By Susan Wood At this point, Fallen Leaf Landing has no place to land given the current quagmire its manager and the community board overseeing the concessionaire operation are in. No agreement was reached on a contract between the Fallen Leaf Lake Community Services District and John Rich, who has run the South Lake […]
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The woman who died at Sand Harbor State Park has been identified as Marie Wolf of Fallon. The 67-year-old Nevada resident collapsed Saturday on the shore of Lake Tahoe after completing a dive with an instructor and complaining of abdominal pain. An autopsy was conducted Monday by the Washoe County coroner. Results could take months. […]
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By Sam Stanton and Denny Walsh, Sacramento Bee Nearly eight years after Jaycee Lee Dugard was kidnapped, Phillip Garrido received a certificate from the U.S. Parole Commission lauding him for his behavior since his release from prison in 1988. “You are hereby discharged from parole,” the March 9, 1999, certificate read. Read the whole story
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By Kathryn Reed The Do It Center did it. South Lake Tahoe officials issued the permit Monday for the old South Shore Motors building on Lake Tahoe Boulevard to become a general merchandise-nursery. A special use permit is not required for this type of business. In the permit it says, “A condition of approval is […]
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By Ellen Nunes With Saturday marking the 25th anniversary of the California Coastal Cleanup Day, residents of the South Shore did their part to ensure Lake Tahoe and its tributaries are much cleaner. Unseasonably warm weather was enjoyed by the 146 local volunteers who ranged in age from 18 months to 74 years. They helped […]
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday mobilized the California Emergency Management Agency (CalEMA) and CalFire to prepare for increased wildfire potential as unseasonably hot and dry conditions are forecast for much of California this week. Additionally, the governor directed CalOSHA to carry out the largest heat enforcement effort in its history to protect California’s workers from […]
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On Monday at approximately 11:40 am, investigators from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Street Enforcement Team (DCSET) were conducting a narcotics trafficking/sales investigation on Market Street in Stateline. During the investigation, officers attempted to arrest the involved suspect, 27 year-old Jamall Mansoor Eslami, of South Lake Tahoe. Eslami fled in a green Cadillac Deville, ramming […]
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The Washoe County coroners office is scheduled to perform an autopsy today on a woman who died Saturday afternoon at Sand Harbor State Park at Lake Tahoe. According to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Department, the victim was diving with an instructor in the area. When she got out of the water she began complaining of […]
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By Susan Wood Don’t put away the shorts, swimsuits, garden tools, bikes or appetites for an Indian summer. The mercury in South Lake Tahoe is expected to rise this week and may even meet or surpass the record high for Sept. 25 of 81 degrees, the National Weather Service in Reno reported Sunday. It will […]
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BY MARTHA BELLISLE, Reno Gazette-Journal Carl Probyn, step-father of the South Lake Tahoe girl kidnapped in 1991, likened the law enforcement and parole officers who oversaw the man who allegedly abducted her to the “Keystone Kops” and blasted them for failing to see three young females living in his back yard. “These guys should feel […]
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