How Lake Tahoe is preparing for Labor Day weekend a year after the Caldor Fire
Labor Day weekend, which typically brings tourism to Tahoe, was quiet after thousands were forced to evacuate.
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Labor Day weekend, which typically brings tourism to Tahoe, was quiet after thousands were forced to evacuate.
Nearly four months after the Caldor Fire broke out, two men have been arrested for allegedly starting the massive blaze.
The sight of snow was welcomed in Big Bear Lake and Sierra Mountain communities that have been scorched by the Caldor Fire.
Firefighters mounting a defense of South Lake Tahoe on Thursday were able to take advantage of favorable weather conditions, gaining ground on the Caldor Fire as authorities arrested their third looting suspect.
A wall of flames from the Caldor Fire roared over Echo Summit at Highway 50 Monday evening, racing down the mountainside toward the Lake Tahoe Basin where thousands of residents were forced to flee their homes in a mass exodus that clogged the few routes out of the region.
Roadways leading out of South Lake Tahoe were clogged with traffic Monday as hundreds of residents evacuated their homes in the Tahoe Basin.
