Douglas County Search and Rescue participated in training which included a segment with CareFlight. The training included topics of emergency locater transmitter search, dealing with multi-casualty patients from a mock vehicle roll over, patient packaging, and loading of a patient onto CareFlight. CareFlight personnel also gave instruction on the safety aspects of working with helicopters […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — An initiative petition that would make it easier to register to vote could reach the Nevada Legislature next year after more than 125,000 signatures were turned in to county clerks for verification. The Automatic Voter Registration Initiative would amend state law to require the Department of […]
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By Kathryn Reed It didn’t matter that only one run was open. Hundreds of people were taking lap after lap after lap at Heavenly Mountain Resort today. It was opening day after all and people had pent up energy having not skied since April. Not everyone, though, was on the mountain to ride. “We […]
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Shopping isn’t always a harmless endeavor, especially when stores are crowded. Washoe County sheriff’s deputies are offering some cautionary words for those going out this holiday weekend as well as those making purchases online. Some tips: Stay alert. Report suspicious activity to law enforcement or store security. Avoid shopping alone; there is added safety when shopping […]
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Update: Power has been restored. More than 100 Liberty Utilities customers on the North Shore are without power. A downed power line caused the outage. It is across Highway 89 near Cabin Creek Road. Crews do not have an estimated time when the lights will come back on. — Lake Tahoe News staff report
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With kitchen fires being one of the main reasons for a fire in a house, firefighters want people to extra careful this Thanksgiving. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Thanksgiving is the peak day for home cooking fires, followed by Christmas Day and Christmas Eve. In 2014, nearly four times as many home […]
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By Josh Boak, AP WASHINGTON — Americans bought homes in October at the fastest pace in nearly decade, helped out by low mortgage rates that have since started to climb following the presidential election of Donald Trump. The National Association of Realtors said Tuesday that sales of existing homes rose 2 percent to a seasonally […]
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Thanksgiving Day is likely to be the best day to travel this weekend in the Sierra. While a storm early today didn’t drop much white stuff at lake level, it did bring several inches to the higher reaches of area ski resorts. Another storm is slated to move into the area late Friday. An even […]
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By Nate Gartrell, Bay Area News Group The family of an off-duty Contra Costa sheriff’s deputy who drowned last year has sued a South Lake Tahoe paddleboard company as part of a push for increased regulations in the boating industry. The family of Deputy Carlos Diamond Francies last week sued South Tahoe Standup Paddle, alleging […]
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A 43-year-old South Lake Tahoe man has been arrested in connection with tampering with food at two local establishments. Harry Dally was arrested Nov. 22 after officers searched his residence. “The search warrant service revealed items of interest related to this investigation. The SLTPD now has an indication of what the contaminating substance may be,” […]
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