One Dead After Small Plane Crashes Near Lake Tahoe

A small plane crashed around Lake Tahoe on Sunday, killing one person on board, local authorities say.

The plane, according to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office, was heading to Truckee Tahoe Airport. 

It went down southwest of Olympic Valley, the home of Palisades Tahoe ski resort. At approximately the same time the aircraft disappeared from radar, the Sheriff’s Office’s dispatch center received an Apple crash alert.

The Tahoe Nordic Search & Rescue Team said its team...