alyssa byrne

Letter: No Globe Alliance lays out plan

The following is an email sent to both the South Lake Tahoe City Council and the SnowGlobe Music Festival organizers:

1. Independent Engineer:
- a. Repeat previous dB tests for comparison
- b. Establish new dB tests and standards
- c. Establish Sound Czar with authority to adjust volume or end performance of artist
2. Must have standards, monitoring and fines for violations that are independently en-forced with a mechanism to have complaints responded to within 20 minutes of being reported (no unattended phone number for complaints).
3. Noise Engineering per Presentation.

SnowGlobe thrills attendees as Khalid and others take the stage

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - Fans of electronic music have flocked to South Lake Tahoe for the annual SnowGlobe outdoor music festival held December 29-31 at, one the Community Fields. The predominately under-30 crowd come from colleges and communities hundreds and even thousands of miles away to enjoy a specially gathered group of top artists in the electronic dance music (EDM) field.

Along with the fun though comes issues common at most music festivals: noise, trash, underage drinking and drugs.

"Always Buddy" tent set up at SnowGlobe in memory of Alyssa Byrne

It's been three years since 19-year-old Alyssa Byrne from Petaluma, Calif., died after attending New Year's Eve SnowGlobe Music Festival becoming separated from her friends. Her body was found off Pioneer Trail between Black Bart Avenue and Al Tahoe Boulevard on January 4, 2013.

South Lake Tahoe's Lighthouse Community helps out SnowGlobers

The death of 19-year old Alyssa Byrne during the 2013 SnowGlobe event in South Lake Tahoe is still on people's minds, especially now that the temperatures have dropped into single digits with wind chills expected to take them down into negative figures.

Nick and Kadi Alfield wanted to do something this year in Byrne's memory, so they had a booth at SnowGlobe that not only charged cell phones but also gave away gloves, scarves and hats to attendees who were cold.

"Always My Buddy" Has a Presence at SnowGlobe

Tragedy struck at the 2012 SnowGlobe in South Lake Tahoe when 19 year old Alyssa Byrne became separated from her friends and died of hypothermia after falling in a snow bank after attempting to walk back to her hotel.

Out of that tragedy, the "Always My Buddy" program was developed. Alyssa's family wanted to make sure another family didn't have to go through what they did by making sure everyone that is an unfamiliar place is safe.

South Lake Tahoe Prepares For SnowGlobe 2013

SnowGlobe 2013 is just over a week away and you can find evidence of the South Lake Tahoe music festival around town.

The fields at Lake Tahoe Community College are being transformed into the largest concert arena for miles around, with three stages being erected as well as warming tents and food operations.

Hypothermia, drugs noted in SnowGlobe attendee's death

An autopsy has concluded that a Petaluma teenager who died after leaving South Lake Tahoe's SnowGlobe Music Festival New Year's Eve died of "probable hypothermia."Alyssa Byrne, 19, died of "prob...

Sunset vigil held for Alyssa Byrne

Of the 50 or so people who attended a somber candlelight vigil for Alyssa Byrne Thursday, no one knew her. But each was affected by the 19-year-old Petaluma resident who went missing following t...

South Tahoe turns out to remember Alyssa Byrne

Vigil for Alyssa Byrne next week in South Lake Tahoe

South Lake Tahoe residents will hold a candlelight vigil for Alyssa Byrne, the 19-year-old Petaluma resident who was found dead after leaving the SnowGlobe Music Festival, next week.

Cause of concertgoer's death awaiting testing

An autopsy has left investigators no closer to finding out what caused the death of 19-year-old Alyssa Byrne, whose body was found in a snowbank Friday after a three-day search.El Dorado County She...

Letter to the editor: Death raises many questions

The horrible sad death of Alyssa Byrne should be investigated as the stories in the newspapers are truly weird.Example: The body was not seen, 10 feet from the road by searchers because of the snow...

Missing teen found dead in South Lake

Officials do not suspect foul playBy Trisha Leonard and Axie NavasTahoe Daily TribuneThe body of Petaluma resident Alyssa Byrne was found Friday morning in South Lake Tahoe.In a Friday morning p...

Missing teen's body found

The body of Petaluma resident Alyssa Byrne was found Friday morning in South Lake Tahoe.In a Friday morning press conference, Douglas County Undersheriff Paul Howell said a utility worker in an ...

Missing Petaluma woman Alyssa Byrne found dead outside South Lake Tahoe city limits

The body of Alyssa Byrne, missing since attending the SnowGlobe Music Festival and last seen by friends late New Year's Eve night or in Stateline early Jan. 1, was found this morning, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office reports.

Byrne, 19, was found at 8:30 a.m. just outside the city limits of South Lake Tahoe. A utility worker discovered the remains just off Pioneer Trail, between Black Bart and Al Tahoe. The location is approximately one mile west of the Snow Globe Music Festival, authorities said.

Byrne's body was just off the roadway, but obstructed from view by a snow bank. The on-scene investigation continues and is being led by the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office.

Lake Tahoe News reports the body was found fully clothed and that foul play was not involved.

Missing teen's body found

The body of Petaluma resident Alyssa Byrne was found this morning in South Lake Tahoe.In a Friday morning press conference, Douglas County Undersheriff Paul Howell said a utility worker found By...

Missing teen's body found

The body of Petaluma resident Alyssa Byrne was found Friday morning in South Lake Tahoe.In a Friday morning press conference, Douglas County Undersheriff Paul Howell said Byrne's body was found ...

Friends, family, officials look for leads in missing person case

Police, family members and search and rescue teams intensified their search for a missing teenager Thursday evening.
In a press conference Thursday afternoon, officials stated they had no leads on the the whereabouts of Petaluma resident Alyssa Byrne, 19, who was reported missing on Jan. 1 after she came to the area to attend SnowGlobe.

FBI joins in search for missing Petaluma woman at South Shore Lake Tahoe

UPDATE 2:40PM: The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, along with several agencies including the FBI, are actively searching for 19-year-old Alyssa Byrne of Petaluma, Calif., who was at South Lake Tahoe attending a music festival and was last seen by friends on the gaming floor of the Horizon Casino in Stateline between 12:30 a.m. and 1 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 1.

The sheriff’s office in conjunction with the South Lake Tahoe Police Department, Eldorado County Sheriff’s Department, FBI, Douglas County Search and Rescue and air support from the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office are working to ascertain Alyssa’s whereabouts.

No leads have been generated to the circumstances of Alyssa’s disappearance.

Alyssa is 5 foot 3inches tall, 125 pounds with black hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt, black snow boots, and black yoga-type pants with her hair pulled back. She was last seen by friends on the gaming floor of the Horizon Casino on 01-01-13 at approximately 1230-100 am.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Douglas County Dispatch at (775) 782-5126.

A Secret Witness reward of $1000.00 has been established for any information as to the whereabouts of Alyssa.

Teen reportedly missing since New Year's Eve

Police and family members are looking for a teen who came to the area to attend SnowGlobe and has reportedly been missing since New Year's Eve.Petaluma resident Alyssa Byrne, 19, and three frien...

Petaluma woman who attended SnowGlobe at South Lake Tahoe reported missing

South Lake Tahoe Police and the Douglas County Sheriff's Office are asking help in locating a Petaluma woman who attended the SnowGlobe Music Festival and has been reported missing by family.
Alyssa Marie Byrne, 19, attended the three-day SnowGlobe event in South Lake Tahoe this past weekend. On New Year's Eve night she never made it back to her hotel room and was last seen in the Horizon Casino Hotel lobby in Stateline. Cell phone records indicate she used her phone prior to midnight, authorities said.

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