitted by paula on Thu, 11/16/2023 - 12:00pm
Restoration work at Incline Meadow has concluded for the 2023 season. USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) crews have winterized the project area and work is scheduled to resume next summer. The final phase of the meadow restoration work planned for 2024 includes backfilling the large channel that formed in the meadow after the man-made lake was drained and removing piles and berms to promote water connectivity throughout the meadow.
Funding approved for new Cal Tahoe JPA ambulance service building in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Thu, 11/16/2023 - 10:24am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors (BOS) approved $4.4 million for the new Cal Tahoe JPA ambulance buildings in South Lake Tahoe.
The JPA had been searching for a home for ambulances and staff and after a search of available buildings that would be centrally located, the county-owned building at 3066 Lake Tahoe Blvd. was chosen.
City enhances snow removal operations and service with new equipment and strategies
Submitted by paula on Thu, 11/16/2023 - 7:00am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - To improve snow removal operations and better serve the public, the City of South Lake Tahoe is proud to announce a series of enhancements to its Snow Removal Plan for the upcoming winter season. These updates include the acquisition of new equipment, an expanded workforce, and a more efficient operational strategy.
Lake Tahoe man pleads guilty to lewdness and sexual assault charges
Submitted by paula on Wed, 11/15/2023 - 5:41pm
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - A Round Hill, Nevada man has pleaded guilty to several charges that came as a result of a 2022 investigation into lewdness and sexual assault of minors.
Zachary Nance was 35 years old at the time of his December 2022 arrest at his McFaul Way home.
Nance pleaded guilty on October 30 to the following:
Heavenly and Northstar postpone opening dates due to warm conditions
Submitted by paula on Wed, 11/15/2023 - 1:42pm
LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - With recent warm temperatures in the Lake Tahoe region, Vail Resorts has announced they have had to delay their targeted opening days at both Heavenly Mountain Resort and Northstar California Resort.
Mountain staff is monitoring the weather minute-by-minute, and their expert snowmaking teams are ready to make snow at every possible opportunity so they can open for the 2023/24 ski and ride season the moment they’re able to.
Kirkwood is still scheduled to open on Friday, December 1, conditions permitting.
Debris Burning: How landscape burning can help protect your home
Submitted by paula on Tue, 11/14/2023 - 8:37pm
LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - Being prepared for wildfire and maintaining defensible space is a year-round activity in our fire-prone and fire-dependent Lake Tahoe Region. This fall, residents should remove dry vegetation around their homes and properties. Recent precipitation, along with higher fuel moistures and cooler temperatures, make for an ideal
conditions for debris burning, if it is safe or allowed for the property.
South Lake Tahoe Police Department and ABC cite 5 clerks for selling alcohol to minors
Submitted by paula on Tue, 11/14/2023 - 3:41pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The South Lake Tahoe Police Department, along with agents of the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC), cited five clerks for selling alcohol to minors on November 10, 2023. The actions were the result of a Minor Decoy operation which included minors under the direct supervision of department agents that attempted to purchase alcohol from 14 retail licensees in South Lake Tahoe.
The locations where the alcohol was sold to minors:
Alpine Market
Blue Dog Pizza (Cresent V Center)
7-11 (Emerald Bay Rd)
Round Table Pizza
Mi Pueblo Market
EDSO, USFS and Clean Tahoe clean 1,000 pounds of trash from meadow around Trout Creek
Submitted by paula on Tue, 11/14/2023 - 11:00am
EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office (EDSO) recently assisted Clean Tahoe and U.S. Forest Service law enforcement in cleaning up along the sides of Trout Creek and removing garbage around homeless camps.
Tree removal, power outage and traffic control planned during Liberty project in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Tue, 11/14/2023 - 9:27am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - As part of Liberty’s ongoing wildfire mitigation efforts and safety enhancements, the utility company and its contractors will be working on a tree removal and vegetation management project in South Lake Tahoe next week. On Monday, November 20, and Tuesday, November 21, residents in the Marlette Circle and Bijour Pines area between Johnson Blvd., and Rufus Allen Blvd. from approximately 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each of the two days.
Prescribed fire operations scheduled to continue this week around Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Mon, 11/13/2023 - 5:27pm
LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – The Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team (TFFT) is scheduled to continue prescribed fire operations over the next several weeks at Lake Tahoe, conditions and weather permitting. Recent precipitation and low temperatures have provided ideal conditions and opportunities for firefighters to burn in multiple locations. Smoke from these operations may be present throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin.
Former South Lake Tahoe coach sentenced to five years in prison for child pornography
Submitted by paula on Mon, 11/13/2023 - 1:22pm
A South Lake Tahoe man who was a former area soccer and snowboard coach was sentenced today to five years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release for the distribution of child pornography.
