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The City of South Lake Tahoe’s Snow Removal crews have been working around the clock to clear snow on city roadways. The combination of the snow and rain mixture is casing roadways to flood. It is imperative to provide snow removal vehicles the right of way as they work to clear roadways as well as blocked drainage ways.

Follow these safety tips:
Do not drive through water that is too deep. “Turn around – don’t drown”

Do not try and cross the snow berm in the center lane. Wait until snow removal crews have cleared the center lane for crossing.

With the large number of accidents throughout the Lake Tahoe basin Friday, it is important that everyone remember the basic rules of driving on snow and ice, especially when so many people are on the road.

Slow and easy, don't follow the car in front of you too close, and paying attention are the basics. Driving patterns cannot be the same as if driving on dry pavement in lower, warmer elevations.

Caltrans has a very easy website that includes cameras and up to the minute information on all California roads: quickmap.dot.ca.gov

3::45 p.m. update: The Kings Beach man killed in an accident at Northstar has been identified as 35-year-old Dennis Baltimore, a ski instructor at the resort. His Facebook page says he was also once a Zipline Guide at Heavenly Mountain Resort in South Lake Tahoe.

According to reports, Baltimore had been on his skis on Village Run about 12:00 p.m. when a snowboarder in front of him hit a patch of ice and lost control. He tried to avoid the snowboarder but he crashed into rocks and a creek bed.

Zawadisha's annual Holiday Bazaar returns this holiday season on Saturday, December 3 at the Blue Angel Cafe in South Lake Tahoe from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Knock out some of your holiday shopping while adding meaning to your gift by not only shopping local, but helping rural Kenyan women.

A portion of proceeds from this event allow Zawadisha to give small loans to rural Kenyan women for items with big impact like solar lamps, clean cook stoves, and water tanks. Stop by their table at the event to learn more.

Summer of 2017 will bring two plays to the North Shore of Lake Tahoe, Love’s Labour’s Lost and Hound of the Baskervilles. They will be featured during Shakespeare at Sand Harbor July 9 to August 27. Shopping on Cyber Monday? You can now include early bird tickets to either, or both, of these plays. A perfect gift for Christmas and Hanukkah.

Shakespeare’s Labor of Love and Laughter!

11/12 update: The Vikings' road to state has ended in Las Vegas. The boys from South Tahoe High suffered a crushing blow with a loss to Desert Pines, 56-7 in the 3A State semifinals.

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For the first time in 25 years, the South Tahoe High football team is headed to the Nevada Division 3A State football championship games in Las Vegas this weekend. The Vikings are coming off a victory over rival Truckee to head to Vegas as the number two seed from Northern Nevada.

The 28-20 win over Truckee sends South Tahoe to their first appearance at the state playoffs since 1991.

All candidates for South Lake Tahoe City Council were given the same questions. With just one day to go to the elections, we will be featuring their answers and a video of their interview with Tahoe Regional Young Professionals through the day.

Tamara Wallace, 46, Retired Businesswoman/Chamber Exec

Discuss your interest in serving on City Council. What is your prior experience in working with civic, community or governmental organizations?

The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office has identified the body of a man found Tursday near the site of a plane crash southwest of Lake Tahoe as Tyrell Kremer of Wilton, Calif.

Kremer, 52, was flying from Idaho to Jackson on Saturday, October 15 after what friends say was a weeklong hunting trip. Family and friends grew concerned Saturday afternoon when he hadn't returned as expected and official news of a missing aircraft were issued Saturday evening.

El Dorado County Undersheriff Randy Peshon has been re-appointed to the state's Judicial Council Collaborative Justice Court Advisory Committee after being nominated by Superior Court Judge Suzanne Kingsbury.

Peshon, who once ran the jail in South Lake Tahoe, has served in this capacity for the past three years and will begin a new three year term on November 1.

Update 5:00 p.m. 9/7/16: The man killed in Monday's hiking incident near Cascade Falls has been identified as Airman 1st Class Tyler Oimoeon of Beale Air Force Base. He from Mt.Horeb, Wisconsin.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with Airman Oimoen's family, coworkers and friends," Lt. Col. Matthew Mountcastle said. "During this difficult time, we are caring for his family and coworkers with the support of the Beale community."

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A 21-year-old man died at Cascade Falls on Monday afternoon after taking a fall off granite rocks in the area.

Dear Hopeful,

I know you're of the canine set, but I need some hints and tips to share with my feline friends.

Signed,
Meowwww

Dear Meowww,

Of course, always love to help friends of ALL animals! Here are my TOP TEN useful, and surprising cat tips:

Cats Dig Running Water

The three bear cubs from Yosemite that arrived in South Lake Tahoe after their mother was killed on July 4 now have company! Two new cubs have arrived, one from Santa Maria and one from Azusa, California.

All five bear cubs are being housed at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care until January or February, once they are big enough to go back into the wild.

