Five skiers were transported to the hospital Monday after an “incident” on a chairlift at Heavenly Ski Resort Lake Tahoesaid Bryce Cranch, deputy chief of the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District.

The condition of the patients shouldn’t be yet known.

The incident happened around 10 a.m. local time and the fireplace department said it responded with two fire engines and three ambulances.

Photos taken by a skier and shared with CNN show the aftermath of a collision between two chairs.

Travis Faanes told CNN that he was standing in line for the Dipper Express chairlift when he heard someone shout “Oh my God!”

He said as he turned to his right he saw people falling and hitting the bottom.

“The chair slid back into the chair behind it with the people on it,” Faanes said. “The people in the front seat fell off.”

He added that things might have been worse.

“She [are] Luckily that happened right at the start of the lift,” he said.

Brett Federico told CNN that he arrived there immediately after the incident.

Federico said he saw 4 sleds taking people down the mountain after the incident and he saw one in every of the victims riding by with oxygen.

“It wasn’t good at all,” Federico said. “A broken chair has always been a nightmare for me, and witnessing this is even worse.”

The resort is “investigating” the incident and guest safety is “top priority,” communications manager Cole Zimmerman told CNN.

Originally published: December 23, 2024 at 5:15 pm PST

OAKLAND — Police say they’ve identified the one who dumped a suitcase containing a young man's body into Lake Merritt last 12 months, but are still waiting for an autopsy report to find out the victim's explanation for death.

Police arrested 38-year-old Marice Bronson in reference to the invention of the body on Halloween 2023, but Bronson was later released without charges. Authorities say it is because while Bronson allegedly bragged to several people about dumping the body within the lake, she also claimed the victim died of a fentanyl overdose.

Now, homicide investigators are waiting to see if the victim died of an overdose or another cause, or if there’s evidence that he was still respiration when he was dumped within the lake. The final result of the report will determine whether to pursue murder charges or less serious charges related to the disposal of the body, authorities said.

The case began with a 911 call on October 31, 2023, when the body of 23-year-old Gabriel Gomez-Raymundo was found at a bit of Lake Merritt near Lakeshore Avenue. Police said they received an anonymous tip just a few days later asking them to research Bronson within the case.

Authorities said they subsequently spoke to many people who claimed Bronson took responsibility for Gomez-Raymundo being within the lake. He allegedly said things like, “I threw someone in Lake Merritt, didn't you hear about that?”

In one other case, he reportedly joked that he would hand over a one that helped get rid of the body in exchange for a $10,000 reward offered by the police.

Bronson was arrested on suspicion of murder on Sept. 4 but later released without charges, records show. He also faces a grand larceny charge in Alameda County for allegedly stealing from a TJ Maxx store in Alameda.

Police say that along with claiming that he threw Gomez-Raymundo into the lake, Bronson also testified that the 2 spent several days together at Bronson's apartment and that Gomez-Raymundo apparently died of a fentanyl overdose after sleeping for nearly two days.

Staff author Harry Harris contributed to this report.

SANDY, Utah (AP) — Cristian Espinoza and Amahl Pellegrino scored first-half goals and the San Jose Earthquakes, currently in last place, defeated Real Salt Lake in a surprise 2-0 road victory on Saturday night.

The Earthquakes (5-19-2), who entered the sport because the league's worst team with just 14 points in three quarters, took a 1-0 lead within the twentieth minute with Espinoza's fourth goal of the season.

Jackson Yueill picked up his second assist on the goal, intercepting a Salt Lake pass in the midst of the sector and passing it wide to Espinoza, who blasted the shot out of the hands of RSL goalkeeper Zach McMath for his a hundredth MLS goal contribution (32 goals, 68 assists) as an Earthquake player.

“This means a lot to me,” the 29-year-old Argentine said of his milestone goal at a post-match press conference. “Since I came here in 2019, I never expected to reach all these numbers.”

San Jose took a two-goal lead within the thirty third minute and held on to it at halftime when Amahl Pellegrino converted a rebound off the post following a free kick into the box by Espinoza. Pellegrino scored six goals in his first season within the league, making 18 starts and 24 appearances.

Daniel De Sousa Britto finished with 4 saves as San Jose goalkeeper and secured his second clean sheet in his fifth start and ninth appearance this season.

“We won the ball in really good areas and have a lot of pace going forward. I was just happy with the consistent performance over the 94 minutes on the road,” Quakes interim coach Ian Russell told the media after the sport. “I think it was a really complete win. I told the guys the last six or seven games have been really, really good. We haven't won all of them, of course, but since the home game against Houston (July 17) we've started to show a lot of fighting spirit.”

