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Lake Tahoe’s clarity improved in 2012 for the second year in a row, and its waters were the clearest in 10 years, according to University of California, Davis, scientists who study the lake.

Last year’s average annual clarity level was 75.3 feet, or a 6.4-foot improvement from 2011, according to data released today by the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The new director of the state agency that oversees the most beautiful and historic places in California vowed Tuesday to restore the public's trust diminished last summer by re...

Two black bear cubs confiscated from a suspected poacher have been returned to the wilderness. The cubs spent seven months at a Lake Tahoe wildlife center with almost no human contact and now they are big enough to make it on their own. Here is the story of their release only on ABC7 News.

It is a big day for some bear cubs that almost did not get to grow up. They were found last summer at a Nevada County gas station, taken from a man charged with illegally killing their mother. They weighed just 15 pounds each and would have no chance alone in the forest.

The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit released the Environmental Assessment and decision for the William Kent Best Management Practices (BMPs) Retrofit and Administrative Site Redevelopment project. The proposed project now enters a 45-day decision appeal period.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, Lake Tahoe and the Sierra. This report is for the week of Feb. 6-12.

Quick: When you hear the phrase "Lake Tahoe," what's the first thing that comes to your mind? If you said "skiing" or "casinos," you'd respond as probably 99 percent of Bay Area residents do. If you said "geography," "sustainability" or "culture," you'd be among the minority, but you'd be onto a great new idea.

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s Governing Board approved an annual update to the Aquatic Invasive Species Watercraft Inspection Program during their January meeting on Wednesday. The approval keeps nearly all boater fees the same and improves efficiency of service at watercraft inspection stations around the Lake Tahoe Basin in an effort to keep the $1.4 million inspection program in the black, according to agency officials.

Disposable plastic bags could be harder to come by in South Lake Tahoe as soon as this summer if the City Council passes a long-discussed ordinance next week.The council will discuss a proposed "Br...

Growing up in Tahoe was idealistic. I spent my summer days on the lake and winter afternoons on the slopes, gazing at the cobalt blue water. As I grew older, I also grew to understand the responsib...

Youth Theatre Carson City is excited to announce our upcoming production of "Aladdin and His Wonderful, Magical Lamp," a magical adaptation of the classic tale, Friday through Sunday Jan. 11-13 at the Carson City Community Center and Jan. 18 at Piper’s Opera House in Virginia City.

The cast and crew are comprised of over 70 local children ages 5 to 18, who play all the classic characters including Aladdin, his pet monkey Alakazam, The Princess Jasmine and her handmaidens, the evil Jammal and his sister Halima, and not just one…but 3 Genies!

Prost (or cheers), the Tahoe Regional Young Professionals will ring in 2013 with a sampling of German-style food and beverages at Himmel Haus for group's Jan. 22 mixer from 7 – 10 p.m.

The evening will also include live acoustic music and networking opportunities. Admission is free for TRYP members and $5 for non-members. Annual TRYP memberships cost $40.

Here is this week's fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, Lake Tahoe and the Sierra. This report is for the week of Jan. 2-9:

Crews have completed the first mile of a bike path on the Nevada-side of Lake Tahoe. The Tahoe Transportation district ultimately plans to create a bike trail that circles the lake.

The first mile of bike trail on the Nevada-side of the lake stretches from Stateline on the south shore north toward Nevada beach. Carl Hasty with the Tahoe Transportation District says a recent $12,000 check from the non-profit Tahoe Fund will go toward completing another mile next summer.

TAHOE CITY, Calif. - The North Lake Tahoe Express Water Shuttle will return next summer, but possibly with a few minor tweaks based on passenger feedback.The water shuttle, a pilot program that ran...

Anna Lee works at changing students’ lives everyday as the TRiO-SSS program specialist at Lake Tahoe Community College. One of Lee’s students, Lyra B. Fisher, was tragically murdered this summer, the apparent victim of domestic violence. This month Lee decided to start a scholarship in Fisher’s name with the Lake Tahoe Community College Foundation.

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The environmental non-profit Tahoe Fund presented a $12,850 check today to the Tahoe Transportation District for the Rabe Meadow Bike Path, a key segment of the proposed new bike and pedestrian route around Lake Tahoe called the Lake Tahoe Bikeway. The Bikeway will link communities around the lake, improve air quality, and provide a breathtaking recreational amenity for Tahoe residents and visitors.

The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is asking for public input on proposed summer projects at Heavenly Mountain Resort. These projects are consistent with the improvements identified in Heavenly's Master Plan Amendment and are intended to improve the overall quality of the visitor experience. In addition, these projects would provide for high-quality summer recreational uses of National Forest System land as directed by the Ski Area Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2011.

Four new zip lines, a climbing wall, a forest canopy tour and ropes courses are among the additions planned for Heavenly Mountain Resort this summer.The U.S. Forest Service is asking for public com...

The environmental non-profit Tahoe Fund presented a $10,000 check today to the Nevada interagency team responsible for implementing thestate’s highest priority Lake Tahoe restoration project, the Third Creek and Incline Creek watershed project. The grant finances a pedestrian bridge over Incline Creek to provide a recreational amenity in the heart of Incline Village and support the Environmental Improvement Program to improve lake clarity and recreational opportunities in the Tahoe Basin.

Powerful early-season storms combined with the area’s largest snowmaking operations have allowed Vail Resorts’ Lake Tahoe mountains – Heavenly Mountain Resort, Northstar California Resort and Kirkwood Mountain Resort – to open early with 111 acres. Heavenly and Northstar will open on Wednesday, Nov. 14 with a combined seven lifts and eight trails, totaling 51 acres.

CRYSTAL BAY, Nev. - On the heels of a busy summer on the festival circuit and a third consecutive nod as Best Bluegrass in Colorado from Denver's Westword Magazine, Head for the Hills is Tahoe-b...

The Lake Tahoe Community College Theatre Arts Department is proud to present an hilarious evening of theatre with the duet, “Lone Star” and “Laundry and Bourbon,” two companion one-act comedies by renowned playwright, James McLure. The production is directed by Susan Boulanger.

Performances are November 15, 16, 17 at 8:00 p.m, and November 18 at 2:00 p.m.
Tickets: $10 General Admission, $7.00 Seniors, $5.00 Students with valid I.D., and children under 13; free for veterans and active military. Children under 6 will not be allowed in the theatre.

With the arrival of cooler, wetter weather, the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will lift fire restrictions for Forest Service managed lands Wednesday, October 23, 2012. Additionally, Forest Service fire chief Kit Bailey, in conjunction with local fire chiefs, will open residential burning the same day.