Tuesday, July 9, 2024 - 2:55pm
LAKE TAHOE, Nev. – Join the Tahoe Knight Monsters on Tuesday, July 16 from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. at Bally's Lake Tahoe for the announcement of the team's NHL & AHL affiliation, their mascot, and jerseys. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.
Meet and greet with the new mascot, meet head coach Alex Loh, chance at a themed giveaway, and purchase new gear. Please RSVP here.
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 - 12:16pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The City of South Lake Tahoe is celebrating Parks Make Life Better Month with several activities, including Free Friday Night Movies in The Park. Each Friday in July at Bijou Community Park, a series of free movies under the stars will be presented, starting at sundown.
Gather your family, friends, and neighbors, and don't forget to bring your blankets, chairs, and favorite snacks for a cozy, fun-filled evening.
Here's this year's lineup:
July 12: Coco
July 19: Elemental
July 26: The Mighty Ducks
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 - 11:08am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Unity at the Lake is welcoming Donna Apidone as their guest presenter on Sunday, August 4 at 10 a.m. Donna is a former "Morning Edition" and “CapRadio Reads” host on NPR, and since leaving the radio network, she has been teaching and writing.
Donna teaches TransForMission, a course all about finding Purpose in life, at Sacramento State University and congregations throughout the region. The course is based on her book, also titled TransForMission.
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 - 9:02am
We formed our coalition, Keep Community First, to address a series of anti-business, anti-community tax increase proposals being discussed by the South Lake Tahoe City Council, propelled in large part by one Council member - Scott Robbins.
To date, we have successfully turned aside two of those proposals - a two percent increase in the City’s Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) and a $23 minimum wage standard. We are now focused and firmly opposed to Measure N on the City’s November ballot which would tax the owners of homes within the City if they are “vacant” more than 183 days a year...
Monday, July 8, 2024 - 7:38pm
ALPINE COUNTY, Calif. - The 43rd annual Tour of the California Alps Death Ride returns for 2024 in Alpine County on Saturday, July 13. The 103-mile ride starts and finishes at Turtle Rock Park in Markleeville and covers both sides of three mountain passes - Monitor, Ebbett's, and the Pacific Grade.
There will be road closures on Saturday to be aware of: SR-4 (Ebbett's Pass) will be closed from 5 a.m. to 4 p.m., and SR-89 (Alpine State Hwy) will be closed from 5 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Riders will begin at 5 a.m. and cover 14,000 feet of climbing during the day.
Monday, July 8, 2024 - 5:42pm
EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - El Dorado County has been named one of seven counties to receive placement on the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Fire Risk Reduction List. This recognition highlights local agencies throughout the state that meet the best practices for local fire planning.
Placer County and the Town of Truckee also made the list.
On June 19, the Board of Forestry adopted a resolution to approve the 2024 Fire Risk Reduction Community List, which became effective July 1. A copy of this resolution and the 2024 iteration of the list can be found...
Monday, July 8, 2024 - 5:18pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Local children are invited to participate in the annual Camp Sunrise, a children’s bereavement camp serving children ages 7 to 14, who have experienced the death of a loved one or other significant loss. The overnight grief camp takes place Thursday to Saturday, August 8 to 10, at Galilee Camp and Retreat Center in Glenbrook, Nevada.
Monday, July 8, 2024 - 5:13pm
Through Bread & Broth’s Adopt A Day of Nourishment (AAD) sponsorship program, individuals, families, church groups, organizations, and businesses have the opportunity to help fund and participate in serving a full-course, healthy dinner to individuals and families that need a helping hand with a hot well-balanced meal and a welcoming environment to enjoy themselves while they are dining.
Monday, July 8, 2024 - 3:42pm
LAKE TAHOE, Nev. - Thank you very much for all of the entries we received for the two free Colin Jost tickets at the Tahoe Blue Event Center! Wish we could give tickets to everyone!
Congratulations to South Lake Tahoe resident Shelley Giannotta as her entry was selected by a random number generator!
For those who want to purchase tickets to the Colin Jost and Friend show on July 13, visit https://www.tahoeblueeventcenter.com/events/...
Monday, July 8, 2024 - 3:12pm
LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - Scientists test the beautiful blue water of Lake Tahoe often, and shoreline testing is routinely done in search of possible harmful algal blooms, or HABs.
A social media post was made on TikTok and shared on many other platforms about a dog dying after being in the water at El Dorado Beach or Nevada Beach. The dog owner stated her veterinarian said it was due to HABs.