RSL's Cristian Arango limped off the sector with a right thigh injury within the forty first minute after being fouled by San Jose midfielder Carlos Gruezo when his team was already two goals down. He was replaced by Anderson Julio. Arango and DC United's Christian Benteke are tied at the highest of the league within the race for the Golden Boot with 17 goals this season.

Zac MacMath blocked three shots for Real Salt Lake (12-6-8).

Real Salt Lake, third within the Western Conference, and San Jose met for the primary time this season.

The Quakes achieved only their second victory in 13 away games.

The Earthquakes return home to play Minnesota United on Saturday. Real Salt Lake hosts the New England Revolution on Saturday.

Originally published: August 25, 2024 at 9:13 am

After burning for 2 days in a rugged area of ​​Santa Barbara County, the Lake Fire was the second largest wildfire of the season in California.

It began around 4 p.m. on Friday, July 5, near Zaca Lake within the Los Padres National Forest.

An evacuation order was issued late Saturday for a 5-mile stretch of Figueroa Mountain Road and the Sawmill Basin/Figueroa Campground area.

The map above shows the approximate fire perimeter as a black line and the evacuation zones in red. For further evacuation details and current updates, please visit Santa Barbara County Emergency Map.

The western fringe of the hearth was inside a mile of the previous Michael Jackson Neverland Ranch in addition to several distinguished wineries within the Foxen Gorge Area.

The cause is currently being investigated.

In 2007, the identical area was ravaged by the Zaca Fire, which was then the second largest wildfire in California history. It was began on July 4 by sparks from a grinder and was not fully contained until September 4, and embers continued to burn until the last days of October. The final tally was 240,207 acres (375 square miles). 43 people were injured fighting the hearth.

The largest fire in California within the 2024 season is Sites, which burned 19,195 acres of land in Colusa County last month.

There have been five wildfires burning over 10,000 acres within the state thus far this yr. At this time last yr, the biggest fire was 1,560 acres; all 4 of the 2023 fires burning over 10,000 acres began in August, in response to CalFire records.

About 1,000 fish died this week in Lake Elizabeth in Fremont's Central Park after the acute heat wave caused low oxygen levels within the water, in accordance with a city spokesman.

With maximum temperatures of over 35 degrees Celsius in the primary half of the week, the lake became warmer and the oxygen level dropped, causing almost 1,000 fish to suffocate since Wednesday.

“The fish kills in Lake Elizabeth in the summer are not entirely unusual. A few fish die every year,” said city spokeswoman Geneva Bosques. But this 12 months's heat wave is having unexpected effects on the lake's fish population.

The city has sent a specialist from Livermore-based Applied Marine Sciences to take water samples and study oxygen levels and the potential for an algal bloom, Bosques said, but she added that there are not any “visible signs” of a dangerous algal bloom just like the one which killed 1000’s of fish in Oakland's Lake Merritt during a 2022 heat wave.

“It's so hot and the water is so shallow. Over the last few nights, the air hasn't cooled enough to lower the temperature at night,” Bosques said. “We haven't done an in-depth analysis, but we believe it's gotten shallower over time.”

The deepest parts of the lake, which were once about 1.5 meters deep, are actually about 1.2 meters deep, Bosques said, and within the shallowest parts the lake is 60 to 90 centimeters deep.

Bosques added that town's specialists are currently investigating the reason for the mass deaths, but that lack of oxygen is probably going the major reason for death.

“The consultant believes the problem is due to reduced dissolved oxygen (DO) levels, which is stressing the fish and causing them to die,” town said in a press release released Friday afternoon. “A DO level of 5.0 mg/L is the standard target and our level is currently just below 1.0.”

A small portion of the lake is owned by town, but the bulk is owned by the Alameda County Flood Control District, which regulates the flow of water into the lake. Bosques said town has an agreement with the flood control district to keep up the lake and this week, as a consequence of the warmth, deployed an automatic pump to extend the flow of fresh water.

The city stocks several hundred kilos of catfish and trout annually, Bosques said, but fish species swimming within the lake also include Sacramento suckermouth, sunfish and carp, which don't actually belong within the lake.

Mark Carr, a professor of marine ecology on the University of California, Santa Cruz, said the fish are suffocating because they’re competing with the lake's ecosystem for limited oxygen and losing out. The biggest competitors for oxygen outside of the fish are likely phytoplankton and algae, he said.

