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LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - Visitors to four popular recreation sites managed by the USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) will now greeted with a surprise when they step into the restroom facilities. Instead of blank walls inside the vault toilets, people will find beautiful murals painted by local artists through a project led by the LTBMU and the Tahoe Fund.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Magician Brian Scott will be at the South Lake Tahoe Library on Friday, July 26, 2024, at 2 p.m. for a free performance. The Library will be hosting the magician as part of its Summer Reading Challenge.

Brian Scott is a magician who combines magic, comedy, and pure fun. Bring the whole family for this outdoor performance!

The event is sponsored by South Lake Tahoe Optimist Club.

The library is located at 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd, South Lake Tahoe, Calif.

For many dinner guests who enjoy Bread & Broth’s Monday Meal, it is the only hot, well-balanced meal they will have for the entire week. In addition to the restaurant-quality meals, the dinner guests can also take home one to two bags of food for meals later in the week. Every week the food “giveaway” bags contain fresh fruit and vegetables, dairy products (milk, eggs, and butter), meat, and various staples such as bread, canned goods, and desserts, to name a few of the various foods available at the weekly meals.

STATELINE, NV – The Tahoe Knight Monsters announced today that the team has agreed to terms with forwards Chris Dodero and Adam Robbins for the 2024-25 season.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - After a very wet weekend, the storm chances drop off significantly on Tuesday through the remainder of the work week as we remain under the influence of the trough. Temperatures will also remain moderated to near or just above seasonal averages through the week.

More typical July warmth is expected through much of this week. A warming trend looks likely next weekend as a ridge re-amplifies over the western US, according to Reno's National Weather Service (NWS).

The weekly forecast for South Lake Tahoe from NWS Reno:

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The annual Optimist Club Duck Races will be held at Paradise Park on Saturday, July 20 from 12 p.m. - 6 p.m. This event will feature food, music, a silent auction, kids' games, a car show, and the star of the day, ducks racing down the river. There will be a beer garden, food trucks, and music from local bands including The Imposters.

The Optimist Club is dedicated to helping local youth and youth organizations. The annual duck races are one of the major fundraisers that help the club achieve this goal.

LAKE TAHOE, Nev. - Carolina Panthers wide receiver Adam Thielen had three birdies and an eagle to grab a one-point lead over Mardy Fish after Friday's first round of the American Century Championship (ACC).

Thielen had three birdies and an eagle on the par-5 16th to finish with 24 points at the 35th annual celebrity golf tournament. Fish, the 2020 winner, had five birdies and totaled 23 points in the Stableford scoring used in the ACC.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The National Weather Services (NWS) in Reno has issued a Red Flag Warning for Lake Tahoe, Truckee, and the rest of the Eastern Sierra, northeast California including Surprise Valley, and western Nevada.

The warning is in effect from 5 a.m. Saturday to 8 p.m. Sunday for thunderstorms and strong outflow winds up to 50 mph. Scattered thunderstorms are expected with little to no rainfall.

Whenever there is a Red Flag Warning in South Lake Tahoe, no outdoor fires of any kind are allowed due to the fire danger. This includes BBQs.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Two cousins on their way to South Lake Tahoe to enjoy their timeshare died in a plane crash in the mountains south of Lake Tahoe on June 12, 2024. Raphael Jones Jr., 74, of San Jose, and Nannete Singer, 80, of Lodi, died in the crash.

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary report on the crash.

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - In addition to year-round restricted areas, enhanced fire restrictions went into effect today, July 11, 2024, on National Forest lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin and will remain in effect through December 1, 2024, or until rescinded.

Bread & Broth has fed the food-insecure in the Lake Tahoe South Shore community since first providing hot meals in 1989. Currently, Bread & Broth (B&B) serves hot and nutritious meals on both Monday and Friday and offers a wide range of services and programs for children ages 18 months to age 18.

Overall, over 550 individuals and children benefit from these food services each week.

STATELINE, Nev. – The Tahoe Knight Monsters announced Wednesday that the team has agreed to terms with defenseman Brennan Kapcheck.

Kapcheck, 27, joins the Knight Monsters after playing the past three seasons with the Newfoundland Growlers (ECHL) where he registered 59 points (7g, 52) in 115 regular season games from 2022-2024. He also added an additional 14 points (1g,13a) in 31 playoff appearances with the Growlers in 2022 & 2023. The 5-9, 179-pound blueliner also made ten appearances last season overseas with HKM Zvolen in Slovakia logging an assist.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - The Douglas County School District now has a new superintendent, something many parents and staff are looking forward to as a way of getting things back on track for the district. Interim Superintendent Jeannie Dwyer has been filling in since the departure of Keith Lewis on November 1, 2023.

