Lake Tahoe Area…The Snow just keeps coming. All of the local resorts are reporting incredible conditions. The Lake Tahoe area has been rated one of the best ski destinations on the planet for good reason. It has the best combination of great snow, lot’s of resorts and plenty of excitement in the evenings. Be Safe […]
NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAY CONTROLS SUMMARY MARCH 14, 2011 8:30 AM PDT All routes are open with no controls with the following exceptions: US50: Between 10.6 miles east of Kyburz California and 4.1 miles west of Junction of California State Route 89. (11.0 miles) – chains required except for four wheel drive vehicles Between […]
Truckee, CA…CHP and Emergency crews are working a 5 vehicle injury crash on I-80 near Hirschdale. Traffic is now being diverted onto the shoulder. CHP was reporting one party trapped in one of the vehicles. Please use caution in the area…
Kirkwood, CA…4-5 vehicles have been involved in a non-injury crash near Silver Lake. Wreckers are having a tough time getting there with the weather conditions. You may want to avoid this area if possible until they get this one cleared.
South Lake Tahoe, CA…The local roads are a bit on the slick side this morning with the latest system rolling through overnight. Right now thee is a spinout on Pioneer Trail and Jicarilla Drive. In the Truckee area there is a disabled vehicle near Farad on I-80 and reports that trucks waiting to chain up […]
Placerville, CA….CHP is reporting flooding on US-50 near Cambridge Road. Please use caution in the area…
BASKING RIDGE, N.J…Verizon Wireless has quickly implemented a mobile giving program for customers looking for a quick and easy way to contribute to Japan relief efforts. The company announced today that customers can use their mobile phones to make $10 donations to a host of non-profit organizations responding to the earthquake and subsequent tsunami. Customers […]
Incline Village, NV….The latest Chain Control info for the Lake Tahoe Basin and Nevada. NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAY CONTROLS SUMMARY MARCH 14, 2011 12:31 AM PDT All routes are open with no controls with the following exceptions: IR80: Between Kingvale California Exit 171 and 1.0 miles west of Truckee California Exit 188A. (14.3 miles) […]
Incline Village, NV…Overnight: Snow. Low around 33. Breezy, with a south wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible. Monday: Snow showers likely, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. West wind between 10 […]
Japan’s chief cabinet secretary says a hydrogen explosion has occurred at Unit 3 of Japan’s stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant. The blast was similar to an earlier one at a different unit of the facility. (March 13)
