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The KUSI brand will be preserved with its own news team "though there will obviously be sharing of assets and some crossovers on air."

By Gregory Thomas 1. The email about a man who drowned while boating on Lake Tahoe arrived in August, when Keith Cormican was in the Canadian Rockies searching for another drowning victim. A young man was missing somewhere in Alberta’s Lake Minnewanka, where the glacial water is so cold that swimmers wear wetsuits even in summer. By now, Cormican is used to pleading messages from desperate strangers. Over the past seven years, he has become one of the nation’s top specialists in a gruesome...

Laney Griffo | Special to The Union The various Search and Rescue teams around the Lake Tahoe Basin are preparing for what they expect to be a busy season. Washoe County Search and Rescue president Brian Block said despite COVID-19, they’ve been able to prepare as normal with the exception of the avalanche classroom training being held online. They have about 30 volunteers with two full-time workers. They are assisted by the special vehicle unit, the WOOF team and Hasty Team, which is a highl...

Washoe County Search and Rescue trains for the season. This week is Backcountry Awareness Week and with snow on the ground, the different Search and Rescue teams around the Lake Tahoe Basin are preparing for what they expect to be a busy season. Washoe County Search and Rescue president Brian Block said despite COVID, they’ve been able to prepare as normal with the exception of the avalanche classroom training being held online. They have about 30 volunteers with two full-timers. They are ass...