SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - There is a new cafe in South Lake Tahoe, one that is selling something no other spot does in town - antojitos! El Dicho Cafe opened last week on Tamarack Avenue and has coffees, bagels, breakfast burritos, fruit smoothies, flavored Red Bull, juices, fresh pastries, and a full list of antojitos (or Mexican snack food) on its menu.

Perla Bautista has lived in South Lake Tahoe for 39 years and was operating Learn & Play Daycare out of her home when she was able to realize her next dream.

"I wanted to open a coffee shop since I was little," said Perla.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - There is a multi-agency training underway at South Tahoe Middle School (STMS), and the campus is currently closed to the public in the interest of safety. This training is to enhance the agency's response to active shooter scenarios that will benefit law enforcement, educators, and the South Lake Tahoe community.

The Lake Tahoe Unified School District is hosting Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) at STMS from July 31 through August 3, 2023.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Warm and dry weather with typical afternoon breezes will prevail through Monday, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno. Moisture returns for the first few days of August,
bringing chances for mainly afternoon showers and thunderstorms, especially by Wednesday and Thursday. Temperatures will also cool by a few degrees by mid-late week, before warming up again next weekend.

The weekly South Lake Tahoe forecast from NWS Reno:

Monday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The 2023-24 Soroptimist International South Lake Tahoe (SISLT) board was installed on June 21.

GARDNERVILLE, Nev. - Carson Valley Health (CVH) has announced Shalini Malasingam, LMFT, has joined its Outpatient Behavioral Health Services team.

Nevada’s nonrestricted gaming licensees reported a total “gaming win” of $1,245,814,727 for the month of June 2023, according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board's monthly report released Friday. This amounts to a 2.44 percent decrease compared to the same month a year ago when licensees reported a gaming win of $1,277,029,261. For the fiscal year the gaming win has increased by 3.25 percent with 15,105,608,664 in "win".

The "gaming win" represents the computed income of casinos before business expenses and taxes.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Al Tahoe neighborhood is holding a Community Clean-up Day on Saturday, August 5, 2023. It will be a great opportunity to get to know other members of the community who are working hard to keep South Lake Tahoe safer from wildfires.

Refreshments will be provided at 768 Los Angeles Avenue from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. You will be able to "meet and greet" the hard-working fire department leaders and chipping crew members, and the Al Tahoe Firewise core team.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - National Night Out is celebrated throughout the country on the first Tuesday in August each year, and that includes South Lake Tahoe and El Dorado County which will have their own event.

The community is invited to the TJ Maxx parking lot on Tuesday, August 1 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Members from area law enforcement agencies will be there with booths, information, games, activities, patrol & enforcement vehicles, and much more.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Head out to Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) on Monday, August 7 at 3 p.m. when Saint Mary's College meets the University of San Francisco in a pre-season exhibition game. It will be a great time to watch Division 1 soccer!

Saint Mary's Head Coach Theresa Romagnolo brings the Gaels Women's soccer team to Lake Tahoe for a pre-season team game and retreat.

Coach Romagnolo is the wife of Alex Romagnolo who grew up in South Lake Tahoe before graduating from South Tahoe High and playing soccer at the University of San Diego.