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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The successful multi-agency partnership that brought Lake Link Microtransit Service to South Lake Tahoe and Stateline will be continuing. The City of South Lake Tahoe contributed $150,000 for the 2022-23 pilot year, and the city council Tuesday committed another $200,000 - $150,000 for the 2023-24 service year, and $50,000 for the remainder of the fiscal year 2023 since the original agreement ended in June, the city's fiscal year ends September 30.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The City of South Lake Tahoe and the parents of Kris Jackson have reached a $4.5 million settlement.

Jackson, who was 22 at the time, was shot by a South Lake Tahoe police officer as he exited a motel room by a rear window at the Tahoe Hacienda Inn on June 15, 2015.

City Attorney Heather Stroud announced the settlement at Tuesday's City Council meeting.

Noble Studios is celebrating a decade of providing pro-bono digital marketing services to Nevada nonprofits with another request for applications for its 2023 grant cycle. To date, Noble Studios has given more than $1 million in promotional benefits. Organizations ranging from national park foundations to environmental causes, museums, education, and fair housing have been part of the “Noble Deeds” program since 2013.

The following businesses took out a license to operate in South Lake Tahoe during the months of December 2023 - January 2023:

December

12/1
LARRY M WURTH

12/3
3338 TREEHAVEN DR

12/5
953 SAN JOSE RENTAL

12/7
MILLERS CUSTOM CABINETS

12/8
KT&Z VENTURE LLC
SMITH PROPERTIES

12/9
EARTH-IN GIS
MULA HOLDINGS
TAHOE ICE LLC

12/10
3740 WOODBINE RD
KOCH ELEVATOR

12/12
SOUTH LAKE MED SPA

12/15
HOLMES CHRISTIAN LLP
NRG CLEAN POWER

12/19
HUBBARD SIGN COMPANY
SCRUBIZ CLEANING SOLUTIONS LLC

12/20
1175 WILDWOOD AVE
AIMBRIDGE HOSPITALITY-COACHMAN

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Seiad, the orphaned bear cub that escaped from Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care (LTWC), is still missing. The cub arrived at LTWC in December from the Seiad area in Siskiyou County in Northern California. The cub is about 12-13 months old and gained about 25-26 pounds since arrival and weighs about 50 pounds. He is healthy, has no medical issues, and has lots of survival skills.

Valentine's Day is an important day to prevent being lured into a romance scammer's web, especially as online dating continues to be a mainstream method for meeting new people. Unfortunately, criminals also leverage online platforms to develop connections with you to steal much more than your heart. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Sacramento Field Office is educating the public about romance scams to stop criminals in their tracks and to urge victims to reach out to law enforcement right away to protect themselves and others.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Heavenly team members from The North Face retail store in Heavenly Village joined the Bread & Broth volunteers to provide a hot and filling meal, bags of giveaway food, and a special treat to the diners at the Monday Meal on February 6.

The South Lake Tahoe Republican Women Federated hosted its February luncheon and meeting featuring guest speakers Nevada State Controller Andy Matthews, and Tamara Wallace, South Lake Tahoe city councilmember.

As Nevada’s State Controller, Matthews is acting as the Chief Fiscal Officer for the State. Mr. Matthews spoke to the group about increasing government transparency and accountability in governmental financial matters. One transparency goal would be to develop a plan to put all government spending online.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe (SISLT) is launching a series of workshops to educate the South Lake Community on various topics impacting the status of women including wage discrepancy, equal access to healthcare, right to family leave, right to child care, equal funding for women sports (Title IX), and Advocacy 101.

The first workshop, Advocacy 101, will be focused on how to be an advocate. It will be held at the South Lake Tahoe library on Wednesday, March 15 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

This new range-topping trim of the redesigned Sequoia is overpriced and lacks the outright luxury quality it aspires to. Toyota finally did it, twice! Not only did they release an all-new Tundra pickup this past year, but they also replaced the aging Sequoia SUV. Both existing models had been in service since before the housing and financial crisis, which is to say a long time. For younger people to relate to just how vast that amount of time is, the previous generation had been on sale since before the MCU even existed; Think about that for a second and it ages the siblings dramatically.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care (LTWC) are asking for the public’s help in locating a young, orphaned black bear that has escaped from LTWC’s facility on Al Tahoe Blvd. in South Lake Tahoe where it had been rehabilitating since mid-December.

The 13-month-old male black bear weighs approximately 50 pounds, is microchipped, and has a visible, metal tag in its right ear numbered 1028. The bear escaped from LTWC’s outdoor enclosure Thursday evening, Feb. 9, at approximately 5:30 p.m.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - It has snowed a lot in South Lake Tahoe this season, and the record-setting snow hasn't ended yet. Caltrans District 3 is responsible for clearing the snow off the state roads, 1,330 lane miles worth at Lake Tahoe, some of those on the South Shore.

