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Truckee Police arrest a man on murder charges. Police say Bryan Ewry fatally stabbed a man at the Gateway Shopping Center Friday night. Police say Ewry and the victim knew each other.

Former Nevada Congressman James Bilbray has died. Bilbray served as congressman for nearly a decade from 1986 to 1995. He served as state senator prior to being elected to Congress. Bilbray was 83.

Two men, arrested in an undercover operation, are heading to prison in a child sex trafficking case. Kurt Schneider of Sparks pleaded guilty in May to charges of soliciting a child for prostitution and attempted abuse of a child involving sexual exploitation. Orlando Alvarado of Stateline pleaded guilty a month later to the same charges. … Read more

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake strikes southeast of Gardnerville. The quake’s epicenter Saturday was near Walker, California. That area has had a string of earthquakes since July 8th when a magnitude 5.9 quake struck.

With more on arrests made in South Tahoe’s emergency evacuation lootings, Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-092021-HANCOCK-Looters%20Charged.mp3

Rich Hancock has more on arrests made in South Tahoe’s emergency evacuation lootings; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-092021-HANCOCK-Looters%20Charged.mp3

Arrests have been made in South Tahoe’s evacuation looting crimes. Rich Hancock has more; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-092021-HANCOCK-Looters%20Charged.mp3 [recorded copy] 37-year-old Joseph Donald Dykes of South Lake Tahoe faces charges including grand theft, possession of stolen property and theft during a state of emergency. Married South Tahoe couple Christopher and Kody Whitehead were also arrested last week following … Read more

Lake Tahoe residents could be in the dark Sunday. NV Energy and Liberty Utilities may shut off electricity Sunday to prevent a wildfire. As many as 50,000 NV Energy customers could be affected-some are in communities that had to evacuate due to the Caldor Fire. The 219,000-acre wildfire is 71% contained at last check. The … Read more

Wildfires may begin impacting Lake Tahoe’s clarity. Scientists say they won’t know for quite some time with certainty whether the lake’s clarity is affected, but they’re studying how smoke particles enter the lake and whether it affects algae production. They believe that smoke, even from hundreds of miles away, could threaten the lake’s clarity.

The Nevada Department of Public Safety arrests two people in connection with a crash that killed the wife of Tesla’s co-founder. Boryana Straubel was cycling on U.S. 395A in Washoe Valley when she was fatally struck by a vehicle that crossed the double-yellow line in June. Police arrested Irma Arellano-Arroyo and Guadalupe Garcia-Davalos. Garcia-Davalos had … Read more