A South Lake Tahoe resident tested positive for the bubonic plague and is believed to have been bitten by an infected flea ...

A South Lake Tahoe resident tested positive for the bubonic plague and is believed to have been bitten by an infected flea while camping in the area.

California health officials said an individual living in South Lake Tahoe has tested positive for the plague after recently ...

It's the first confirmed case of the plague—the same disease that wiped out millions in the 14th century—in the region since 2020.

Health officials in El Dorado County believe the person got it from a flea bite while camping. Human plague cases are rare. The CDC says an average of seven people a year catch the plague across the ...

A South Lake Tahoe resident tested positive for plague, health officials reported Tuesday. Officials said they believe the individual was bitten by a flea while camping in the South Lake Tahoe area.

( KTXL) — A resident of South Lake Tahoe, California, has tested positive for the plague, health officials have confirmed. Few details were made available about the resident, but the El Dorado County ...

In El Dorado County alone, wildlife surveillance between 2021 and 2025 detected evidence of plague in at least 45 squirrels and chipmunks in the Lake Tahoe Basin. These animals can carry the bacteria ...

Deputies from the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office arrived to find a bear Sunday at the ice cream shop at Camp Richardson in ...

A South Lake Tahoe resident has tested for the plague, El Dorado County health officials announced on Wednesday.

In the early morning hours of Sunday, Aug. 17, El Dorado County sheriff's deputies were dispatched to a call for service at ...