Monday, July 8, 2024 - 7:02am
UPDATE 5 p.m. Monday: Air Attack is reporting the Royal Fire at 154 acres due to more accurate mapping. There has been no change in containment but the fire continued to hold within its footprint throughout the day. Tankers have boxed the fire in with retardant. Three Type 1 helicopters have been performing water drops throughout the day.
Monday, July 8, 2024 - 6:48am
A huge thank you to the community, our sponsors, and donors for another successful “Pinkleball in Paradise” at Tahoe Paradise Park. Your generosity and support have been overwhelming. We would like to give a special shout-out to all our volunteers. We could not have done this without you.
Thank you, sponsors, donors and supporters:
Pretty Odd Wieners
Migration / Decoy Wine Company
Nate Gross
Picklebella
Jigsaw Hydration
Paddletek Pickleball
Holbrook Pickleball
CRBN Pickleball
Six Zero 2
Hilton - Sonoma County
...
Sunday, July 7, 2024 - 10:31pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Join the Friends of the Libary as they host local author Todd Borg on Tuesday, July 23, as he reads from his latest book, Tahoe Rescue.
Borg is an award-winning author of the Owen McKenna Mysteries Series with Tahoe Rescue the 22nd book in the series.
Sunday, July 7, 2024 - 9:31pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - First the good news, the Heat Advisory originally in place for South Lake Tahoe until Friday night is expiring tonight. While daytime highs will still be in the 90s, the HeatRisk levels will mainly be minor to moderate due to cool overnight lows, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno.
July 6 - South Lake Tahoe observed a high of 91°F this afternoon, breaking the old record of 90°F set in 2014.
July 7 - South Lake Tahoe observed a high of 92°F, easily surpassing the previous record of 88°F set in 2014, 2021.
Now, the bad...
Sunday, July 7, 2024 - 7:18pm
TAHOE NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. - The Royal Fire is a new fire reported Sunday afternoon in the Tahoe National Forest and is currently growing at a moderate to rapid rate. Named the Royal Fire since it is in the Royal Gorge area, west of Lake Tahoe.
Cal Fire - NEU reports the fire has burned 54 acres so far and air resources have been working the fire as ground crews make their way to the scene.
Sunday, July 7, 2024 - 3:43pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - It was a very busy 4th of July holiday for the South Lake Tahoe Police Department (SLTPD). Not only did they respond to 196 calls in 24 hours, they also responded to two collisions, one with serious injuries.
On July 3 at 11:30 p.m., an electric moped and a pedestrian were involved in a collision at Fairway Avenue and Lake Tahoe Blvd. The pedestrian sustained major life-threatening injuries and was flown to Renown Hospital in Reno. SLTPD Lt. Scott Crivelli said that person is now in stable condition. This incident is under investigation.
Sunday, July 7, 2024 - 2:24pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Over the past month, the Lahontan National Fish Hatchery has stocked 12,144 catchable Pilot Peak strain Lahontan cutthroat trout into Lake Tahoe at El Dorado Beach, Zephyr Cove Marina, and Kings Beach State Park.
Stocking and updates will continue bi-weekly throughout the summer at various publicly accessible locations in both California and Nevada.
Saturday, July 6, 2024 - 11:11pm
PLACER COUNTY – Caltrans is advising motorists of a broadband installation project set to begin on Monday, July 8 along State Route 28 (SR-28) along the north shore of Lake Tahoe.
This project is part of a larger statewide effort by the California Department of Technology to bring high-speed broadband into rural communities. The contractor for this project is Teichert Construction.
Survey work will be occurring along the eastbound shoulder of SR-28 at the following locations:
Between Jackpine Street and Laurel Drive:
Monday, July 8 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m....
Saturday, July 6, 2024 - 5:08pm
UPDATE 8 a.m. Monday: Evacuation Warnings have been lifted on areas except for some parts of Texas Hill Rd and Pay Dirt Rd. The Placerville Airport remains under an Evacuation Order. Please use caution in the area as Emergency Personnel and equipment are operating in the area. Evacuation Shelter is now closed. The fire remains at 77 acres and 25 percent containment.
Saturday, July 6, 2024 - 1:52pm
LAKE TAHOE, Nev./Calif. - Now that the fireworks have ended, the beaches cleaned up, and the 4th of July vacationers are wrapping up their Lake Tahoe trips, the next big event is upon us. The 35th annual American Century Championship (ACC) will be at Edgewood Tahoe practice rounds to start the week, and for the public, Pro-Am tournaments on Wednesday and Thursday before the championship runfs from Friday, July 12 to Sunday, July 14.
