Saturday, January 6, 2024 - 12:14pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The historic Camp Richardson is about to enter a new era under a new concessionaire. For over 100 years, guests have been welcomed to the resort, and now ExplorUS will be assuming operations starting January 6.
With the recent closure of the popular lakefront Beacon restaurant at the resort, many wondered what would happen to the building. The restaurant will reopen in early 2024 with a full renovation planned for the building in the coming years.
Friday, January 5, 2024 - 11:10pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following calls only pertain to the South and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma, and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at the time of the story.
December 28 - January 3, 2023
12/28
07:31 VANDALISM - Occurred on Wilson Ave, in Tahoma. Disposition: REPORT TAKEN.
Friday, January 5, 2024 - 4:30pm
On Wednesday, icy roads around Heavenly Valley Ski Resort caught drivers off guard, leading to one pileup on Tramway Drive off of Kingsbury Grade and crashes on Needle Peak and Keller roads in South Lake Tahoe.
There was a total of 16 cars involved in the Tramway Drive incident near Bonnie Dr. where vehicles coming down the hill all lost control and slid into the cars already stuck at the bottom. One of those vehicles involved was a Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) deputy. There were no injuries reported.
Friday, January 5, 2024 - 3:42pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Vilatent Blood Services will be in South Lake Tahoe on Monday, January 22, 2024, to take blood donations to help serve local hospital patients. Give the gift of life this new year with an act of
kindness that creates a ripple effect for hospital patients and our community. Book your spot today.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE FIRE BLOOD DRIVE
Monday, January 22, 2024
Times 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Training Center, 1195 Rufus Allen Blvd
Friday, January 5, 2024 - 1:23pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The first baby of the year born at Barton Health in South Lake Tahoe came at 4:30 p.m. on January 1. Athena Magdalene Roundy, a baby girl weighing 6 pounds, 12 ounces, and measuring 19 inches long, was born to Mackenzie Wagstaff and Kyle Roundy of Minden, Nev.
Dr. Clare Rudolph, board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist (OB/GYN) and Medical Director of Barton OB/GYN, oversaw the delivery at Barton Memorial Hospital’s Family Birthing Center.
Friday, January 5, 2024 - 1:00pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe’s first indoor mini golf course, Flatstick Pub, also known as Tipsy Putt, will be teaming up with St. Joseph's Community Land Trust (SJCLT) for January. Each Sunday this month, Flatstick Pub will donate $1 for every beer and $1 for every round of mini golf purchased.
Thursday, January 4, 2024 - 10:00pm
LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - Plastic litter is a growing problem around the world, and new research shows that the bottom of Lake Tahoe is no exception. In one of the first studies to utilize scuba divers to collect litter from a lakebed, 673 plastic items were counted from just a small fraction of the lake.
In the study, published in the November issue of the journal Applied Spectroscopy, researchers from Desert Research Institute (DRI) and the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) teamed up with the nonprofit Clean Up the Lake to take a close look at the litter.
Thursday, January 4, 2024 - 9:26pm
UPDATE 11PM Thursday: Well, that didn't last long. NWS Reno has changed the situation to Winter Storm Warning. The warning is in effect from 7 a.m. Saturday to 10 a.m. Sunday. Expect heavy snow with accumulations of 5 to 10 inches for Lake Tahoe communities such as Truckee and South Lake Tahoe with 10 to 20 inches above 7000 feet, highest west of Highway 89. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph in lower elevations and 80 to 100 mph over Sierra Ridges. Wave heights on Lake Tahoe are expected to be 2 to 4 feet. 3-7" of snow during the day on Saturday, and another 3-7" during the night.
Thursday, January 4, 2024 - 8:50pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - For over three hours Thursday evening, calls were going into the dispatch center from residents and businesses in South Lake Tahoe about the smell of gas.
South Lake Tahoe Fire was joined by South Lake Tahoe Police, El Dorado County Sheriff's Office, South Lake Tahoe Public Works, Heavenly, and others to find the source of the gas smell.
So far, no source has been found.
Battalion Chief Al Martinez said the smell isn't like natural gas or propane, but smells more like burning oil.