“Phytoplankton blooms and algal blooms can occur at night because the phytoplankton respire, which means they use up oxygen, which in turn lowers the oxygen levels in the water – especially in shallow water, which is more susceptible to heat,” Carr said in an interview. “When (fish) lose oxygen in the water, they simply suffocate.”

An excess of nutrients within the water, comparable to fish waste and fertilizers from the encircling park, can result in an algal bloom.

“What confuses people is the fact that algae generally use carbon dioxide for photosynthesis and they don't think that algae use oxygen, which is what algae in plants do,” Carr said.

And the fish which can be naturally introduced into the ecosystem, comparable to catfish and trout, also compete with the invasively introduced fish for oxygen.

To fix the issue, ecologists must reduce the nutrients available to algae and phytoplankton to curb their growth and make it easier for fish to breathe.

But due to the holiday, city officials and far of the parks administration are out of the office and can’t immediately address the fish kill, spokeswoman Bosques said. Even town's specialist took samples from the lake under emergency conditions and is now back on vacation, she said. The city is not going to have the option to completely address the lake's problems until early next week on the earliest.

If Fremont officials were to deepen the lake to make more room for the fish, town would hypothetically should spend hundreds of thousands of dollars draining and dredging the 83-acre site. That hasn't been done in a few years, Bosques said, and on the time it cost greater than one million dollars.

She said town's major focus straight away is to wash the lake of dead fish and assess the water condition.

“To manage the lake long-term, we definitely need to have some discussions,” Bosques said.

OAKLAND – Further investigation has revealed that 14 people were shot last week after fights broke out during a sideshow near Lake Merritt – not 15 as originally reported, police said Tuesday.

Authorities consider there have been multiple shooters, but as of early Tuesday afternoon, nobody had been officially charged.

In a news release Tuesday, police said that lower than a half-hour after the mass shooting that occurred within the 400 block of Grand Avenue at roughly 8:45 p.m. on June 19, officers were called to a different shooting in the realm of ​​tenth Avenue and East twenty fourth Street.

Two men were injured within the shooting; certainly one of them was taken to a hospital by other people and was initially considered the fifteenth victim of the Grand Avenue shooting, police said.

Authorities said two suspects were arrested in reference to the double shooting.

The mass shooting marred a peaceful day wherein about 5,000 people celebrated the federal holiday Juneteenth at Lake Merritt. The shooting occurred after fights broke out amongst quite a few spectators at a sideshow involving about 20 vehicles, including dirt bikes and all-terrain vehicles, police said. The gun violence apparently began when a person ran across the hood of a vehicle and was severely beaten by the occupants.

A girl was arrested for allegedly hitting two cops who were providing first aid to a victim.

The Grand Avenue shooting would be the largest mass shooting in the town's history. In February 1992, two people were killed and eight injured in a shooting at a bar in North Oakland.

In June 2021, a shooting during a Juneteenth rally on Lakeshore Avenue left one person dead and 7 injured. No charges have been filed against anyone.

The investigation into the Grand Avenue shooting is ongoing. Anyone with information can contact police at 510-238-3821 or 510-238-7950. Anyone with video or photo footage that would help with the investigation is asked to send it to cidvideos@oaklandca.gov.

The man who was at a Brawl at Lake Berryessa on Saturday night was identified as 39-year-old Andrew Fabian Sandoval Garcia of Vallejo.

The large brawl broke out around 5:30 p.m. Saturday night within the Oak Shores day-use area, the Napa County Sheriff's Office said. The area is thought for beach activities, swimming and shore fishing.

Sheriff's Office spokesman Henry Wofford said three other people were injured by stabbing and punching attacks and were treated on the hospital, and two people were flown to the hospital by helicopter in serious condition.

One was released on Sunday, but the opposite remained within the hospital, Wofford said.

The explanation for the incident remains to be under investigation, but Wofford said Saturday's brawl “involved at least two different groups of people fighting each other at the same time.”

The Napa Sheriff's Detective Bureau is leading the investigation with assistance from the Napa County Major Crimes Task Force, which incorporates the Napa Police Department and the Napa County District Attorney's Office.

Anyone with information in regards to the incident is asked to contact the Sheriff's Office at 707-253-4505.

Staff author Ethan Baron and news agencies contributed to this report.

A person was shot and at the very least five people were stabbed in a big brawl on the shores of Lake Berryessa Saturday night, the Napa County Sheriff's Office said.

On Saturday evening, the police didn’t reveal the name of the dead man or his place of residence.

“There were several victims who were stabbed,” said Henry Wofford, spokesman for the sheriff's office. “We don't have an exact number at this time. To my knowledge, there are certainly more than five who were stabbed.”

