One of three people accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of ski passes has pleaded guilty. Tim Jacobsen, 22, of Minden in a deal agreed to plead guilty to embezzlement, a class C felony. He is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 7. He could face up to five years in prison and a $10,000 […]
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A woman was pulled from the Upper Truckee River this afternoon after nearly drowning. She was on a paddleboard with at least one friend. It’s not known if she was wearing a life jacket while on the water; one was not on her when paramedics arrived. A South Lake Tahoe police officer got her out […]
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By Kathryn Reed The tower will be demolished, electric vehicle charging stations installed, commercial hangars built, and pavement removed from Lake Tahoe Airport. These are all included in the master plan for the South Lake Tahoe facility. This is a designed to be a 20-year blueprint. The final component of the plan was approved by […]
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Three wildland fires outside of the Lake Tahoe Basin have kept crews busy on Tuesday. The Topaz Fire destroyed one outbuilding. Eight acres were blackened near Topaz Lodge between Topaz Lake and Highway 395. The fire is fully contained. At one time more than 30 structures were threatened and the highway was closed. The Payne […]
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By Scott McFetridge, AP DES MOINES, Iowa — A century-old train trestle stands as one of the trophies of Des Moines’ push to spruce up its downtown. Bicyclists and pedestrians pose for pictures beside the brightly painted beams of the Red Bridge and gather on viewing platforms overlooking the Des Moines River. But little more […]
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A series of earthquakes have been rattling the Gardnerville area on Tuesday afternoon. The strongest was measured at 3.9 at 3:45pm June 6. It was centered about 12.5 miles southeast of Gardnerville near Double Springs Flat. Two subsequent temblors occurred — a 2.2 at 3:51 and a 2.1 at 4:18pm. No injuries or damage have […]
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More than 2,000 customers in South Lake Tahoe have been without power for the better part of Tuesday afternoon. This is because a vehicle took out a power pole at Al Tahoe Boulevard and Pioneer Trail. No one was injured in the accident. No further details, though, have been provided. Liberty Utilities said power should […]
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By Sandra Chereb, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Nevada lawmakers gave final legislative approval Monday to a package of bills that resolved a stalemate over the budget and signaled the 2017 Legislature would end without chaos by midnight. The Assembly’s approval of three key bills needed to bring the session to a close came […]
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Reports of a man with a gun led Douglas County sheriff’s deputies to Rabe Meadow on June 5. Deputies drove part way onto the U.S. Forest Service property in Stateline. “Three deputies looked and were unable to locate anything,” Deputy Bernadette Smith told Lake Tahoe News. A person reported seeing a man with a rifle […]
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By Kathryn Reed Illegal fences going into Lake Tahoe have caught the attention of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. Property owners must get a permit from the bi-state regulatory agency before construction. This was not done. A TRPA inspector was at the Tahoe Beach Club on June 2 to talk to the Stateline property owner. […]
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