douglas county

By Sgt Jim Halsey, Public Information Officer, DCSO
On Wednesday, December 7th, 2011 at approximately 2:10 pm, deputies of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to what was reported as a dead body lying outside of a white truck in the Gardnerville Cemetery.
A DCSO deputy arrived on-scene approximately six minutes later and found an adult male, later identified as 77 year-old David Pendleton, in the cemetery near the described truck. Pendleton was holding a shotgun in his hands.

Zephyr Cove Ski Club will have signups and "Breakfast with Santa" December 10 from 9:00am to 11:00am at the Kahle Community Center. Many options for participation and payment are available for kids K-12.

Justice of the Peace Tom Perkins announced today he will seek election to a full term as Justice of the Peace for East Fork Township. Judge Perkins was appointed in 2010.

Douglas County, after more than 2.5 years of stakeholder meetings, it is moving forward on the Douglas County Conservation Bill by having public open houses at several locations through mid-December t...

About 20 or so have gathered today on Highway 50 near Stateline and South Lake Tahoe as part of a nationwide Occupy Wall Street protest. For information go here.
Police scanner traffic between Douglas County and South Lake Tahoe report no problems thus far associated with the protest, which began around noon.

By Lisa Herron
U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews are scheduled to continue prescribed fire operations on Kingsbury Grade near North Benjamin today, Monday, November 14, 2011. In addition, operations will begin near Logan Creek in Douglas County and Granlibakken on the West Shore of Lake Tahoe, weather permitting. Operations may continue through the week.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Douglas County Sheriff's Office deputies will hold a child passenger safety seat inspection checkpoint at their Lake Tahoe Station this Saturday, according to a statement...

GARDNERVILLE, Nev. - Douglas County commissioners may ask staff to look at creating a single Carson Valley water system for administrative purposes at their meeting on Thursday.Commissioners receiv...

By Don Quilici
This is an annual, late fall article on how to enjoy those tiny, irresistible, tasty gourmet treats known as pine nuts.
For those unfamiliar with them, they are the seeds of the Pinon Pine Tree, which is the official tree of the State of Nevada. The Pinon is a fairly short, bushy looking, rather unattractive, full-of-pitch tree and it is one of the main physical features of our Great Basin area.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A Douglas County Sheriff's deputy accidentally shot a black bear with a live round rather than a rubber bullet during a Friday incident that resulted in the death of a...

The South Lake Tahoe City Council and Douglas County Commissioners are pleased to announce their first joint public meeting to be held on Friday, Nov. 4, at the Edgewood Tahoe Conference Room. The public is invited to attend the meeting beginning at 1 p.m.

The purpose of the meeting is to strengthen partnerships across state lines between the two organizations and among elected officials, discuss opportunities to leverage resources, revitalize the economy and environment in the South Shore community, and improve efficiencies among government agencies, according to a news release.

RENO, Nev. - Nevada's oldest settlement is set to get a facelift next summer.Douglas County community leaders are working through a plan to make Genoa's downtown more pedestrian friendly with impro...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Lake Tahoe City Council and the Douglas County Board of Commissioners will hold a joint meeting from noon to 4 p.m. Nov. 4 at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course.The Sou...

The Douglas County Public libraries in Minden and Zephyr Cove will be closed from Oct. 27 through Oct. 29 for leave without pay and the Nevada Day holiday.The Minden Library will re-open at 10 a.m....

By TahoeChamber.org
TahoeChamber.org would like to thank all those who took the time to nominate a business or individual for the 4th Annual Blue Ribbon Awards. Over the four years that the awards program has been in existence, community participation and support has increased annually by leaps and bounds. This year brought in a record amount of nominations, which resulted in over 100 businesses and individuals being nominated for the eight different award catagories.

Lake Tahoe News first reported in July that the South Shore Vision Plan was in the works. Aspects of it were outlined for Douglas County commissioners at their Oct. 20 meeting in Stateline. A formal p...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Deputies of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office will be holding a child passenger safety seat inspection checkpoint from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 12 at their Lake Tahoe Stat...

Here is this week's fishing report through Oct. 26 for Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and Southern Oregon.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Douglas County will be asked for $45,000 to help fund the minimum $250,000 a year operating costs for the tourist train between Virginia City and Carson City.On Monday...

Carson City, Nev. - Taxable sales for July were up in all but three Nevada counties, and Carson City, Churchill and Lincoln were the three without gain.For Carson, the reason came mainly from a nea...

ZEPHYR COVE, Nev. - Douglas County Parks & Recreation is holding registration for the upcoming youth basketball league and girl's three-on-three league at Kahle Community Center. Teams usually have...

NEWS RELEASE — With recent success guiding the approval process for major projects at Lake Tahoe, the accomplishments of law firm Feldman McLaughlin Thiel reflect a rising correlation in the spectacular mountain community between a healthy environment and a healthy economy.

MINDEN, Nev. - Douglas County commissioners approved the first reading of an ordinance that implements the state's new puppy mill law.The bill was approved in the last Legislative session and targe...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Douglas County, working in partnership with 11 other local state and federal agencies, has completed its approved feasibility report for an entire bike path around the Ne...