Lake Tahoe

U.S. Forest Service officials this week said prescribed fire operations would begin within the next two weeks at locations on both the north and south ends of Lake Tahoe.

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Tahoe Transportation District’s board of directors this month approved a $4 per hour wage increase for some of its staff in an effort to retain workers in an increasingly challenging time for the transit industry.

Parks and wildlife agencies from throughout the Lake Tahoe basin are reminding the community to lock up food and garbage and be bear aware this fall as the animals prepare for winter hibernation.

Storms moving into the Lake Tahoe area throughout the weekend have the potential to create dangerous conditions, especially in areas recently scarred by the Caldor Fire.

Members of the Washoe Tribe have embarked on a project to integrate use of their tribe’s traditional knowledge into current land management strategies to restore Tahoe’s Meeks Meadows.

The Caldor Fire continues advancing into the Lake Tahoe Basin. Fire activity overnight was active after South Lake Tahoe residents had to evacuate the region.

Residents of South Lake Tahoe must leave their homes after fire officials issued another round of mandatory evacuations Monday in response to the rapidly growing and barely contained Caldor Fire.

Two thermal cameras are in place for the Caldor Fire to help firefighters see active flames through the dense smoke that hampers efforts to knock down the blaze.

Wildfires in California have forced the closure of nine National Forests according to officials in the U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Southwest Region office.