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Complaints about Tahoe bears down

INCLINE VILLAGE -- Complaints about bears are sharply down at Lake Tahoe this year, and experts think it's because of wetter weather that produced more of the bruins' natural food sources.

Nevada Department of Wildlife biologist Carl Lackey says his agency is expected to log a few hundred complaints all year compared with several hundred a month last year.

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