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Map of Washoe Drive Fire
Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 7:42pmView Washoe Drive Fire (1/19/2012) in a larger map
Judge dismisses League's challenge to city's general plan
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 6:16pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A federal court judge dismissed a Lake Tahoe environmental group's lawsuit against the City of South Lake Tahoe on Thursday.Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. signed an order g...
STHS Nordic team finally on snow
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 4:33pmKIRKWOOD, Calif. (TDT) - Despite a great deal of snow dancing, and car washing, the South Tahoe High Nordic ski team has spent nearly two months dry land training. Practices have included a great d...
Douglas County basketball standings and scores
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Grizzlies Pee Wee team captures championship
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 4:27pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (TDT) - In the seven years the Tahoe Grizzlies youth hockey organization has been hosting the Tahoe Invitational, its teams have never won a championship game. On Monday...
Chicago, New York comics this week at Improv
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 3:49pmWho knew that Rondell Sheridan had such an edge to him? I mean for a guy who is probably best known for his many Disney appearances on "That's So Raven," "Cory in the House" and the Nickelodeon ...
Opinion: California budget more like a roulette wheel
Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 3:00pmWashoe Valley fire rages; Reno airport flights diverted
Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 2:52pmLucinda Williams continues to collaborate with many different artists, including Blake Mills on Saturday in Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 2:31pmA singer with one of the most recognizable voices in music will perform Saturday in the MontBleu Theatre. Three-time Grammy winner Lucinda Williams, who sings country, folk and blues, will perfo...
Beats Antique: the jam band of electronic music
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 2:28pmBeats Antique, the last time it played in the MontBleu Theatre, opened for Les Claypool."I've seen Beats Antique play," Claypool said before the show. "They're cool. They've got an interesting v...
Alt-rockers Young the Giant growing fast
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 2:18pmYoung the Giant just had a big year.The alternative rockers in 2011 played 180 shows, made three national television appearances and released an album which reached No. 2 on the U.S. Heat chart ...
Mickey Hart enjoying the ride
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 2:09pmWe tried to talk to Mickey Hart last week but he was unavailable."I was hanging out on Jupiter and listening to its sounds," Hart said, after we reached him Monday. "I was in space. I think I ha...
Washoe Drive Fire: 1 dead, 3,700 acres burned, more than 20 structures lost
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 2:07pm
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UPDATE 10PM: Reno Fire Chief Michael Hernandez said tonight the Washoe Drive Fire has consumed and estimated 3,700 acres, burned at least 20 structures and has resulted in one fatality.
Hernandez would not go into details of how the person died. He said the 250+ firefighters on the scene have stopped the forward progress of the fire. He said the fire started in the East Lake area, and then followed the Highway 395 corridor north, where it was stopped just south of Galena High School.
Highway 395 will be closed until further notice due to damage to debris and damage to guard rails, power poles and other item near the roadway. Gov. Brian Sandoval told state workers who commute by this route to stay home Friday. Evacuations have been lifted for the Galena area. About 2,000 people are still unable to go back to their homes tonight.
Hernandez said firefighters saved more than 800 homes that were in the path of this destructive fire.
The cause of the blaze is still under investigation.
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UPDATE 9PM: Reno Fire officials report forward progress on Washoe Drive fire has stopped. Fire behavior is moderating due to diminishing winds, lowering termperatures and increasing humidity/moisture moving over the Sierra Nevada/Carson Range. Fire burns more than 3,000 acres with zero containment; 10,000 evacuated; no count on home and structure losses.
U.S. Highway-395 remains closed between 1.8 miles north of Carson City to the Junction of SR 341/431 (Mt. Rose Junction) in south Reno. U.S. Highway 395 could remained closed on Friday (1/20) through the morning commute - make alternate plans.
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At 4:40 pm Thursday, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, under his constitutional and statutory authority, made a state declaration of emergency which qualifies local governments for federal assistance associated with this event. The National Guard is on standby at the request of Sandoval and Washoe County. California has also provided fire assistance as part of a Governor to Governor agreement with Jerry Brown.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with those who have been and are being affected by this fire,” Sandoval said. “Declaring a state of emergency ensures that every resource from the local, state and federal level is available to assist. The Nevada Division of Forestry and the Department of Public Safety have also engaged with local responders.”
