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EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - There have been 60 new cases of COVID-19 in El Dorado County since yesterday. Due to the rising cases, Barton Memorial Hospital has reinstated its Incident Command to prepare for the increase in the number of people who need care in our community due to COVID-19. The Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) is an incident management system, which supports hospitals and healthcare organizations in their emergency management planning, response, and recovery capabilities for unplanned and planned events.

With California and Nevada experiencing moderate to extreme drought conditions, it is crucial to exercise utmost caution in Lake Tahoe this year. Residents and visitors should be aware of fire restrictions in their area and the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team shares the overall rules here. There may be tighter regulations in some areas.

Periodic lane closures will begin Aug. 12 on U.S. 395, Muller Lane, and Elks Point Road in Douglas County as the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) resurfaces sections of the roadways. Cave Rock State Park will also temporarily close in late August for resurfacing.

Drivers should anticipate intermittent lane closures and travel delays of up to 30 minutes weekdays Aug. 12 through mid-September as the following roads are resurfaced and re-striped. Not all routes will be resurfaced at the same time, and drivers will only see intermittent lane closures on each individual route.

For several decades, Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe (SISLT) has been awarding scholarships to exceptional students in the community to help them pursue their educational goals. This year the Youth and Education committee chose 11 students from Lake Tahoe Community College, 6 students from South Tahoe High School and 2 students from George Whittell High School to receive $1,000 each.

Lake Tahoe Community College

This event has been canceled for 2021.

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The South Lake Tahoe Moose Lodge is hosting the 18th annual Kid’s Fishing Day on a new date, Saturday, October 16 at Tahoe Paradise Park’s Lake Baron. The Derby is free to all children under the age of 16.

Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. at Lake Baron, near the main entrance. Hot dogs, chips, sodas, and water are provided free to all registered children. The event wraps up at 2:00 p.m.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - When David Stevenson was promoted to South Lake Tahoe Police Chief one year ago, he promised to create a plan to improve his department's response to persons experiencing mental health crises, substance use issues and homelessness.

"We have a responsibility to collaborate with regional partners and local community-based organizations to help the homeless, and people facing addiction and mental illness in our community,” said Stevenson at the time.

The River Fire that started on August 4 near the town of Colfax is now 68 percent contained and has burned 2,619 acres as of Monday morning. The cause of the fire that started near Milk Ranch Road and Bear River Campground Road, north of Applegate, is still under investigation.

Damage inspection teams continue working in conjunction with the Nevada County and Placer County building departments and environmental health department. They have identified 88 structures that were destroyed, 20 damaged.

Lists can be very useful. They’re simple. They get to the point.

An all-too-familiar way to recount the past 18 months is by listing off the terrible, unthinkable things our society and community have been through: a pandemic, economic hardship, social unrest, historic wildfires, and environmental damage – even here in our beloved Tahoe Basin.

Kaleb James Martin Curtzwiler died August 9, 2010. He was 28.

Mr. Curtzwiler was born Jan. 27, 1982, at Barton Memorial Hospital in South Lake Tahoe. The 2000 South Tahoe High School graduate was an avid soccer player.

Although he did not ski competitively, it was a sport he participated in with his family and one that he excelled at.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Temperatures will be near seasonal levels through
Tuesday with periods of smoke and haze, according to the National Weather Service (NWS)nin Reno. Moisture will increase Wednesday through the end of the week which will bring back the threat of thunderstorms.

Weak westerly winds could help to disperse smoke from the Tahoe Basin and areas immediately downwind of the Sierra Front late Monday afternoon. However, northerly winds look to push smoke back into these areas again late Monday night into Tuesday morning.

Summertime living is easy—but for your heart, and with Tahoe daytime temperatures nearing 100 degrees lately, the warmest season of the year can be a challenge.

Dehydration, heat exhaustion and heatstroke can be a concern for people with heart trouble—especially heart failure. That’s because your heart may have difficulty pumping blood to your skin, where heat is released. Sweating helps you cool off, but your medication may make it harder to sweat, too.

As the thermometer remains high, keep these tips in mind for heart-healthy living this summer.

I expected to love the RC F, but I was wrong.

I disliked this car. How could I possibly mean that, though, when the machine in question is a gorgeous shade of exotic yellow, has carbon fiber strewn all about, and has a naturally-aspirated V8 with nearly 500 horsepower? The spec list is arousing to say the least, but when boiled down to the brass tacks, time and lacking performance have taxed the RC F into an artifact maybe best left untouched.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - One day before the victim would have turned 46, another one of those involved in the murder of Dennis "Spike" Wright is heading to prison for at least the next 15 years.

