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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Meet one of the candidates for State Assembly District 1 at South of North Brewery. Megan Dahle currently holds this position but is running to succeed her husband Brian as a state senator.

Tenessa Audette, the current mayor of Redding, is stopping by the brewery in South Lake Tahoe on Thursday, February 22 at 4:30 p.m. to meet with locals before the March primary.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - The wonderful Carson Valley community came through yet again with the donation of over 100 stuffed collector bears from Raley’s Food For Families. The bears were donated to the Carson Valley Health Emergency Department and East Fork Fire first responders. These bears provide comfort during a scary time for our youngest residents experiencing health emergencies.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Tahoe Grad Night Organization (501(c)(3) has been providing an annual safe and sober graduation night celebration since 1992. Its goal is to establish a norm for graduating young adults emphasizing having fun and celebrating without the use of alcohol, drugs, or tobacco and to prevent any illegal substance arrests, injuries, accidents, or deaths.

Generous donations from the community (residents, businesses, and organizations) provide South Tahoe & Mt. Tallac High Schools with a spectacular Grad Night event!

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The next meeting of the South Lake Tahoe Planning Commission will be held on Thursday, February 22 at 3 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at the Lake Tahoe Airport.

Included on the agenda:

The Tahoe Ice Arena will be conducting another session of Learn to Play Hockey brought to you by the San Jose Sharks. Learn to Play is a program that provides a unique opportunity for families to join the hockey community and for participants to develop fundamental skills to help them succeed both on and off the ice. Created jointly by the National Hockey League Players’ Association and the National Hockey League, Learn to Play’s goal is to inspire youth and welcome more families into the hockey community.

• Cost: $260
• Time: Wednesdays from 5:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.

What you eat can help lower your blood pressure. Lower blood pressure means reduced risk for stroke, heart disease, heart failure, kidney disease, and even blindness.

The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet, when implemented in tandem with other lifestyle modifications such as regular exercise and stress management, has proved to be an effective method to reduce blood pressure. The DASH Diet is low in saturated fat, cholesterol, and total fat, and emphasizes fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy products.

What is included in the DASH Diet

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A Winter Storm Warning is in place for the Lake Tahoe Basin until 10 a.m. Wednesday. After a fairly mild Sunday before the next storm system arrived, a wetter storm is now in the area. It is expected to bring heavy wet Sierra snow with good spillover rains into lower valleys though daytime highs remain mild. The timing of the heaviest rain/snow will be Sunday night into Monday, but heavy snow showers will likely persist through early Wednesday. Significant impacts to travel are likely in the Sierra to end the holiday weekend.

The California Department of Parks and Recreation (State Parks) has developed a five-year strategic plan to help shape the future direction of the state park system and the many recreational and conservation programs that serve California’s communities.

BURNEY, Calif.— California State Parks announced the temporary closure of the main trails that provide access to the highly-visited falls at McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park. Many from the Lake Tahoe and Western Nevada areas visit the park, either while passing it on SR89, or using it as a destination camping spot.

"Don't do drugs," may seem like a simple, easy-to-follow statement, but for those who have been using narcotics, it isn't that way at all. What is simple is the message of Narcotics Anonymous - we have found a way to live without using drugs, and are happy to share it with anyone for whom drugs are a problem.

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – In recent weeks, misinformation about black bears has been circulating online and on flyers posted throughout the Lake Tahoe community. The Tahoe Interagency Bear Team (TIBT) is a collective of bear experts across state and local agencies who study and understand these animals and have devoted much of their professional lives to ensuring the health and well-being of the Lake Tahoe Basin’s black bears.

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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The following is a list of calls the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to during the week of Jan. 22-28, 2024. 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 January 22-28, 2024

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13:37 Theft-Grand - Occurred at Sports Ltd- Cresc V on Lake Tahoe Blvd. Disposition: Felony Arrest.