Additionally, Nevada has been approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG). As a result, Nevada is eligible for up to 75 percent funding assistance for eligible costs. The request was made by the Nevada Division of Forestry on behalf of Washoe County at the onset of the fire.
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Cinematic sea excursion short on hidden treasure
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 2:03pmThere's enough plot in "Contraband" for two heist movies, making it extra disappointing that director Baltasar Kormakur doesn't milk more tension from the tale's hairpin turns and last-minute tw...
Judge dismisses suit League filed against South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 1:59pmChicago, New York comics this week at Improv
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El Dorado County farmers looking out for fish in nearby streams
Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 1:18pmHighway 395 through Washoe Valley closed as fire burns
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 1:13pmHighway 395 through Washoe Valley is currently closed as a wildfire burns. Motorists are advised to cancel travel plans.Fire crews are responding to a large brush fire south of Reno that already ha...
Judge tosses League to Save Lake Tahoe suit against city
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 1:09pmA lawsuit by the League to Save Lake Tahoe against the City of South Lake Tahoe has been tossed by a U.S. District Court judge, officials announced today.
Here is a news release made available today by Nancy Kerry, Public Affairs and Communications Manager for the City of South Lake Tahoe:
Tahoe License Plate for Powder Program To Benefit from Snow Forecast
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 1:00pm
The snow forecast to hit the Lake Tahoe region during the next few days is expected to give the Tahoe Fund's Plate for Powder program a boost along with Sierra ski resorts and businesses. Drivers who purchase a California or Nevada Tahoe vehicle license plate will receive two free ski lift or Nordic tickets to the resort of their choice. New Tahoe plates cost $50 in California and $61 in Nevada.
Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke dead at 29
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 12:06pmSALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke died Thursday, nine days after crashing at the bottom of the superpipe during a training run in Utah.Burke, who lived near Whistler in ...
Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke dead at 29
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 12:06pmSALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke died Thursday, nine days after crashing at the bottom of the superpipe during a training run in Utah.Burke, who lived near Whistler in ...
Ice climber killed in fall
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 11:55amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A 23-year-old El Cerrito man died after falling about 125 feet while ice climbing at Cascade Falls on Saturday.About 3 p.m., Michael Machell was preparing to ascend an ar...
Skier dies following collision with sign post
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 11:31amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A 34-year-old man was killed at Heavenly Mountain Resort Tuesday after suffering chest injuries sustained in a skiing accident, according to the El Dorado County Sheriff'...
Lack of snow alters boarder-skier cross competitions in Tahoe
Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 11:30amMaroon 5 to play Tahoe during celebrity golf weekend
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 10:55amSnow hasn't even covered Lake Tahoe's links yet, but its never too early to think about golf and rock 'n' roll. Maroon 5 will perform July 21 during the weekend of the 23rd annual American Centu...
Maroon 5 to play Tahoe during celebrity golf weekend
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 10:55amSnow hasn't even covered Lake Tahoe's links yet, but its never too early to think about golf and rock 'n' roll. Maroon 5 will perform July 21 during the weekend of the 23rd annual American Centu...
Tribune Sports Talk
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 10:54amJoe Proudman and Tim Parsons talk South Lake basketball and playoff football. Click the play button below and chime in with the Cover it Live chat or tweet at us at @tahoesports.Tribune Sports T...
OBITUARY: Rachael Rae Platt
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 10:31amRachael Rae Platt of South Lake Tahoe passed away on January 10, 2012 as the result of a car accident. Rachael and her twin Deanna Rae were born to Larry Myron Platt and Eileen Thomas Reed Platt...
Feds continue crackdown on CA pot dispensaries
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 10:15amLOS ANGELES (AP) - Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles have filed four additional lawsuits against building owners as part of their crackdown on medical marijuana dispensaries.Three of the complaint...
Silicon Valley Versus Hollywood, A Q&A on contested Internet anti-piracy bills
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 10:05amWASHINGTON (AP) - Online piracy costs U.S. copyright owners and producers billions of dollars every year, but legislation in Congress to block foreign Internet thieves and swindlers has met strong ...