UPDATE 9AM: Carson City School District Superintendent Richard Stokes offered condolences on behalf of Carson High School to family members after it was learned a 16-year-old CHS male student was killed in a rollover crash in Goni Canyon early this morning. An adult also died in the accident. The names of the victims have not been released.

“On behalf of the school, our students and faculty, we are very sorry for this loss. Our thoughts go out to family and friends of the student,” said Stokes.

A 22-year-old man from Oakland, Calif., drowned off the shore of South Lake Tahoe on Saturday after a jet skiing accident.

At 6:10 p.m. August 13, a person at the Timber Cover Marina reported an over due jet skier. Officers from the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to the pier where they learned two men had been thrown off a rented jet ski after hitting a wave about 100 yards off the the marina. One man was able to swim back to the jet ski, but the other man, Raeshon Williams, did not. Neither man was wearing a life jacket.

A self proclaimed golf junkie, NBA Most Valuable Player and Golden State Warrior Steph Curry, is enjoying his return to Lake Tahoe to golf in the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe. This, his second visit to the tournament is special as he is playing with his dad, retired NBA player Dell Curry.

Three people have been identified as "persons of interest" by the Washoe County Sheriff's Office in connection to an investigation of human remains found in a burnt vehicle off State Route 447 on Thursday night.

The men have been identified as Shannon Miller, Shawn Miller and Corey Massengale, all from the Silver Spring area of Lyon County.

After a 3 1/2 year battle with brain cancer, JoJo Conroy passed away peacefully in her garden on Saturday July 9th. She would have been 66 on July 24th. During her 43 years as a resident of South Lake Tahoe she touched many lives in a variety of capacities. She spent her summers as a banquet waitress at Edgewood Golf Course and her winters overseeing the operation of Rainbow Mountain Ski Shop. But it was her commitment to her community and friends where she truly shined.

A San Francisco woman died on the South Fork of the American River near Kyburz while rafting on Saturday, July 9.

Elaine Yi Mau, 32, was camping at the China Flat Campground with friends when they took rafts into the nearby river. At 4:09 p.m., the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office was told of a rafting accident involving Mau. She had been on a raft with someone who fell off, and when he surfaced, Mau was gone.

The most common misunderstanding about swimming in Lake Tahoe is that people can suffer from hypothermia, which leads to death. The real truth is that "cold water shock" will kill much quicker than hypothermia ever will.

"The sudden lowering of skin temperature on immersion in cold water represents one of the most profound stimuli that the body can encounter." Golden and Tipton in Essentials of Sea Survival

The Nevada Department of Wildlife is increasing their educational campaign for boaters and swimmers to understand the dangers of cold water at Lake Tahoe.

The man whose unconscious body was found on June 25 near a jet ski on Lake Tahoe has been identified.

A passerby found 21-year-old Jawahar Kaliyamurthy floating near the unoccupied jet ski east of Meeks Bay at about 11:38 a.m. on the 25th, called for help, pulled the man from the water and began CPR.

Former South Lake Tahoe resident and endurance athlete, Ric Llewellyn, has planned a Lake Tahoe swim from Emerald Bay to Nevada Beach on August 24, all in the name of charity. He wants to raise awareness and financial support for Finding HUP, a charitable foundation serving athletes with spinal cord injuries.

Location

The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office has released the identity of the man found dead in the forest behind Barton Hospital on June 25.

The decomposing body of 29-year-old Inyowen John Shelton, a resident of South Lake Tahoe, was found by people walking in the area Saturday. It is still unclear to law enforcement how he died and the death is called “suspicious.”

Many friends were leaving comments of disbelief and sadness on Facebook once they heard the 2004 South Tahoe High graduate was the man who died.

The El Dorado County Sheriff's office responded to a report of a possible dead person on June 25, 2016 at 4:21 p.m. in the 1200 block of Winnemucca Avenue in South Lake Tahoe.

Upon arrival, deputies found a deceased male in a moderate state of decomposition.

At this time, the case is being investigated as a suspicious death, and no identification or cause of death has been determined.

This is an active investigation and anyone with any tips can call Detective Simon Brown at (530)642-4717.

South Tahoe Now is adding a new monthly feature. The following businesses took out business licenses with the City of South Lake Tahoe during the month of May:

05/02/2016 - ANANDA YOGA - 693 MODESTO AVE # 3
05/02/2016 - BUILDING DEPARTMENT SERVICES 685 PLACERVILLE DRIVE
05/02/2016 - G BEDWELL CONSTRUCTION 897 ALAMEDA AVE
05/03/2016 - RICK MARTIN CONSTR & GEN ENG CORP 48415 HAMPSHIRE ROCKS RD
05/06/2016 - ALLIED SERVICES 3666 CINDYS TRAIL
05/06/2016 - GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SACRAMENTO 1069 EMERALD BAY RD
05/06/2016 - ROCK SOLID 3666 CINDYS TRAIL