Kirkwood, CA…Emergency crews are working a snowmobile vs a tree off of Hwy 88 near the Blue Lakes Snow Park. CHP is reporting a traumatic head injury from a high speed impact with a tree. Update this incident has tragically been updated to a fatal accident. Officials are, and will remain on scene for the […]
Reno, Nevada. February 8, 2011. Meeting as the Sierra Fire Protection District (SFPD) Fire Commissioners, County Commissioners today renewed SFPD’s Chief Michael Greene’s contract for another year. In doing so, Commissioners presented Chief Greene with suggested goals for the coming year, and set March 22nd as the meeting date when the Board and Chief Greene […]
The era of food volatility is rippling across the globe. In January, world food prices hit a record high. AP’s Robert Ray reports. (Feb. 7)
Incline Village, NV…Fire Crews are conducting controlled burns in a couple of areas along local roadways today. They are as follows… IR80: Between Junction State Route 425-West Verdi Exit 2 and Mogul Exit 7. (4.2 miles) In progress. Scheduled to be completed 6:00 PM PST on Tue, Feb 8, 2011. – controlled burn adjacent to […]
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Feb. 8 – Ski Racing News Service) – Elisabeth Goergl makes sweet high speed turns as well as anyone, which she displayed in taking the World super G Championship at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany this morning (Feb. 8) in opening the title meet before an enthusiastic crowd of spectators and a bright sunny day. It […]
Truckee, CA…Northstar At Tahoe rolled out the red carpet for the USSA Junior Olympic Qualifier in Giant Slalom this last weekend. Close to 200 of the best skiers on the west coast descended on one of the crown jewels of the North Tahoe area. The Northstar at Tahoe race department, grooming crews and race team […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA…CHP will be pushing a disabled vehicle out of the roadway on the Emerald Bay Highway near the airport. Please use caution in the area…
Tahoe, City, CA…The National Weather Service office in Reno has issued a Lake Wind Advisory for Lake Tahoe that will remain in effect until 10pm tonight. URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 415 PM PST MON FEB 7 2011 CAZ072-NVZ002-080600- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110208T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 415 PM PST MON FEB 7 2011 […]
Indian Hills, NV…On Saturday February 5, 2011 at about 3:30 p.m. Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to James Lee Park in the Indian Hills Subdivision of northern Douglas County on the report of a man hanging by his neck from park equipment. The responding Deputy and medical personnel determined the man was deceased. The individual […]
Truckee, CA…CHP is reporting that a vehicle clipped the inspection station on the way through and should be scrapped all along the left hand side.
