68.5 Pounds of Marijuana Seized After Weaving Box Truck Pulled Over on I-80

68.5 Pounds of Marijuana Seized After Weaving Box Truck Pulled Over on I-80

Truckee, CA…On November 24th at approximately 8:30pm CHP Officer McDonnell from Truckee CHP Area observed a rental box truck that was failing to maintain his lane as proceeded on I-80. The box truck was stopped just prior to the state line. Upon contacting the driver and speaking with him about the violation the CHP Officer […]

Traffic Accident on US 50 in Echo Summit Area

Traffic Accident on US 50 in Echo Summit Area

Meyers, CA…Crews are working an accident that is blocking the westbound lane on Hwy 50. The accident is near the bluffs. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00020 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: Us50 / N Echo Summit Rd Loc Desc: THE BLUFFS Lat/Lon: 38.812933 -120.031267 Detail Information 11:44 AM 1 [2] WB SIDE […]

Traffic Update…Overtuned Vehicle on Pioneer Trail

Traffic Update…Overtuned Vehicle on Pioneer Trail

South Lake Tahoe, CA…Crews are working an overturned vehicle accident on Pioneer Trail. Please use caution in the area…. ncident: 00091 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: Pioneer Trl / Oneidas St Loc Desc: ON PT TWORDS MEYERS Lat/Lon: 38.864922 -119.997751 Detail Information 10:02 PM 6 [16] C13-022R 1185R ON ITS ROOF OFF RDWY 9:49 PM […]

Major Injury Vehicle vs Bicyclist Hit and Run in Tahoe City Area

Major Injury Vehicle vs Bicyclist Hit and Run in Tahoe City Area

Tahoe City, CA…On November 15, at 5:05pm emergency personnel responded to a hit and run traffic collision involving a vehicle vs bicyclist. When the California Highway Patrol personnel arrived on scene, information gathered from witnesses indicated that a dark colored SUV had been traveling westbound on SR-28 westbound up Dollar Hill on the right shoulder. […]

Tahoe Chamber Announces Blue Ribbon Award Winners

Tahoe Chamber Announces Blue Ribbon Award Winners

South Lake Tahoe, CA/NV – The 2013 Blue Ribbon Award winners were announced on November 14 during an elegant evening of celebration. The night started off with a cocktail hour hosted in Blu Nightclub where 250 guests were greeted with complimentary Champagne and was immediately followed by a delicious three course meal in Montbleu’s convention […]

American Century Championships Distributes $145,000+ To Local Causes in 2013 from Celebrity Golf Tournament

American Century Championships Distributes $145,000+ To Local Causes in 2013 from Celebrity Golf Tournament

South Lake Tahoe, Calif. / Nev….The 2013 American Century Championship (http://www.TahoeCelebrityGolf.com) continues to benefit Tahoe South as the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority (http://www.TahoeSouth.com) distributed $85,000 to 28 non-profit groups through funds raised during the annual celebrity golf tournament. The announcement was made at the organization’s Nov. 14 board meeting. The LTVA, in partnership with NBC […]

Thanksgiving At Tahoe’s Granlibakken Steeped in Tradition

Thanksgiving At Tahoe’s Granlibakken Steeped in Tradition

Tahoe City, Calif.— Granlibakken Conference Center & Lodge at Lake Tahoe (http://www.Granlibakken.com) offers a Thanksgiving tradition that celebrates family and friends with a hearty holiday feast around the dinner table and boundless opportunities to work up an appetite or work off the satisfying dinner. Granlibakken’s Thanksgiving is served family-style and includes all the homemade favorites: […]

Prescribed Fire Operations Begin Near Taylor Creek and Meeks Bay

Prescribed Fire Operations Begin Near Taylor Creek and Meeks Bay

Meeks Bay, CA…U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will begin prescribed fire operations on Lake Tahoe’s South and West Shores on Tuesday, November 12, 2013. Weather and conditions permitting, operations will take place near Glenridge Parkway at Meeks Bay and near Taylor Creek on Highway 89 across from the Sno-Park. The Meeks Bay unit total […]

Shaggy & Ravon & Black Uhuru Will Headline Fall Harvest Reggae Jam

Shaggy & Ravon & Black Uhuru Will Headline Fall Harvest Reggae Jam

Stateline, Nev.— Grammy Award winning island music superstars Shaggy & Ravon and the legendary group Black Uhuru will headline separate shows at the Lake Tahoe Fall Harvest Reggae Jam at MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa Nov. 19 and Nov. 29. With a style all his own that fuses reggae, dancehall, hip-hop, R&B and pop, Shaggy’s […]

The Polar Express A Sellout for Third Straight Year

The Polar Express A Sellout for Third Straight Year

Carson City, NV….It’s a hot ticket to catch a ride to the North Pole. For the third consecutive year THE POLAR EXPRESS on the historic Virginia & Truckee Railroad (http://www.vtrailway.com/) has sold out. More than 16,000 passengers secured tickets on the train to lifelong holiday memories. Even with the addition of 18 more trains representing […]