South Lake Tahoe Daily Brief

South Lake Tahoe is seeing expanded local healthcare options through new mental health services and nursing education.

• Mental health expansion:...

Heavenly Mountain Resort has appointed Trent Poole as Vice President and General Manager.

• Poole brings 21+ years at Vail Resorts, most recently...

Tahoe's summer calendar is filling with dance parties, yoga gatherings, and music events.

• Mimosa Fest brings daytime dancing and brunch cocktails to...

El Dorado County search-and-rescue teams airlifted a man and his 18-month-old son to safety after they became stranded near Freel Peak when deep snow...

Three Sierra passes closed Tuesday as snow and ice hit higher elevations.

• Sonora (SR-108), Ebbetts (SR-4), and Monitor (SR-89) shut at noon May 26...

49,000 Lake Tahoe residents fear losing power as AI data centers owned by Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta consume electricity supplies. NV Energy delivers...

• Residents packed The Chateau for a seminar on protecting homes before wildfire season, with experts stressing that preparedness is now essential for...

Mayor Cody Bass called the harassment lawsuit and partial temporary restraining order filed by Ken Curtzwiler 'full of many mistruths,' denying any...

South Lake Tahoe Library's Summer Reading Challenge runs June 1–August 31 with the theme Plant a Seed, Read!

• Open to all ages; register and track...

Two fatal crashes on Highway 50 within days are prompting safety worries for South Lake Tahoe travelers.

• Saturday crash near Sierra-at-Tahoe killed...

TRPA governing board reviewed regional updates at Granlibakken, with strong focus on South Shore impacts.

• Glyphosate debate: Public comments urged...

• Research funding cuts hit UC Davis TERC hard, with NSF fellowships halved and no awards for six prospective students, threatening decades of lake...

Caltrans will invest $44.2 million to upgrade U.S. Highway 50 from Trout Creek Bridge to the Nevada line.

• Repave 12.5 lane miles, replace 29...

• CHP officers made over 10 arrests and issued 115 citations during Memorial Day week, including multiple DUIs and stolen-vehicle cases
• Local...

Three standout events offer free or low-cost fun for local families this Saturday:

• Kids Expo at Lake Tahoe Community College (10 a.m.–2 p.m.)...

Search efforts are ongoing for 60-year-old Jason Coughran in Desolation Wilderness near South Lake Tahoe.

• Coughran set out Monday from Fallen Leaf...

• Housing program: $80,000 added to long-term rental incentives, unlocking homes for 155 residents since 2021
• State of the City: June 24 at LTCC,...

South Lake Tahoe welcomed back D.L. Bliss State Park with a community ribbon-cutting on May 28 after a three-year closure.

• Infrastructure upgrades...

Sheriff’s reports detail survivor Amy Friduss describing 8-10 foot waves, hail, and passengers bailing water with a cooler yet showing “no sense of urgency” before the boat flipped, with no distress calls ever made.

El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office handled a range of incidents across South Lake Tahoe and nearby areas last week.

• Search and rescues occurred at...