High school sports realignment won’t change postseason
Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 9:51amCalif Supreme Court to hear med marijuana cases
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 9:47amRIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - The California Supreme Court has agreed to review four medical marijuana cases in Riverside, Upland, Long Beach and Dana Point.The Riverside Press-Enterprise (http://bit.ly...
Weather Window: A winter to remember: 1952, Part 2
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 9:10amTAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. - Sixty years ago Truckee-Tahoe residents were enduring one of the worst winters ever recorded in the Sierra Nevada. During the winter of 1951-52, vicious snowstorms pummel...
Cal student dies in climbing accident at Cascade Falls
Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 8:16amA new home: State wildlife officials release orphaned bear cub back into the wild
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 7:47amTAHOE NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. - A sedated black bear lies on the tailgate of Marc Kenyon's truck. Kenyon is trying to draw a sample of blood from the animal, but he can't find the artery. He pok...
Artist wins round 1 against S. Tahoe for taking his possessions
Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 2:01am
By Kathryn Reed
If a picture is worth a thousand words, what are an artist’s tools worth?
South Lake Tahoe officials may soon have to answer that question.
Artist Peter Darvas won his appeal before the South Lake Tahoe City Council this week – meaning he won’t have to pay the $3,437.50 abatement fine. But now he wants [...]
Scientists to study climate change and the Truckee River
Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 2:00am
By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal
Scientists are beginning new research into how a warming climate could affect water supplies and flooding along the Truckee River, the waterway that serves as one of the region’s central natural features and the source of most of its water.
The $1.7 million study by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is part [...]
Families envision memorial wall for fallen soldiers
Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 2:00am
By Frank X. Mullen Jr., Reno Gazette-Journal
Families of military members killed in the war on terror have proposed a wall memorial in Carson City to honor all Nevadans who have fallen in battle since the Civil War.
“The freedom we have today, they have given us,” said Roger Varela of Fernley, founder of Gold Star Families [...]
RAOK: A cupcake changes the mood for the day
Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 2:00am
Erin Bechtol and three friends are going to see Gizmo Guys on Jan. 27 — all because she was nice to her boss and Tahoe Arts Project donated the tickets.
Erin is Lake Tahoe News’ Random Acts of Kindness winner. The thoughtfulness toward her boss was returned by Erin being nominated in the monthlong RAOK promotion.
TAP [...]
Opinion: Grateful for giving community
Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 2:00am
To the community,
The fundraiser committee for Jake Fonken & Taryn Callahan would like to thank you all so very much for your kindness, care, and thoughtfulness.
The turnout for the fundraiser on Jan. 6 was amazing and donations for the silent auction and raffle exceeded all expectations.
We would also like to thank the Flight Deck at [...]
Tahoe-ites think big and small to help women in Kenya
Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 1:59am
By Jennifer Gurecki
Barey’s eyes widened with wonder as she held the piece of paper in her hand. She struggled to decipher the words on the document, but understood its significance — the number, 5,000 Kenyan shillings, would be paid to her to start her own small business baking and selling chapati to support her family.
As [...]
Windy and white the forecast into Saturday
Submitted by admin on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 10:19pm
The first of two storms heading for the Lake Tahoe Basin is expected to strike Thursday afternoon.
The stronger of the two is forecast to arrive late Friday afternoon. Locations above 7,000 are expected to get the brunt of the storms.
The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a winter weather advisory for the basin from [...]
Lake Tahoe Organization Zawadisha Fund Thinks Big and Small to Help Women in Kenya
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 10:06pm
(Editor's note: The Lake Tahoe-based Zawadisha Fund was founded by Jennifer Gurecki and Julie Lowe of South Lake Tahoe. Here is their report.)
Barey's eyes widened with wonder as she held the piece of paper in her hand. She struggled to decipher the words on the document but understood its significance — the number, 5,000 Kenyan shillings, would be paid to her to start her own small business baking and selling chapati to support her family.
Angora area prescribe burn scheduled
Submitted by admin on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 9:00pm
U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will resume prescribed fire operations in the Angora area on Jan. 19.
Fuels management crews will begin work in small sections of the unit near the north end of Tahoe Mountain. The project area is approximately 123 acres. Operations will continue through the weekend.
In addition, operations may begin this weekend [...]
