SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Monday's fire in the meadow behind Motel 6 in South Lake Tahoe is being investigated as arson by the South Lake Tahoe Police Department (SLTPD).

On July 3 at 9:25 a.m., South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue, U.S. Forest Service, and CAL FIRE Amador-El Dorado Unit responded to the wildfire. The quick response kept the fire at one-quarter of an acre.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The annual South Lake Tahoe 4th of July Parade was another success. The sides of Lake Tahoe Boulevard, Ski Run Blvd, and Al Tahoe were full of holiday revelers of all ages. There were 62 entries in the parade with a total of 450 people participating.

The City of South Lake Tahoe had judges sitting at the grandstand set up at Lakeview Avenue, and the voted on the following awards:

Best of Parade Awards

Best Non-Profit - Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra
Runner-up - St. Theresa's Bread & Broth

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Over 280 students were celebrated on June 30 as the 48th Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) graduation ceremony was held at the South Lake Tahoe campus.

This year’s Commencement featured a number of barrier-breaking firsts, with California Community Colleges’ first Latina chancellor serving as keynote speaker, LTCC’s first in-person commencement attendance by its Rising Scholars Program (RSP) graduates, and the first graduates from the college’s Forestry program sharing the evening together with hundreds of guests.

10AM UPDATE 7/5: The woman who died at Eagle Falls on Tuesday has been identified as 25-year-old Ishrat Azim of San Francisco. Her next of kin have been notified by the El Dorado County Sheriff-Coroner.

The story has been updated below to reflect new information.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A woman visiting Emerald Bay at Lake Tahoe with friends on July 4 has died after falling over Eagle Falls, according to El Dorado County Sheriff Capt. Michael Lensing.

When are the City of South Lake Tahoe, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, and other agencies going to stop inveigling the residents to clean up after tourists and seek a better solution to cleaning the beaches?

I suggest the agencies including South Lake Tahoe Police Department work together to put the responsibility squarely back on those who litter and start FINING them when they do it!

Why is it the residents’ job to clean up after these slobs?

11AM UPDATE: - This morning, South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue (SLTFR), U.S. Forest Service, and CAL FIRE Amador-El Dorado Unit responded to a small wildfire behind Motel 6 on US50 in South Lake Tahoe. The fire was reported at approximately 9:25 a.m. and forward progress has been stopped.

According to SLTFR Battalion Chief Karl Koeppen, the fire burned about 1/4 acre in the meadow behind Motel 6, an area known to be frequented by homeless with encampments. Koeppen said the large plume of smoke came from items at a camp burning beside brush, no propane tank, but transient belongings.

10AM UPDATE 7/3: The South Lake Tahoe Police Department (SLTPD) said Tanner Delacruz, 33, of South Lake Tahoe, was arrested by their SWAT team after refusing to surrender. They said over the past couple of weeks, SLTPD had been called to the 1200 block of Margaret Ave. on multiple occasions for
Delacruz acting in violent and erratic behavior.

Summer is here, and locals and visitors alike are ready to get out and experience Lake Tahoe. Before hitting the water, consider water surface temperatures and the effects of cold water immersion.

Symptoms of cold water immersion can occur at water temperatures as warm as 77 degrees; Lake Tahoe’s water temperatures average 50 – 60 degrees Fahrenheit in early summer, warming throughout the season to 65 – 75 degrees.

The four stages of cold water immersion include:

Stage 1: Initial Cold Shock

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Lake Tahoe boat inspections have been keeping invasive species off of boats entering the lake for years, and a new tool for keeping them off non-motorized watercraft is now available and on display in South Lake Tahoe.

The CD3 machine helps prevent the spread of invasive species and it will be at Kiva Beach from June 30 to July 6.

Visit the beach and use the machine on your non-motorized watercraft.

Using the CD3 machine is simple - follow the instructions on the side of the machine.