Andrew Adams has been in the El Dorado County Jail since his arrest by the South Lake Tahoe Police Department on September 15, 2016 in his hometown of Suisun City, Calif. He was 25-years-old at the time of his arrest for Wright's murder.

A concussion is a type of TBI caused by a bump, blow or jolt to the head that can change the way your brain normally works. Concussions can also occur from a blow to the body that causes the head to move rapidly back and forth, as in whiplash. Even what seems to be a mild bump or blow to the head can be serious if it causes a concussion.

Kids who play contact sports are often at risk for concussion, which can put sports—and life—on hold. Concussions can cause a range of short- and long-term problems, and they can affect thinking and memory, vision, balance, language, and emotions.

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - There were 95 new cases of COVID-19 in El Dorado County since yesterday.

The 14-day case rates and number of the population per 100,000 residents are continuing to climb closer to data seen at the height of the pandemic in Winter 2020. It is already higher than last summer. At no time during the winter were all areas of El Dorado County in the red, or high spread, category.

The new cases for El Dorado County:

Pollock Pines, Camino, Kyburz - 590 cases - +4 - The 14-day new case rate is 28 with 206 per 100,000 residents.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - After Tamarack the cub broke out of his Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care enclosure over night on Sunday, several reports have come into the nonprofit about sightings in the South Lake Tahoe area.

All sighting reports have been followed up on but one from Wednesday appears to be the strongest evidence that the 25 pound, 6-month-old cub is okay.

It is certainly the best business model I have ever seen. Pure Genius.

All over South Shore we see these cute little lime green scooters. We see them at bus stops. We see them at street corners. We see them in parking lots. All set up in little rows waiting for tourists to wave their phones at them and off they go.

So, what is the problem with that?

Well………there are quite a few problems with that.

The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) will host a public information meeting Aug. 10 to gather public feedback on corridor planning for future traffic improvements to the lower segment of Mt. Rose Highway (State Route 431). The study will envision future traffic needs and potential improvements to provide for traffic accessibility and safety amid community growth.

TRUCKEE, Calif. - The Truckee Tahoe Airport District has canceled the 2021 Air Show & Family Festival originally scheduled for September 11, 2021.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - On Saturday, July 17 the Tamarack Fire experienced explosive growth and burned over the ridge toward Markleeville and the South Tahoe Public Utility District’s (STPUD) recycled water facilities just south of Woodfords. Buck McLelland, a pump station operator for the District and a Woodfords resident, recognized the threat to District facilities and immediately responded by evaluating the location of the fire. McLelland contacted fire personnel to bring in a 20 man strike team.

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - There were 63 new cases of COVID-19 in El Dorado County since yesterday.

The 14-day case rates and number of the population per 100,000 residents are continuing to climb closer to data seen at the height of the pandemic in Winter 2020. It is already higher than last summer. At no time during the winter were all areas of El Dorado County in the red, or high spread, category.

The new cases for El Dorado County:

Pollock Pines, Camino, Kyburz - 586 cases - +3 - The 14-day new case rate is 26 with 192 per 100,000 residents.

HOMEWOOD, Calif. - In partnership with the Tahoe Fund and Superior Boat Repair and Sales Homewood Marina has announced it has installed the first eFoil charging network at Lake Tahoe. The charging stations are now available for public use.

4:00PM Update: The National Weather Service in Reno has added a "Lake Wind Advisory" to the Lake Tahoe forecast for Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Winds will be from the west 15-25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. Waves on Lake Tahoe will be 2-4 feet.

The advisory is for the following lakes: Pyramid, Lahontan and Rye Patch, Tahoe, Donner, Fallen Leaf, Prosser and Boca, Greater Lake Tahoe Area, Washoe, Walker, Topaz, Bridgeport, Mono, and Crowley and Frenchman, Stampede, Davis, and Eagle.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Since the first SnowGlobe Music Festival in South Lake Tahoe in 2011, local controversy has followed with noise and neighborhood safety complaints of the outdoor concert held annually Dec. 29-31. SnowGlobe operators met with a local grassroots, the No Globe Alliance, to address their concerns. As a result sound mitigation and attempts to lessen the affects on those living nearby were initiated, but sound travels in winter, especially when there is no snow on the ground.