check up
Heat advisory in effect all weekend for Lake Tahoe communities
Submitted by paula on Thu, 09/03/2020 - 11:40am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - It is going to be a hot one in Lake Tahoe over the Labor Day Weekend as well as in Western Nevada and Northern California.
The National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno has issued a Heat Advisory from 11:00 a.m. Friday to 8:00 p.m. Sundayfor Lake Tahoe due to consecutive days of high temperature. The forecast highs are 90-93 degrees those three days and record high temperatures are likely this holiday weekend.
Not only will there be high temperatures, there will also be widespread haze due to Northern California fires.
Douglas County community resources to deal with grief, anxiety and feelings of being unsafe
Submitted by paula on Wed, 01/16/2019 - 10:01pm
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - After the recent tragic accidents and murders in Douglas County, many people may be feeling grief and anxiety as well as feelings of being unsafe. County officials want residents to know they aren't alone and there are several support groups in the community that offer help, reassurance and comfort during this difficult time.
Below is a list of some organizations available to help:
Douglas County Mobile Outreach Safety Team (MOST)
Conservancy approves funding for ED raise and several projects
Submitted by paula on Thu, 03/15/2018 - 10:24pm
During this week's California Tahoe Conservancy board meeting, funds were not only approved for the Greenway shared use trail in South Lake Tahoe, but also for grants to be used on the lake, a forest health project and a 10 percent raise for Executive Director Patrick Wright.
CHP child passenger safety seat check-up event
Submitted by paula on Wed, 07/06/2016 - 4:47pm
Event Date:
July 16, 2016 (All day)
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) South Lake Tahoe office is conducting a car seat check-up event. The current law states child passengers must ride in either a car seat or booster seat until the age of eight years old and the only exception to the law is if the child is 4 feet 9 inches in height. Effective January 1, 2017, children under the age of 2 must ride rear-facing in an appropriate child safety seat.
Tahoe the Bear headed to Humboldt County
Submitted by paula on Thu, 01/22/2015 - 11:18pm
Another success story at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care (LTWC) on Thursday as Tahoe the Bear prepared to make his journey back home to Humboldt County.
Teddy Bear Hospital a big hit at Barton's Festival of the Trees
Submitted by paula on Fri, 12/05/2014 - 10:40pm
The anticipation from youngsters was contagious on Friday night during Barton's Festival of the Trees. Not only did they have hot chocolate and popcorn, but kids were making ornaments, writing letters to santa, watching the performers from Marcia Sarosik Dance and South Tahoe high, but the jolly guy himself was there, listening to all of the wish lists.
Teddy bears of all shapes, sizes and conditions were taken to the Teddy Bear Hospital where doctors and nurses from Barton Health examined, x-rayed and bandaged the bears who weren't feeling too well.
Six yearling bears nursed at Lake Tahoe are returned back to Mother Nature
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 04/11/2012 - 8:09am
Rehabilitated through Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care, a total of six orphaned bear cubs have been returned to the wild this spring, ending the California Department of Fish and Game's 2012 yearling bear release program.
The cubs were found in various locations around the state in the summer months of 2011 and were rehabilitated at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care prior to being judged ready to return to the wild. The state program is ongoing and will continue as new cubs come into the facility.
