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The mother of Olympic snowboarder Elena Hight has been arrested on drug charges. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Lake Tahoe Olympian’s Mom Accused In Nationwide Pot-Distribution Ring

The mother of an Olympic snowboarder has been charged with being part of a nationwide marijuana-distribution ring after police say she was arrested outside Buffalo with more than $77,000 in cash intended for a drug shipment.

2012/02/28

Remains Confirmed As Missing Tahoe Woman

The Skamania County, Wash., sheriff’s office says skeletal remains found in an area of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest where a South Lake Tahoe woman was last seen during a summer peace rally have been identified by dental records.

2011/10/17

A Canadian man wanted on parole violations lived for a year in South Lake Tahoe. (credit: CBS13)

Canadian Sex Offender Finally Arrested Living In Tahoe

Canadian police issued a wanted poster for James William Robertson and it even says he violent, yet South Lake Tahoe police say for a nearly a year there wasn’t anything they could do about it.

2011/10/03

South Lake Tahoe Woman Missing Since July

A South Lake Tahoe wife, mother and grandmother has been missing since July, leaving her family frantic for answers.

2011/09/13

Kings Canyon National Park firefighter Paul Staley (L) tips over a burned-out tree stump that he and Richard Sinkovitz cut with a chain saw June 27, 2007 in South Lake Tahoe, California. An estimated 1,900 firefighters continue to battle the 3,000 acre Angora wildfire near Lake Tahoe that has destroyed more than 200 structures. Officials say the fire is 44 percent contained. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Forest Service Defends Plan To Log Burned Forest

Responding for the first time to a lawsuit by conservationists, the U.S. Forest Service says the threat of another major wildfire like the one that destroyed 250 homes at Lake Tahoe four years ago outweighs any concerns that its plans to log much of what’s left of the burned forest would harm a rare woodpecker or other wildlife.

2011/06/19

Gummi bears (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Man Arrested For Selling Gummi Bears Laced With LSD

Police investigators uncovered a crime in South Lake Tahoe that involved a drugged candy. It’s a type of drug bust they’ve never heard of before at the El Dorado County Jail. This one involves gummi bears.

2011/05/27

Auburn Preps For International Spotlight As AMGEN Tour Nears

Two days to go until the AMGEN Tour of California begins in South Lake Tahoe and winds its way through the state.

2011/05/13

Baby Born At South Lake Tahoe Bus Stop

A father delivered his new baby boy they were waiting at a bus stop for a ride to the hospital.

2011/05/06

Joseph Naso (credit: Marin County Sheriff's Dept.)

Man, 77, Arrested In Four California Cold Cases

Prosecutors in California say they plan to seek the death penalty for a 77-year-old Nevada man accused of killing four women over two decades.

2011/04/12

Korean National Swim Team Trains On Tahoe Slopes

The mountains around Lake Tahoe have produced a number of Olympic skiers over the years. Now, a half dozen members of the Korean national swim team are hoping some high-altitude, winter workouts will give them a leg up at the 2012 Summer Games in London.

2011/02/23