LAKE TAHOE, Nev./Cal. - Senator Catherine Cortez Masto’s (D-Nev.) legislation to extend the authorization of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act for 10 years passed the Senate on Wednesday. Cortez Masto’s legislation is cosponsored by Senators Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) and it would allow federal funds to continue maintaining the environment, supporting local jobs, and strengthening the tourism economy around Lake Tahoe. The legislation now heads to the U.S. House of Representatives.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Contractors will begin removing some bottom barriers at the mouth of Taylor Creek and the adjacent marsh this week. These bottom barriers were installed in 2022 as part of a collaborative effort to remove invasive plants from approximately 17 acres of wetlands in Taylor and Tallac creeks and marshes in preparation for the larger Taylor/Tallac Restoration Project.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - Jackson & Whitaker Wealth Management has graciously sponsored the Douglas County Community Services Foundation 2024 Naming Right for the Douglas County Community & Senior Center, located at 1329 Waterloo Ln, Gardnerville, NV 89410. The donation provides a display of the company’s name prominently located on the Senior Center Grandview dining room entrance for their second year.

LAKE TAHOE, Nev. - It's on! The gauntlet has been thrown down and DJ Khaled and Jimmy Fallon will be facing off at Edgewood Tahoe this Saturday during the American Century Championship (ACC). The two were talking about golf as Khaled was a guest on Fallon's show when a challenge was made, resulting in the two going head-to-head in a special challenge golf match.

The pair, who aren't in the ACC tournament, will play on the popular par-3 17th hole at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course after the conclusion of Saturday's third round, at approximately 3:30 p.m.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Drink and Putt for a Cause in July! Tipsy Putt - South Lake Tahoe is partnering with El Dorado County Tahoe Search and Rescue to donate money from every beer and every golf game sold each Sunday in July in their monthly event called Sunday FUNDday.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Live at Lakeview returns after a week off, with Vokab Kompany and ROXILVERWOLF this Thursday, July 11. Vokab Kompany returns for the first time in five years, promising a night of hip-hop, soul, and a special Beastie Boys set that will have you dancing into the sunset. With their dynamic blend of genres and infectious energy, Vokab Kompany always delivers a performance to remember.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The City of South Lake Tahoe is celebrating Parks Make Life Better Month with several activities, including Free Friday Night Movies in The Park. Each Friday in July at Bijou Community Park, a series of free movies under the stars will be presented, starting at sundown.

Gather your family, friends, and neighbors, and don't forget to bring your blankets, chairs, and favorite snacks for a cozy, fun-filled evening.

Here's this year's lineup:
July 12: Coco

July 19: Elemental

July 26: The Mighty Ducks

We formed our coalition, Keep Community First, to address a series of anti-business, anti-community tax increase proposals being discussed by the South Lake Tahoe City Council, propelled in large part by one Council member - Scott Robbins.

To date, we have successfully turned aside two of those proposals - a two percent increase in the City’s Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) and a $23 minimum wage standard. We are now focused and firmly opposed to Measure N on the City’s November ballot which would tax the owners of homes within the City if they are “vacant” more than 183 days a year.

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - El Dorado County has been named one of seven counties to receive placement on the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Fire Risk Reduction List. This recognition highlights local agencies throughout the state that meet the best practices for local fire planning.

Placer County and the Town of Truckee also made the list.

On June 19, the Board of Forestry adopted a resolution to approve the 2024 Fire Risk Reduction Community List, which became effective July 1. A copy of this resolution and the 2024 iteration of the list can be found here.

Through Bread & Broth’s Adopt A Day of Nourishment (AAD) sponsorship program, individuals, families, church groups, organizations, and businesses have the opportunity to help fund and participate in serving a full-course, healthy dinner to individuals and families that need a helping hand with a hot well-balanced meal and a welcoming environment to enjoy themselves while they are dining.

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - Scientists test the beautiful blue water of Lake Tahoe often, and shoreline testing is routinely done in search of possible harmful algal blooms, or HABs.

A social media post was made on TikTok and shared on many other platforms about a dog dying after being in the water at El Dorado Beach or Nevada Beach. The dog owner stated her veterinarian said it was due to HABs.