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Homeowner chases off bear that broke through screen

A black bear can be seen running off from a home in South Lake Tahoe after it pushed through the screen door to get inside on Aug. 2, 2023. (Ring)

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Mother bear, cubs wanted for CA break-ins captured

A large black bear known as 64F was captured, along with her three cubs, after being responsible for at least 21 break-ins in the South Lake Tahoe area. (California Department of Fish and Wildlife)

Dog missing since August’s Caldor Fire found alive by …

Flames surround a chair lift at Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort, a skiing area, during the Caldor fire in Twin Bridges, California on August 30, 2021. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

California fires now burning at higher elevations than …

The Dixie Fire burns on a mountain ridge sending embers into the air on Aug. 5, 2021 in Greenville. (Trevor Bexon/Getty Images)

Caldor Fire: Officials plan for progress in fighting flames …

A sign outside a South Lake Tahoe Fire Station welcomes residents back to town after the lifting of the evacuation order Monday, Sept. 6, 2021. The resort town of some 22,000 was cleared last week due to the Caldor Fire. (AP Photo/Samuel Metz)

Thousands who fled South Lake Tahoe allowed to return …

Traffic flows along Highway 50 near Stateline, Nev., as residents begin to return to South Lake Tahoe, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group via AP)

Evacuation orders in South Lake Tahoe lifted for thousands …

In this Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, file photo, a shopping mall is empty after a mandatory evacuation was ordered due to the Caldor Fire in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. State fire officials said evacuation orders for the area were reduced to warnings as of 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 5. Some 22,000 people had been forced to flee the popular resort and nearby areas last week as the Caldor Fire roared toward it. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

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As Caldor Fire slows, Lake Tahoe residents hope to …

Fire trucks are parked along Highway 89 as fire crews build a fire line to keep the Caldor Fire from spreading in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Friday, Sept. 3, 2021. Fire crews took advantage of decreasing winds to battle a California wildfire near popular Lake Tahoe and were even able to allow some people back to their homes but dry weather and a weekend warming trend meant the battle was far from over. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

COVID sidelines 16 firefighters battling Caldor Fire …

A firefighter battles the Caldor Fire along Highway 89, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, near South Lake Tahoe, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Lake Tahoe communities under immediate, mandatory …

Seen in a long camera exposure, the Caldor Fire burns as a chairlift sits motionless at the Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort on Aug. 29, 2021, in Eldorado National Forest. The main buildings at the ski slope's base survived as the main fire front passed. (Noah Berger / Associated Press)

Bikini-clad woman ‘covered in scratches and soot’ …

The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office released this photo of a firefighter putting out hot spots on a suspected arson fire near South Lake Tahoe.

Tree hunter adds 3 Sierra Nevada sugar pines to list …

This undated picture provided by Sugar Pine Foundation shows tree hunters, from left, Ben Fetzer, Michael W. Taylor, Maria Mircheva posing with the second tallest sugar tree in Yosemite, Calif. (Sugar Pine Foundation via AP)

South Lake Tahoe sets record temperature for 3rd …

A family of ducks swims along the shore of South Lake Tahoe on Aug. 22, 2017. (Rich Pedroncelli/Associated Press)

Fleas test positive for bubonic plague at South Lake …

The arboretum area is nestled in the trees between Camp Richardson and the Taylor Creek Visitor Center. (Tahoe Heritage Foundation/ U.S. Forest Service)