Tom Darby, KOH AM-780 A Mountain Life Flight Helicopter out of Susanville crashed this morning 15 miles north of the Nevada-California stateline. Three crew members on board are confirmed dead at this time. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the accident. The flight was on a return flight from transporting a patient to Renown […]
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Your eyes won’t be playing tricks on you. Lights illuminating the Nevada Capitol Building and the Governor’s Mansion in Carson City will turn blue today. This is an effort to raise awareness of diabetes on World Diabetes Day. The Empire State Building in New York, the Sears Tower in Chicago, Niagara Falls, Los Angeles International […]
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An infusion of cash means a historic fish hatchery will open to the public next July as a science exhibit. UC Davis officials secured $350,000 in grants and from other sources in the last few months. The North Lake Tahoe Resort Association cut a check in the form of a grant for $200,000. That money […]
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By Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee The intrigue over who will serve as accused kidnapper Nancy Garrido’s attorney continued Thursday as a judge in Placerville appointed a new attorney to replace the one he removed last week. Veteran defense attorney Stephen A. Tapson was appointed Thursday to represent Garrido at least until a hearing on the […]
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On Nov. 18 at 1pm a bronze plaque will be added to the granite cross in the Carson City Pioneer Cemetery detailing the story of Carson County Sheriff John L. Blackburn, the first Nevada peace officer killed in the line of duty. This is the 148th anniversary of his death. According to research, Blackburn is […]
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By Sallie Ross-Filgo One of the most common fires we respond to is a fire caused by hot ashes being placed in a box or bag and stored on the back deck. When you clean the ashes from your fireplace or wood-burning stove this fall, make sure to place them in a metal container with […]
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By Kathryn Reed Embattled South Lake Tahoe Police Chief Terry Daniels is calling it quits after more than 27 years in law enforcement. As part of a reorganization plan that will be before the City Council on Tuesday, a number of jobs are likely to go by the wayside. This doesn’t mean there won’t be […]
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A Pollock Pines resident was arrested in Stateline on Tuesday for allegedly trafficking in a controlled substance. Francisco Reyes-Vizcarra, 31, was booked into the jail at Stateline on felony for charges. Members of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Street Enforcement Team, working with the Western El Dorado Narcotic Enforcement Team (WENET), arrested Reyes-Vizcarra in a […]
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By Vern Pierson On Nov. 12, 2009, KCRA 3 reported receiving a third letter from criminal defendant Phillip Garrido. In it he reportedly apologizes stating, “First off I would like to apologize to every human being for what has taken place.” It continued, “People all over the world are hearing testimony that through the spirit […]
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St. Theresa School is have a Baked Potato Bingo fundraiser on Nov. 21 to raise money for eighth-graders to go to Washington, D.C. The event is being emceed by comedian Howie Nave. The potato bar opens in Grace Hall at the South Lake Tahoe church at 4pm; with the first game of bingo starting at […]
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