As the highway goes through the community, snow cannot be stored on the sides of the four- and five-lane road as it can elsewhere as businesses and homes line those sides. Instead, it is trucked to the end of Sierra Boulevard to the Caltrans snow dump.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The following is a recap of the Lake Tahoe Unified School District board meeting on February 9, 2023.

The "Twosday Morning" Program at Kahle Community Center is back! Every Tuesday until June 6 from 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. this program will be held at Kahle Community Center for children from birth to preschool age. The cost is $5 per child.

This program is designed for young children who would like to spend one morning a week in the company of their peers enjoying structured and spontaneous playful experiences including creative art and optional circle time.

For more information, please contact Kahle Community Center at 775-586-7271.

Wylder Resort Hope Valley continues its Eastern Sierra History series with a 50-minute slideshow “Daring and Dangerous Donner Summit” on Sunday, February 12 at 2 p.m. The 50-minute slide show uses rare and seldom-seen photographs.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Tahoe Environmental Education Coalition (STEEC) opened the minds of local middle school students to the wonders of winter science at the top of Heavenly Mountain Resort this week to engage them in place-based environmental education.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - An upgrade to the safety features of the Apple Watch and iPhone 14s is providing false calls to the 911 dispatch center in South Lake Tahoe as well as those in other ski areas.

This new software upgrade is meant to detect car crashes and automatically alert 911 dispatchers. It is so sensitive though, when a skier or snowboarder falls in the snow, the device calls for help, thinking the user has been hurt.

Sending flowers this Valentine's Day week can help the Humane Society of Truckee Tahoe (HSTT) when purchased through South Lake Tahoe's Enchanted Florist.

When flowers are purchased (for you or a loved one) from Enchanted Florist on February 12, 13, and 14, five percent of the proceeds will be donated to support the efforts and animals at HSTT.

Send flowers that help HSTT's pets and support local South Lake Tahoe Business, Enchanted Florist Lake Tahoe.

Enchanted Florist Lake Tahoe
https://www.laketahoeenchantedflorist.com/
1079 Emerald Bay Rd.
South Lake Tahoe, CA, 96150

ALPINE COUNTY, Calif. - To help the community recover from the Tamarack Fire, Alpine County has formed the Tamarack Emergency Fire Restoration Team (EFRT). With a grant from the USDA, the County is able to provide support for private landowners with the restoration of fire-impacted lands, mitigation of hazard fuels, and reforestation activities.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Barton Health received the 2023 Women’s Choice Award as one of America’s Best Hospitals for Patient Safety. This award ranks 4,729 U.S. hospitals offering orthopedics services, recognizing those with the highest safety ratings for safe surgical practices and lowest rates for complications and infections.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - First it was a headline in Fodor's in November, suggesting people avoid visiting Lake Tahoe to give it a break. They had put the region on a list of natural attractions that could use a break, proclaiming that "Lake Tahoe has a people problem."

In SFGate on Wednesday, the headline read "Don't drive to Tahoe on any Friday in February, travel experts say." Their research with WAZE revealed searches to South Lake Tahoe from the Bay Area jumped more than 70 percent on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in January when compared to other days.

Sinister Creature Con returns in 2023 to the Sacramento Scottish Rite Center on June 17th & 18th!
SFX. Make-up. Horror icons. Panels. Cosplay!
Sinister Creature Con is Northern California's premiere horror convention spectacular! If you LOVE horror, Sinister Creature Con is the home for you!
Featured guests to appear...
· Nick Castle ("The Shape", John Carpenter's Halloween)
· Jason Mewes (Clerks, 1, 2, & 3)
· Jeff Anderson (Clerks 1, 2, & 3)
· Brian O'Halloran (Clerks 1, 2, & 3)
· Nancy Allen (RoboCop)
· Clint Howard (Ice Cream Man, Apollo 13)

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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The topic of human trafficking becomes a common headline during Super Bowl week and a recent social media post in South Lake Tahoe has unveiled the need for a better understanding of the topic.

The Polaris Project is a non-profit dedicated to the support of human trafficking victims, accurate data, and research, and eliminating modern slavery. They work to dismantle the systems that allowed trafficking to happen in the first place.

To better understand this worldwide issue, definitions, and facts are important.

A report from the USDA Forest Service reveals about 36.3 million trees across 2.6 million acres of federal, state, and private land died in California in 2022. This year, the central Sierra Nevada Range and areas further north showed the highest mortality rates with true firs being the most impacted.

In El Dorado County, an estimated 1.4 million trees died with an estimated 78,000 acres having tree mortality. The county with the most dead trees is Siskiyou with an estimated 4.1 million on 310,000 acres, followed by Trinity with 3.3 million, and Placer County with 3 million dead trees.