A wrap-up of news from in and around Carson Valley
Clean-up from the Tamarack Fire has begun as evacuations have been lifted in Douglas County.
As evacuees make their way to their property to clean up after the Tamarack Fire, the blaze that burned 106 square miles in Alpine and Douglas was relatively quiet, having grown only 2 percent over the previous 24 hours.
Clean up beginning for Tamarack Fire.
A charter pontoon boat that ran out of gas with a child over the side was hit a squall on Monday afternoon nearly turning a day on Lake Tahoe into a tragedy.
Not all those displaced by the Tamarack Fire walk on two legs. A black bear cub was rescued in Markleeville on Sunday evening after a resident reported it.
A flash flood warning has been cancelled for Markleeville and the surrounding area.
A flash flood watch has been issued for the Sierra Front 1-9 p.m.
“See a penny, pick it up and all the day you’ll have good luck,” the old saw says, but a team of residents are hoping to turn the coin featuring the Great Emancipator into a symbol of hope.
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An attorney for a Reno woman accused of being responsible for a February 2020 fatal drunk driving collision indicated she will be admitting to vehicular homicide.
The Tamarack Fire grew another 7,632 acres on Saturday to reach 104 square miles, representing almost a 14th of the total area of Douglas and Alpine counties combined.
Douglas County is assessing the damage from the Tamarack Fire
A New Mexico man is denying a subsequent felony instance of driving under the influence.
Woman arrested on nationwide warrant due in court in 2-year-old methamphetamine sales case.
With wildfire season in full swing, it’s no surprise that there have been some calls from concerned residents about a fire at the Minden Gardnerville Sanitation District sewer plant.
I have been seeing a nasty noxious (that means it’s against the law) weed in bloom recently, yellow starthistle.
Mesa Vista residents on the north end of the Tamarack Fire are being allowed back into their homes.
A surge in taxable sales accelerated in April with Douglas merchants bringing in $83.15 million during the month, up from $55.3 million in 2020.
Alpine County released a map of structures destroyed in the Tamarack Fire on Friday afternoon at www.alpinecountyca.gov/593/Maps
Restoration of electricity to southern Douglas County will depend on the Tamarack Fire
Douglas County commissioners and Gov. Steve Sisolak have issued an emergency declarations on Friday
A half-dozen structures were lost on Thursday bringing the total to 14
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Douglas County authorities wrapped up evacuation notifications in Topaz Ranch Estates around 8:30 p.m. as the Tamarack Fire continues to burn toward the community of around 1,200 people.
Firefighters reported keeping the Tamarack Fire west of Highway 395 in the Pine Nuts and east of Highway 88 on Wednesday night as it grew another 10,000 acres to 50,129.
Containment on the nearly 50,000-acre Tamarack Fire was revised back a month after the fire drove northeast into Douglas County on Wednesday.
A wrap-up of news about the Tamarack Fire as of 7 a.m. Thursday.
Evacuations expanded to include Topaz Lake and Topaz Ranch Estates on Wednesday night
The Tamarack Fire officially crossed into Nevada early Wednesday as it continued to grow to 41,889 acres, according to the Nevada Wildfire Information map.
The Tamarack Fire appeared to have burned into Nevada over Tuesday night, though at dawn on Wednesday there weren’t any flames visible from Highway 395.
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Genoa residents of Mill Street handed a petition to the town board earlier this month seeking a solution to the traffic in town.
The Tamarack Fire burned to within a half-mile of the Nevada state line on Tuesday prompting residents in the Pine Nuts to eye the smoke as the fire approached Double Spring Flat.
Highway 88 closed at around 1 p.m. Tuesday as the Tamarack Fire continued to rampage out of control.
A wrap-up of news from in and around Carson Valley
Three fundraisers have been posted to Gofundme in support of Tamarack fire evacuees
The Tamarack Fire is burning north and west through Alpine County
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A special use permit for a meat processing plant was approved 7-0 by Douglas County planning commissioners on Tuesday, though with a big caveat.
The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California was reportedly the victim of a ransomware attack in April.
Evacuations in Alpine County expand to Blue Lakes Road and Mesa Vista
Dense smoke has hindered attempts to use aircraft to fight the Tamarack Fire
A red flag warning is in effect from midnight Sunday to 8 p.m. Monday for thunderstorms
The Tamarack Fire grew from fewer than 40 acres on Friday morning to 6,600 acres as of 8 a.m. Saturday, after burning actively through the night.
Evacuations have been ordered for the 500-acre Tamarack Fire.
A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Thursday preventing Douglas County from implementing portions of its new vacation home rental.
A wrap-up of news from in and around Carson Valley
Workers were focusing on repairing the irrigation system at the Tahoe-Douglas Elks Lodge on Thursday after a man drove a pickup across the landscaping and hit the fence on Monday evening.
Nearly two years after it was first proposed, an ordinance requiring golf courses to establish a closing plan is scheduled to be discussed by county commissioners today.
