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The body of a diver who disappeared 17 years ago in Lake Tahoe's deep, frigid waters has been found, El Dorado County authorities confirmed Monday.

A 22-year-old snowboarder from San Jose was buried by a small avalanche and died after he crashed into a tree and tumbled several feet down a hole in the snow at a resort near South Lake Tahoe over the weekend, authorities said Monday ...

In many respects, Jaycee Dugard and her two daughters lived an unremarkable public life -- one that belied the circumstances that have since made front-page news. The 11-year-old went by the name Angel and the 15-year-old, Starlet. "They were polite. They were well-mannered," said a woman who saw the girls two weeks ago when they attended her daughter's birthday party.

The father of Phillip Garrido, suspected of kidnapping an 11-year-old South Lake Tahoe girl 18 years ago, said today his son had a long history of drug use and mental problems.