Thursday, January 4, 2024 - 6:52pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - A 26-year-old woman from West Sacramento was arrested Thursday after allegedly causing two collisions while intoxicated on US50 near the 34 mile-marker in Kyburz.
At 10:25 a.m. on January 4, the report of a hit-and-run was made after a westbound 2004 Toyota Corolla sideswiped a Dodge Ram truck and left the scene. About three miles later, the Corolla was involved in a head-on collision with an eastbound Subaru.
The driver of the Corolla, Jennie Gomez, fled the scene and was caught a short distance away.
Thursday, January 4, 2024 - 2:55pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Heavenly Gondola is closed indefinitely due to a mechanical issue. Operations were shut down after the gondola maintenance team worked with the lift manufacturer and project engineer to diagnose the problem, which is related to one of the bearings in the high-speed shaft.
Thursday, January 4, 2024 - 11:20am
To the community: What would it take to get an initiative on the ballot asking the question: Shall there be a recreational tax on Heavenly lift tickets and Gondola tickets?"
Wednesday, January 3, 2024 - 10:15pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The 2024 Point In Time (PIT) Count in El Dorado County is scheduled for Thursday, January 25. The count will take place on the Western Slope from 6:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m., and in the South Lake Tahoe Basin from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Volunteers are being recruited in both South Lake Tahoe and on the West Slope in the undertaking of counting those experiencing homelessness in the community.
Wednesday, January 3, 2024 - 7:31pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care (LTWC) Board of Directors has named Cathrine Mendez as the non-profit's new executive director.
Mendez joins LTWC with a background in wild animal-focused organizations, combined with a deep passion for creating working relationships with local organizations and promoting community-based educational programs. She will help to further advance the mission of the organization which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year.
Wednesday, January 3, 2024 - 4:19pm
Dear Citizens of South Lake Tahoe, Happy New Year! It has been some time since I have written to you as one of your five council members. You, the voters/owners of the City deserve to know what the people you elected are thinking and how they are voting. Since we are starting a new year it seemed appropriate to let you know what this one Council member is thinking.
Wednesday, January 3, 2024 - 3:27pm
Overall, the New Year's crowds on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe were well behaved and there were no major issues for law enforcement on either side of the state line with a total of 24 arrests by those agencies over the weekend.
Douglas County Sheriff Dan Coverley said the crowd at Stateline was bigger this year than in the past two years. He attributed that to the new Tahoe Blue Event Center show as well as the nice weather.
South Lake Tahoe Police Department (SLTPD) Lt. Scott Crivelli said that even with a large number of people in town, the crowds were well-behaved....
Wednesday, January 3, 2024 - 2:50pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe (HSTT) will be holding its next Wellness Clinic for dogs and cats in South Lake Tahoe on Tuesday, January 9 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
No appointment is necessary, and pets will be seen on a first come first serve. They are located at 3438 Lake Tahoe Blvd. HSTT asks that people park in the large lot on the east side of the building.
Wednesday, January 3, 2024 - 12:04pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Toogee Sielsch of South Lake Tahoe normally spends his free time with the urbanized bears around the south shore, but his cameras placed in the wild often catch other native animals.
A photo found on one of those cameras this week showed something he hadn't been able to capture before, a mountain lion. These big cats live in the Lake Tahoe Basin, but their elusive behavior sometimes makes them seem non-existent.
Wednesday, January 3, 2024 - 10:30am
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The United States has successfully obtained a temporary restraining order against an alleged fraud network that steals money from consumers and uses deceptive tactics to conceal illicit activity from financial institutions, thereby allowing that illicit activity to continue, the U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
The charges involve a South Lake Tahoe man.
Tuesday, January 2, 2024 - 5:24pm
LAKE TAHOE, Nev. - Everyone is invited to attend the Tahoe Elite Cheer Team's Snowbunny Winter Ball on Saturday, January 6 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. There will be raffles, music, dancing, hor d'oeuvres, and photography.
The new competition cheer team is raising funds for their upcoming national competition.
Tickets are $60 per person and children 6 and under are free.
