South Lake Tahoe is getting working cleaning up the town even if property owners won’t. On Sept. 19 the Tiger Team began a pre-organized cleaning-abatement of the exterior of the former Zehren’s Nursery at the corner of Pioneer Trail and Ski Run Boulevard. Tiger Team began in January 2015 to respond more efficiently to code compliance issues, […]
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By Associated Press A Nevada woman has been sentenced to up to six years in prison for neglect causing the death of her 93-year-old grandmother, whose feet were gnawed by rodents before she died in her trash-filled, urine-stained home. A Douglas County district judge sentenced Jamie Dawn Lummus last week to 28 to 72 months […]
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Firefighters responded to another suspicious fire on Monday night. It started near the South Lake Tahoe fire station at Pioneer Trail and Ski Run Boulevard. About 100-square-feet of land burned. The fire on Sept. 19 was reported about 11:10pm. “The fire was put out quickly and the cause is under investigation,” Lisa Herron, U.S. Forest […]
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By Susan Wood After five years of wrangling between parties, Lake Tahoe businesses and fire agencies left burned by shoddy accounting practices from the bankrupt Nevada Fire Safe Council are expected to see reimbursements for fuel reduction efforts. U.S. Bankruptcy Court of Nevada Judge Bruce T. Beesley ruled in favor of approving a settlement with […]
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Expect smoke from the Owens River Fire to remain an issue today in the Tahoe-Truckee area. This is day four of the fire that is burning near Mammoth. Crews have been able to keep the blaze to 6,050 acres, with containment remaining at 20 percent. Firefighters are focusing their efforts along the Owens River Road to […]
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On Oct. 16 the Meyers Community Foundation will host the third annual Meyers Outdoor Gear Swap in the Westgate Center parking lot adjacent to the Divided Sky from 11am-3pm. Shop for skis, snowboards, bikes, paddle gear, climbing equipment, camping equipment, and other outdoor toys. Cash or credit cards will be accepted. If you have quality […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News asked candidates for South Lake Tahoe City Council, Lake Tahoe Community College, Lake Tahoe Unified School District, Douglas County School District, South Tahoe Public Utility District and Lake Valley Fire Protection District a series of questions. We are running the responses in the order received. All profiles may be found […]
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By Larry Weitzman It has been a tough two months for the new CAO, Don Ashton, as he attempts to turn a lemon budget created by the inept Larry Combs into lemonade. While he wasn’t given a direct order from the Board of Supervisors to cut $10 million out of the Combs budget, he has […]
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By Elizabeth Zach, High Country News As a young infectious diseases physician in San Francisco in the 1990s, Javeed Siddiqui could easily treat local patients suffering from HIV. As drugs became more effective, he would often simply need to check in with his patients, ask how they were doing both physically and emotionally, and refill […]
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A bicyclist was taken to Barton Memorial Hospital on Monday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle in Meyers. According to the California Highway Patrol, the female cyclist did not sustain life-threatening injuries. The Sept. 19 incident is under investigation to determine who was at fault. No one was cited at the scene. “I witnessed […]
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