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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Join local law enforcement at Freel Perk on Wednesday, August 30 for Coffee With A Cop from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Coffee With A Cop was started to build relationships, one cup at a time. It brings law enforcement and the community members they serve together–over coffee–to discuss issues and learn more about each other.

Freel Perk is located at 3141 US50 in Meyers.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Chamber is hosting a “State of Education” Town Hall on Wednesday, September 6 at the Tahoe Beach Retreat Conference Center in South Lake Tahoe, starting at 6:30 p.m.

Dr. Todd Cutler, superintendent of the Lake Tahoe Unified School District will present the “State of the District” covering the District’s vision, mission and goals, educational programs, community and educational partnerships, facilities and transportation services, and the District’s budgetary challenges.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - For over two years the glass-enclosed stream profile chamber at the Taylor Creek Visitor Center has been closed down due to acts of vandalism. Unknown person(s) had broken the glass, allowing water from Taylor Creek to get inside and rendering the popular exhibit useless.

The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) has announced repairs are underway at the chamber and, if all goes as planned, they anticipate it reopening by the end of September or beginning of October 2023.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A South Lake Tahoe man was arrested on suspicion of arson after the home he was living in caught fire early Tuesday morning.

At 4:05 a.m., first responders were called to the Osborne Avenue home in South Lake Tahoe on the report of a structure fire. Upon arrival, they found the home fully engulfed in flames with one of the home's residents attempting to put out the fire with a garden hose.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance to identify an individual who is suspected of committing a vehicle burglary. Credit cards stolen from the vehicle were used to purchase approximately $1,500 worth of merchandise from a number of establishments in the Stateline, Nevada, and South Lake Tahoe, California areas.

The male suspect is Caucasian, approximately 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet tall, and has light-brown facial hair.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The City of South Lake Tahoe, Visit
Lake Tahoe and the Tahoe Wellness Center present the season finale concert of the Live at Lakeview Summer Music Series on Thursday, August 31.

The season finale concert features South Shore-based artists including The Residents, Preachers Pickers, and special guests from several more local band favorites!

KIRKWOOD, Calif. - Kirkwood Mountain Resort is holding a weekend of family entertainment with 'Desert Myth' by the Flynn Creek Circus under the big top Sept. 1-4.

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - A couple from El Dorado Hills was sentenced on Monday for their criminal efforts to avoid paying federal income taxes, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.

Brian Beland, 39, was sentenced to 21 months in prison and a $30,000 fine, and Denae Beland, 40, was sentenced to five years of supervised release and a $25,000 fine.

Tahoe Douglas Fire District is hosting a blood drive on Friday, September 15 at the Kahle Community Center's Tallac Room from 11 a.m. There is a summer critical shortage and donations of all types of blood are needed.

Walk-ins are welcome but to ensure a space at time desired, sign up at visit HERE.

Kahle Community Center is located at 236 Kingsbury Grade, Stateline, Nev.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Have you wanted to add a fur baby to your family? Now is your chance! Join the South Tahoe Association of Realtors and other sponsors for the third Pet Adoption Day at South Lake Brewing Company on Friday, September 8 from 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.

The Pet Network will be on hand with adoptable animals!

Every pet adoption day has had all of the animals adopted, so organizers hope to keep the tradition going.

Not able to adopt but want to help? Go hang out, grab a beer, and donate to a good cause.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Typical late-August warmth and dry weather with breezy afternoon winds will linger into the upcoming week at Lake Tahoe. A series of low-pressure systems will promote periods of elevated to briefly critical fire weather conditions in Northern Nevada on Tuesday and Thursday afternoon as winds strengthen. Mild temperatures and gusty winds, with chances of showers and storms, and dropping temperatures at the lake becoming more likely for Labor Day weekend.

The forecast for South Lake Tahoe from the National Weather Service in Reno:

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The BEBOT, short for “beach robot,” was at Conolley Beach in South Lake Tahoe on Friday, showing why it is becoming a big tool in the beach-cleaning toolbox at Tahoe.

The all-electric, solar, and battery-powered, beach-cleaning robot is wrapping up its second summer of sifting through the sand at Lake Tahoe, removing small debris, bits of litter and plastics as it moves through beaches.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Heavenly Village is holding its 3rd annual Fall AleFest & Chicken Wing Cook-Off on September 16, 2023. It will be a fusion of flavors, brews, and lively entertainment from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the village.

Fifteen Flavors Await at Fall AleFest:

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. – Douglas County is embarking on the strategic planning process to create a shared vision between the residents of Douglas County and their elected officials. This five-year strategic plan document will serve as an operational roadmap for the future. It is designed to evolve over time in response to the changing needs of the organization and the community.

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - Both the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) have scheduled work near Lake Tahoe over the next few weeks. Caltrans work is on I-80 and

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Caltrans is alerting motorists of upcoming lane closures and delays at several locations along I-80 between Colfax and the Nevada state line in Placer, Nevada, and Sierra counties.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - It's back to the classroom on Monday for students in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD). To start the year, so far, there are 3,651 students, almost equal to last fall when there were 3.649 students when the October figures were calculated. There are now 40 students who live in Nevada attending California schools, up from 31 last school year and 33 from the 21/22 school year.

School Times and Bus Schedules

Meyers Grades K-5, start at 8 a.m. and end at 2:20 p.m.
Sierra House Grades K-5, start at 8:05 a.m. and end at 2:25 p.m.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. – Douglas County is seeking to fill two leadership positions with the pending retirements of the current chief financial officer (CFO) and chief technology officer (CTO). Solicitations for both positions are currently posted on the Job Opportunities page of the Douglas County website.

No matter how much you plan or research ahead of time, childbirth may not go as expected. There are important choices to make, and even when you have given birth before, a lot can happen in the moment.

If you previously had a baby via a C-section delivery and are having another baby, you may have the option to have another cesarean or try a vaginal birth. More women are attempting a vaginal birth after a cesarean, or VBAC, and Barton Family Birthing Center offers mothers this option in a medical environment.

Washoe County Regional Animal Services (WCRAS) is seeking information to help identify two individuals who are persons of interest in an animal cruelty investigation. The dog is described as an approximately 6-month-old German Shepherd, black and tan in color, wearing a pink harness. This occurred at the 7-Eleven parking lot located at 8995 Lemmon Drive, Reno on August 21, around 2:30 p.m.

Parents, the drug landscape has changed. Drug overdoses no longer only impact people fighting the disease of addiction — deaths from counterfeit pills containing fentanyl are surging across the U.S. and unknowing teens, some as young as 13, are dying from fentanyl-related poisonings.

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