Eight people died when a surprise storm caused dangerous waves on the lake along the California-Nevada border, upending boats and tossing passengers into the frigid water.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — It took a couple days longer than anticipated, but Taylor Creek Visitor Center and Kiva Beach reopened on Tuesday after the areas were treated for plague infested fleas.

Chipmunks have tested positive for plague in South Lake Tahoe, prompting closures to some areas so vector control experts can carry out an abatement program.

Chipmunks carrying the bubonic plague shut down large sections of Lake Tahoe. The sectors will be off-limits to visitors while the US Forest Service treats the areas to kill infected fleas.

Officials are closing some areas on the south shore of Lake Tahoe after some chipmunks tested positive for plague, an infectious disease that affects both humans and other mammals.

Chipmunks near the south shore of Lake Tahoe in California have tested positive for the plague, prompting officials to shut down several spots in the area to protect visitors.

Over the weekend, areas of South Lake Tahoe were closed to the public, after a number of chipmunks tested positive for the plague.

Select areas on Lake Tahoe's south shore have been closed to the public after some chipmunks in the area tested positive for plague.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Officials are closing some areas on the south shore of Lake Tahoe after some chipmunks tested positive for plague. The Tahoe Daily Tribune reports that the Taylor ...

Officials are closing some areas on the south shore of Lake Tahoe after some chipmunks tested positive for plague.