South Lake Tahoe

A 34-year-old Carson City man was arrested Tuesday for suspicion of felony probation and parole violation and misdemeanor domestic battery, a sheriff's deputy said.

Western Nevada College is proud to announce one of its largest dean’s lists in years. The Fall 2018 Dean’s List includes 373 students, accounting for 31.1 percent of the college’s full-time students.

To earn the distinction of making WNC’s Dean’s List, students must complete at least 12 units during the semester and accumulate a grade point average of 3.50 or higher. 
Honorees include:

Tibetan monks from the Gaden Shartse Monastery will return to Carson City and South Lake Tahoe this month as part of their two-year tour of the United States.

During their Carson City visit, from Jan. 15-20, the monks will construct a Manjushri, also known as Buddha of Wisdom Sand Mandala.

The 8th annual SnowGlobe Music Festival got underway in South Lake Tahoe on Saturday with an estimated 20,000 visitors expected to attend the three-day music festival that continues New Year's Eve on Monday night.

The triple crown of Lake Tahoe winter events, Camp Richardson’s Snowshoe cocktail races return for another round of hilarity and sport Jan. 19, 2019.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is preparing for the upcoming New Year’s Eve celebration at Lake Tahoe starting on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018.

Even though there is no ban on vacation rentals until 2021 in South Lake Tahoe, a component to control occupancy was to be in effect this month but a judge on Monday put a halt to that.

UPDATE 4PM: Traffic has been released on westbound I-80 at Donner Lake Interchange, but expect long delays. Chain controls still in effect.
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UPDATE 1:47PM: From Caltrans: I-80 is closed between Kingvale and Donner Lake Road due to extremely heavy snowfall and multiple collisions. No estimated time of reopening.
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With Christmas Eve travelers going east and westbound over the Sierra along two major highways, a Winter Weather Advisory for Lake Tahoe and Winter Storm Warning along the west slope of the Sierra in California, it is almost a sure bet motorists will experience delays before reaching their final destinations.

There are only two more Saturdays until Christmas, and Santa Claus is back in Carson City again this weekend ahead of the big holiday.

Hello Carson City and welcome to the end of the work week. We are coming into Friday, Dec. 14, 2018, which means there's 6 days until the first day of winter, 11 days to Christmas and 18 days until 2019. Expect mostly sunny skies with a high near 53. It will be windy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Here is what's happening around town today:

Hello Carson City and welcome to Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Did you catch the spectacular sunset last night? A couple of readers submitted photos including retired CCSO Sgt. Scott McDaniel, with this spectacular shot above. In the second photo, Joanna Herring provided this sunset image from Dayton Valley Golf Course. Here is what's happening around town today:

Good morning Carson City. It is officially midweek, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. Expect mostly sunny skies today with a high around 50. Here is what's happening around town today:

Good day, Carson City. It is Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. For those keeping score, there are 8 days until winter begins, 14 days until Christmas, and 19 days until 2019. Here is what's happening around Carson City today:

Tom Cruise is in South Lake Tahoe filming portions of a sequel to the 1986 movie "Top Gun," according to SFGate.com and TMZ.

Hello Carson City and welcome to Monday, Dec. 10, 2018. Kicking off the work week we can expect cloud coverage today with a 30 percent chance of rain or snow showers after 10 a.m., according to the National Weather Service. Little or no snow accumulation is expected though the roads may get icy in spots. Here is what's happening around Carson City today:

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance with an attempt to identify a suspect in a stolen motor vehicle.

A 27-year-old Carson City woman, believed to be involved in the burglary of a parked RV earlier this month at a Carmine Street residence, was taken into custody Monday on a felony charge, a sheriff’s deputy said.

In a remarkable interfaith gesture, area Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist and Jewish leaders joined together to celebrate multi-faith Thanksgiving at Connected Church of the Nazarene in Carson City on Nov. 20.

Douglas County authorities are asking the public's help in identifying suspects in a recent credit card theft case in which a purse with cards was stolen in South Lake Tahoe and items were purchased in Carson City.

The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit began the sale of Christmas tree permits on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. Permits to cut Christmas trees on the Carson and Bridgeport Ranger Districts of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest have been available since Nov. 1.

STATELINE, Nev. — The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency 15-member Governing Board on Thursday unanimously approved the U.S. 50 South Shore Community Revitalization Project proposed by the Tahoe Transportation District.

A 56-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly selling marijuana to middle school children, according to the South Lake Tahoe Police Department.

Two Carson City jail inmates were booked Wednesday for felony charges of battery by a prisoner after video showed the men fighting, a sheriff’s deputy said.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — It started as a dream of Chad Donnelly's after growing up in Colorado and attending Denver Broncos football games in the cold and snow. He thought to himself, if people will attend a football game and sit in the snow, why not a concert?

A 44-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sunday, 1:20 a.m. for suspicion of a second DUI, obstructing an officer, driving on a revoked license and probation violation, a sheriff’s deputy said.

On August 27, 1968, Richard Chartrand was going about his morning as usual in his Skyland Drive home in South Lake Tahoe, just north of Zephyr Cove, when things went horribly wrong, and a mystery began that is still unsolved today.

More details have come to light surrounding the officer involved shooting of an armed robbery suspect near South Lake Tahoe on Monday.

The man who led authorities Monday on a chase in the South Lake Tahoe area and died as a result of an officer-involved shooting is the same person identified as the suspect in the Oct. 22 robbery of an east Carson City ice cream and frozen yogurt shop.

UPDATE: Investigators are on the scene of an officer-involved shooting that happened Monday afternoon west of South Lake Tahoe.

At approximately 1 p.m., detectives from the South Lake Tahoe Police Department became involved in a pursuit of a motorcycle, according to El Dorado County Sheriff's Sgt. Anthony Prencipe. Details are still being worked out, but from the early investigation, Prencipe said there were shots fired at the SLTPD detectives on SR89 near Luther Pass.

They pursued the motorcyclist and were joined by other law enforcement officers as the chase led them into El Dorado County and through the intersection with Highway 50. They then headed west to North Upper Truckee Road.

At that spot the motorcyclist was shot by SLTPD officers. Medical attention was given to the rider but he died at the scene.

The area is still surrounded by crime scene tape and Prencipe said it could be hours until it reopens. Also closed in SR89 at the scene of the initial shots. Motorists are not allowed between South Upper Truckee Road and Pickett's Junction.
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There was an apparent shooting Monday afternoon in the Meyers area west of South Lake Tahoe after a chase involving law enforcement and a possible robbery suspect. An El Dorado County Sheriff's Office deputy said the shooting was officer-involved.

UPDATE: The Nevada Department of Transportation has wrapped up the first in a series of overnight full road closures on State Route 28 ahead of schedule. Both directions of SR 28 were closed between Lakeshore Boulevard in southern Incline Village near Tunnel Creek Café and Sand Harbor State Park from 8 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. Oct. 29 for installation of bridges on the State Route 28 shared used path. Originally scheduled to also take place Oct.