COUNTY AND FEMA ENCOURAGE CITIZENS TO RESOLVE TO BE READY IN 2011

COUNTY AND FEMA ENCOURAGE CITIZENS TO RESOLVE TO BE READY IN 2011

Incline Village, NV….December 30, 2010. With the new year fast approaching, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Washoe County Emergency Management are encouraging all Americans to make emergency preparedness one of their New Year’s resolutions for the coming year. Resolve to be Ready in 2011 is a nationwide effort to urge individuals, families, businesses […]

Power Restored to All But 200 Nevada Energy Customers

Power Restored to All But 200 Nevada Energy Customers

South Lake Tahoe, CA…According to Nevada Energy spokesman Karl Walquist “As of early this morning, there are still about 200 customers without power on the south shore of Lake Tahoe and a handful out elsewhere around the lake. All three of the circuits that had been knocked out of service yesterday by falling trees and […]

Body of Missing Snowboarder Found in Tree Well

Body of Missing Snowboarder Found in Tree Well

Alpine Meadows, CA…Placer County authorities have just completed a news conference where they delivered the sad news that the body of Shawnte Marie Willis, 25, of Tahoma, was found this morning in a tree well. Search is over for a snowboarder who went out of bounds at Alpine Meadows Ski Resort. Shawnte Marie Willis, 25, […]

California Has Largest Drop in Unemployment Claims Last Week

California Has Largest Drop in Unemployment Claims Last Week

Washington, DC…In the week ending Dec. 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 388,000, a decrease of 34,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 422,000. The 4-week moving average was 414,000, a decrease of 12,500 from the previous week’s revised average of 426,500. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was […]

Facebook Tops Google As Most Visited Site. Google Sites Combined Still Lead

Facebook Tops Google As Most Visited Site.  Google Sites Combined Still Lead

New York, N.Y… – Experian® Hitwise®, a part of Experian Marketing Services, has analyzed the top 1000 search terms for 20101 and Facebook was the top-searched term overall. This is the second year that the social networking website has been the top search term overall, accounting for 2.11 percent of all searches.1 Four variations of […]

Nevada and Tahoe Area Road Conditions Report

Nevada and Tahoe Area Road Conditions Report

Incline Village, NV….The latest road condition report from the Nevada Department of Transportation is below…. NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAY CONTROLS SUMMARY DECEMBER 30, 2010 7:10 AM PST All routes are open with no controls with the following exceptions: IR80: Between California State Line and 0.5 miles west of Junction Keystone Avenue-Reno Exit 12. (12.0 […]

South Lake Tahoe Warming Center Being Offered

South Lake Tahoe Warming Center Being Offered

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE: The winter storm experienced over the past day dropped 12-18 inches of snow at lake level. This snowfall had high moisture content and has caused significant downed trees and power lines through the south shore area. The power outage experienced has left many Sierra Pacific Power customers without power, as of 5:00 […]

Sheriff’s Office Advises the Community to Never Discharge Firearms or Fireworks to Celebrate the New Year

Sheriff’s Office Advises the Community to Never Discharge Firearms or Fireworks to Celebrate the New Year

As New Year’s Eve approaches, the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office asks the community to celebrate responsibly so that a festivity does not turn into a tragedy due to a thoughtless or irresponsible act. Discharging a firearm into the air is illegal, as well as being dangerous and potentially deadly. A person discharging a firearm in […]