Updated 8:58pm: A fire broke out late this afternoon at Spooner Summit. A multi-jurisdictional crew of firefighters, including the Super Scooper airplane, was able to contain the fire to 0.58 acres. The Sept. 20 fire was reported at 3:58pm. The fire was northwest of Spooner Lake right near the lake. The cause is under investigation. […]
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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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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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By Kathryn Reed The animosity between the California Tahoe Conservancy and city of South Lake Tahoe was palpable last week at the state agency’s board meeting. Tom Davis, who is the city’s rep on the CTC board, said it’s time to clarify what the staff can do and what should come to the board. The […]
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Smoke filling the Lake Tahoe Basin and Truckee areas is from the Owens River Fire burning near Mammoth. More than 200 people are fighting the blaze that started Sept. 17. While no cause has been given, officials say it was human caused. It remains at about 6,000 acres and 20 percent containment. A surge if […]
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By Mike Higdon, Reno Gazette-Journal On the way home from Denver on Sunday, my airplane made an unscheduled departure from the runway. No one was injured, according Denver International Airport. The brakes of an United Airlines’ Airbus 319 failed as the airplane taxied toward the runway, said the pilot of Flight 296. The pilot announced he […]
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