LAKE TAHOE, Nev. – A new draft of the U.S. 50 Tahoe East Shore Corridor Management Plan has been released by the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT), and the public is invited to provide feedback. The plan establishes a blueprint for potential future improvements to U.S. 50 on Tahoe’s east shore between the U.S. 50/State Route 28 junction and the Nevada-California state line. After the previous plan met with concern from the public with reduced lanes in some areas to make it safer for left turns, there are no reductions in the number of highway lanes in the new draft.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Abraham Lemus of South Lake Tahoe was one of four people who were found deceased in a South Lake Tahoe home on Monday morning. Abraham was a cherished member of the community, known for his kindness, generosity, and infectious laughter. His sudden departure has left a profound void in the lives of his family and friends, and they are now faced with the daunting task of arranging his funeral and honoring his memory.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Friday Night RATS Community Race League is returning to Heavenly Mountain Resort starting on February 16. The races take place on the World Cup Run with check-in and registration at the Foundation Building by the tram.

There is a maximum of five racers on each team - the best three times races will be scored. Handicaps are given for age, gender, and discipline. If you don't have a team, no worries, organizers can form teams with other racers.

Event Dates: 2/16, 3/15, 3/22, 3/29, 4/5 -Championship - 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The Republican Women of California - South Lake Tahoe held its annual Lincoln/Reagan dinner at The Bistro at the “Y” on February 8. Congressman Kevin Kiley was the guest speaker after attending earlier a reception honoring John Cristando of John’s Cleaners for 55 years of being in business in South Lake Tahoe and his service in World War II.

Christopher D. McClure, 52, after a short battle with cancer passed away on January 30, 2024, at Renown Hospital surrounded by his family and friends. He was born on February 11, 1971, in Anaheim, California, the son of John W. and Karen J. (Buran) McClure.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The community is invited to join South Lake Tahoe Mayor Cody Bass for a citywide candlelight vigil to honor the lives lost earlier this week and to support and comfort one another through this difficult time.

South Lake Tahoe residents Abraham Lemus, Adam Joy, Keely Pereira, and Douglas County, Nev. resident Clifford Joy all passed away. The first who found them did CPR, as did the first responders, and doses of Narcan were administered.

Dear Editor: As a bon a fide Tahoe local (I’ve lived in Tahoe for the majority of my life - I left after high school to go to college and decided to return home to start my career and raise a family), I’ve learned and seen that it usually takes working two jobs or one job more than 40 hours to make a go of it. I’ve seen many characters come and go here due to the transient nature of a tourist town.

Some love it here so much that they are willing to do what it takes.

RENO, Nevada — Residents of the south Reno area have likely noticed a few earthquakes in the last couple of weeks. The Nevada Seismological Laboratory (NSL), a unit within the University of Nevada, Reno, has identified and located over 270 small-magnitude earthquakes in the last 30 days so far. The largest related quake to date has been a magnitude 3.5 in the afternoon of Jan. 28 that was felt and heard through much of Reno.

Groups of small- to moderate-sized earthquakes, such as those recently occurring in south Reno, are often called a “swarm.”

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Most of South Lake Tahoe’s water and sewer systems were built in the 1950s and 1960s. Additional investments are needed to continue repairing and replacing old water and sewer facilities to avoid costly emergency projects and prepare for the next wildfire.

On Thursday, February 29, 2024, at 6 p.m. South Tahoe Public Utility District (District) will host a public meeting to discuss costs associated with future capital improvements and possible increases to water and sewer rates.

South Tahoe High School (STHS) graduate Andrew Herrera excelled at wrestling while in high school and is continuing his winning ways in college. Herrera started his collegiate career at San Francisco State and is now wrapping it up at Southern Oregon University.

Herrera is currently ranked #2 in the Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) and his team is ranked #15 in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) conference (where he is #13). He was recently named CCC's Rize Laboratory Men's Wrestler of the Week after defeating two ranked opponents.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - As the families and friends of the four victims who died in South Lake Tahoe of a drug-related incident attempt to come to terms with their deaths, their names have been released.

On Monday, February 12, 2024, South Lake Tahoe residents Abraham Lemus (34), Adam Joy (35), Keely Pereira (33), and Douglas County, Nev. resident Clifford Joy (38) all died at a home on Roger Avenue.