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Everybody may be Irish on St. Patrick’s Day but nobody should drive drunk after celebrating Ireland’s patron saint this Saturday, March 17, 2012. The Avoid the 6 El Dorado County DUI Campaign will be deploying additional officers on overtime this weekend, supporting routine traffic and patrol officers and focusing on drinking driver hotspots. Police, sheriff and CHP officers will have a “zero tolerance” response toward impaired drivers who fail to use a designated sober driver.

In regards to raising the speed limit thru Meyers: I've watched the debate on TV and would like to say - after 35 years of professional driving (18-wheeler and sometimes more), accident-free and mo...

The Nevada Division of Emergency Management/Homeland Security and the National Weather Service are partnering together to educate the citizens of Nevada on National Flood Safety Awareness Week, March 12-16.

According to the National Weather Service, Floods and Flash Floods are the #1 weather-related killer in the United States and can occur any time of the year. This is why the Nevada Division of Emergency Management and the National Weather Service Offices in Reno, Las Vegas, and Elko want to help spread the word about being flood safe.

The idea of a coordinated public transit system that spans across Lake Tahoe has been talked about for years. Now it is becoming closer to reality.
The public is invited to workshops on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 6-7, to discuss a North Shore to South Shore transit connection by Aquabus, a waterbourne public transit ferry service that could be implemented, possibly, by summer 2015.

More changes in the weather are in store this week as a winter storm, which may produce strong winds and heavy snow, is expected to arrive in the Lake Tahoe Basin by Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.

MINDEN - A Nevada Highway Patrol trooper was injured early Saturday morning in an accident at the intersection of highways 395 and 88.Trooper Dan Lopez was on duty and driving a marked NHP vehic...

Tahoe Regional Planning Agency employee Jeff Cowen was honored as the recipient of the North Lake Tahoe Chamber and Resort Association’s Employee of the Year Award for his outstanding work as TRPA’s Community Liaison.
“I was shocked and truly honored to receive this recognition,” Cowen said about the award. “I am lucky in my job because I get to inform the community about all the great work being done by TRPA staff. I know I share this award with them,” he said.

(Editor's note: The following ran in the January issue of the Tahoe Mountain News. The second part of the series that examines public agency salaries for managers is in the February issue, on newsstands now.)

Here are the latest salaries and benefits available for the South Lake Tahoe Public Utilities Commission, the South Lake Tahoe City Council, El Dorado County Board of Supervisors, the Douglas County (Nevada) Board of County Commissioners, the Lake Tahoe Unified School District board and the board of the Douglas County School District.

Are you kidding me? DUI limits are set by law. Two beers? Depending on the beer and your size, that's drinking and driving - anywhere! Vacations don't give you a pass on the laws, on our streets or...

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Volatile oil prices. Looming climate change. Worldwide economic and political unrest. Worsening traffic congestion. Crisis in transportation financing.Two Billion Cars: Driv...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The federal government should help police departments nationwide obtain the tools and training needed to attack a rising scourge of driving under the influence, two U.S. senator...

SALT LAKE CITY - Outdoor Retailer continues to be a show for gear heads who welcome new innovative ideas; however, the past few years has seen the focus shift into a more environmentally conscious ...

Here is this week's fishing report for January 18-25. This report covers streams, lakes and rivers in Nevada, Northern California, southern Oregon and the Sierra.

MINDEN, Nev. - A 25-year-old South Lake Tahoe man was sentenced Monday to three years in Nevada State Prison for felony driving under the influence after he was dropped from a diversion program ...

UPDATED 1:30PM: A 21-year-old Walnut Creek, Calif. man was struck and killed by a California Highway Patrol vehicle early Sunday morning, New Year's Day, on Highway 50 near Stateline at Lake Tahoe, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
The accident happened between Lake Village and Elks Point Road and was reported around 12:40 a.m. Sunday morning, said NHP Troopers Mike Edgell and Chuck Allen. The pedestrian, whose identity has not been released pending notification of family, died at the scene of the accident.

You've arrived at South Shore Tahoe for the holidays, perhaps the SnowGlobe Music Festival or to ski at any number of resorts.
As traffic runs through the main artery of Highway 50 you may want to let someone do the driving for you. There's no better way to do it than public transportation through BlueGo, South Lake Tahoe's coordinated transit system.

18, South Lake Tahoe police officers arrested four individuals on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. In 2010, five DUI arrests occurred ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../4-dui-arre...

Sgt. Shannon Laney / South Lake Tahoe Police Department
The Winter Holiday Anti-DUI crackdown has resulted in a significant number of DUI arrests from local routine traffic enforcement and special Avoid the 6 DUI deployments overnight in South Lake Tahoe.
From 12:01 AM Friday December 16, 2011 through Sunday night, December 18th, 2011 officers from the So Lake Tahoe Police Department have arrested 4 individuals for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. In 2010 5 DUI arrests occurred during the same weekend.

Whether it’s sharing the road with bicyclists during the summer or using four wheel drive or chains in winter, even seasoned drivers will tell you mountain driving isn’t the flat lands with its share of switch backs and blind spots, steep hills and wildlife.
Weather conditions change how we drive Sierra roads and in winter chains and snow tires are certainly a given factor when crossing mountain passes in snowy conditions. Caltrans and the Nevada Department of Transportation are good places to start before you even hit the road with up to the minute reports on travel conditions.

Construction has wrapped up on three roadwork projects in and around the Lake Tahoe Basin, Caltrans reports Wednesday in a news release. The projects were designed to improve water quality and traffic safety in the region.

By Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY – Despite ongoing volatility in Nevada’s gaming industry, strong consumer buying is helping to keep the state’s tax revenues on an even keel four months into the new two-year budget, state officials say.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety wants to raise awareness among all drivers of the seriousness of this deadly and very common practice behind the wheel. A new AAA Fo...

Here is this week's fishing report through Nov. 16 for lakes, rivers and streams in Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and southern Oregon.

With the first snow of the season hitting the Sierra earlier this month, now is as good a time as any to brush up on your winter driving skills. So whether you’re down in the valley or you plan to take a trek over the mountain passes across the Sierra, you need to know what you’re doing or else you could wind up somewhere waiting for the tow truck. While you don’t have to white knuckle drive through ice and snow, it’s a good idea to know what you’re getting into well ahead of the drive.