Two individuals with stab wounds were flown by helicopter to local hospitals in serious condition, Wofford said. Other stabbing victims were driven to hospitals by friends or relations, he added.

“We are actually in the hospital emergency rooms … looking for witnesses and victims,” ​​Wofford said at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, adding that officers were still on site and speaking with witnesses.

Investigators haven’t yet determined what sparked the fight or how many individuals were involved, Wofford said. “I can't tell you if it was a pack or if there were four different groups fighting at the same time,” he said. “There's a possibility there was more than one initial altercation.”

The Oak Shores day-use area on the west side of Lake Berryessa – where highs of 86 degrees Fahrenheit were recorded Saturday – is free to access and gets very crowded when the weather is good, Wofford said.

Because of the “magnitude and nature” of the incident, the sheriff's office is being assisted within the investigation by the Napa County Major Crimes Task Force, which incorporates Napa police and the Napa County District Attorney's Office, Wofford said.

“We'll be working through the night,” Wofford said. “The investigation is still in its early stages.”

The tranquil lake, towering evergreens and shady mountain climbing trails – there are a lot of reasons to fly to South Lake Tahoe. Whether you select to hit the trail or splash around on the shore, you'll probably need a post-hike meal and drink to refuel between adventures. And South Lake's beer and breakfast scene makes it easy to benefit from the lake's scenic wonders without skimping on what's in your glass or in your plate.

There are many places that supply delicious scrambled eggs, Benedicts and other brunch dishes. But get going Artemis Lakefront Cafe, and you possibly can enjoy a Mediterranean-inspired menu by the lake. Enjoy the water views while sipping mimosas and espresso drinks by the large outdoor fire pit or on the patio. The Greek Breakfast ($17) features slices of gyros sauteed with peppers and onions, topped with feta and served alongside eggs, herbed fried potatoes and pita bread. They are also open for lunch and dinner.

Heidi's pancake house and its shiny yellow chalet are a South Lake Tahoe institution—it opened in 1964—and a terrific place to begin for any journey from pancakes to pilsner. Order a Heidi's Short Stack ($11.49), with 4 buttermilk or buckwheat pancakes, or treat yourself to a Bacon Stack ($15), six pancakes with crispy bacon bits baked right within the batter.

Now it’s Driftwood Cafe puts you right in the midst of the motion in Heavenly Village. Their Breakfast Burrito ($14) holds a special place in our hearts (and bellies) with its wealthy filling of scrambled eggs, breakfast sausage (or avocado), hash browns, cheese, and homemade salsa. And the “Primo Pancakes and Crazy Waffles” offering features a stuffed waffle ($14) with bananas, granola and yogurt.

And the relaxed counter service Sprouts Natural Cafe blends fresh smoothies ($7.50 to $8.25) to order, with a morning menu that features breakfast bowls ($12.75) with brown rice, beans, cage-free steamed eggs, melted jack and avocado, and Huevos Verduras Rancheros (13, $50) includes the vegetables.

Then head out and revel in the summer outdoor scene. If you're ready, we're waiting for you with some suggestions for craft beer destinations and – oh hello, here you might be!

There are many bars and restaurants in South Lake Tahoe. However, if we concentrate on what's brewed here, you should definitely take a look at South Lake Brewing Company. You can take the locals' option and head to the brewery, where a taproom, a beer garden with picnic tables and ski lift seating (yes, really), and rotating food trucks await. Or go for the corporate's Libation Lodge across from Heavenly Village for beer (and food).

We are excited South Lake BrewingNo, no, not the high-alcohol, quick-drink shots you discover in some bars. The brewery uses skis for its beer tasting flights. Most people go for the five-flavor option, which uses a pint-sized ski to serve five ounces of draft beer. If you’ve brought a bunch and would love to taste your entire program, there’s a 16 taster and full ski option.

South of North Brewing Co. is a cute little outdoor space that gives great Tahoe ambiance and a powerful collection of beers brewed on-site in a converted hotel room. (Yes, really, and if the brewer is nearby you possibly can catch a glimpse.)

If I had to decide on just one in all their beers to drink all day, Explorer Cream Ale immediately involves mind. It is described as a California Cream Ale, however the style is essentially European, offering a milky mouthfeel with a touch of vanilla. The Front Porch Pilsner can be a terrific alternative, a straightforward drinker with a light-weight taste. There's a wide array of IPAs and even a double IPA, but because it's a microbrewery, all the things changes seasonally and infrequently the kegs run out.

Plan to spend some time having fun with the outdoor area with its picnic tables and large fire pits surrounded by Adirondack chairs and cafe lights, or head inside to catch a game within the bar. Keep a watch on the brewery calendar in case you're all in favour of quiz nights.

End your day at Cold water brewery and grill, a full-service pub within the Swiss Chalet Village where you possibly can enjoy dinner together with your beer flight. You'll find beers that reflect the laid-back lake style, with names like Feel Good IPA, Lake it Easy Pilsner, and It's All Pine by Me IPA. If you want darker beers, the Stillwater Stout is a delicious combination of coffee, caramel and chocolate flavors. Crowd favorite Mr. Toad's Wild Rye is a malted amber with hints of grass and spice.

Or, in case you want games along together with your drinks, The hangar is a terrific outdoor option. Located on an acre of land near the Tahoe Forest, this tap and bottle shop works with other breweries to curate their offerings. There is picnic space, food trucks, and an adults-only play area that gives bocce ball, corn hole, and other lawn games. And for the indoor audience there’s Flatstick Pub It offers mini golf, a full bar with draft beer, and adult-only and family hours so you possibly can select your individual experience while…

Lake it Easy.

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When you go

Artemis Lakefront Cafe: Open each day 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., 900 Ski Run Blvd., Suite 111, South Lake Tahoe; http://artemislakefrontcafe.com/.

Heidi's pancake house: Open each day 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., 3485 Lake Tahoe Blvd.; www.heidislaketahoe.com.

Driftwood Café: Open each day 7 a.m. to three p.m., 1001 Heavenly Village Way; www.driftwoodtahoe.com.

Sprouts Cafe: Open each day 9 a.m. to eight p.m., 3123 Harrison Ave.; www.sproutscafetahoe.com.

South Lake Brewing Company: Libation Lodge is open from 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at 4000 Lake Tahoe Blvd., Suite 26. The brewery's taproom and beer garden is open Monday through Wednesday from 2:00 p.m. to eight:30 p.m. and Thursday through Sunday from 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at 1920 Lake Tahoe Blvd.; www.southlakebeer.com.

South of North Brewing Co.: Open Monday through Thursday 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Friday through Sunday 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. at 932B Stateline Ave.; www.southofnorthbeer.com.

Cold water brewery and grill: Open Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to eight:00 p.m. and Friday to Saturday until 8:30 p.m. at 2544 Lake Tahoe Blvd; https://tahoecoldwaterbrewery.com/

The hangar: Open Sunday through Wednesday from noon to 9 p.m. and Thursday through Saturday until 10 p.m. at 2401B Lake Tahoe Blvd.; www.thehangarlaketahoe.com.

Flatstick Pub: Open each day 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. or later, 4101 Lake Tahoe Blvd., Suite #101; https://flatstickpubtahoe.com/.

OAKLAND — A person was fatally shot while driving near Lake Merritt on Sunday and plowed his vehicle into a close-by motel car parking zone, making a public crime scene but there was no immediate clarity as to why he was attacked, authorities said.

According to Oakland police, the driving force was traveling east on Lake Merritt Boulevard past twelfth Street – near the Rene C. Davidson Courthouse – around 11:55 a.m. when he was shot by an unknown assailant.

The wounded man drove his Honda Odyssey minivan a few half-mile further and crashed through the fence of an Americas Best Value Inn motel, half a block south of Lake Merritt Boulevard and East twelfth Street. The vehicle crashed into two parked cars within the motel car parking zone before coming to a stop.

The driver, who was the only occupant of the minivan, was pronounced dead on the scene. His name has not been publicly released pending his official identification and notification of his next of kin by the Alameda County Coroner's Bureau.

The aftermath of the accident was visible from the motel's sidewalk: twisted metal from the fence — including a chunk stuck within the front of the minivan — and various automotive debris strewn across the asphalt, while a yellow tarp was draped over the passenger side. Police officers may be seen retrieving shell casings from the shooting site a couple of dozen meters away.

Police haven’t disclosed the motive or circumstances resulting in the shooting, nor have they released an outline of the suspect. They confirmed that the victim was shot from the surface of his vehicle, but it surely was not immediately clear whether the shots got here from one other vehicle or one other vantage point resembling the sidewalk or roadway.

No other injuries were reported in reference to Sunday's shooting. It was the twenty eighth homicide of the yr that Oakland police have been investigating. The department had investigated 34 homicides at the identical time in 2023.

Anyone with information for OPD investigators can call 510-238-3821, leave a tip at 510-238-7950 or contact Crime Stoppers of Oakland at 510-777-8572.