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02/14/2025

LAKE TAHOE – Calif./ Nev. – A coalition of conservation groups, including the Sierra Club – Tahoe Area Group, North Tahoe Preservation Alliance, Friends of the West Shore, Tahoe East Shore Alliance, and TahoeCleanAir.org, are urging the Tahoe Regional Planning …

02/14/2025

TAHOE BASIN — Last night's storm brought significant snowfall to the basin, much to the excitement of those concerned about January's snow drought. The storm brought major road closures yesterday and will likely cause continued delays through today. Reports suggest …

02/14/2025

Truckee is a unique place where unpredictability in the weather is the norm. We either have too much snow or not enough. This was true in 1895 for the first Truckee Winter Carnival. The first Truckee Carnival was created out …

02/14/2025

KINGS BEACH, Calif. – The Tahoe Inn is planned to come down sooner than anticipated after the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency swept the blighted building's fate into decisions regarding Homewood Mountain Resort's Master Plan Amendments.

02/14/2025

LAKE TAHOE – As winter blankets the Sierra Nevada, the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) is preparing to ensure the safety of the highways that connect communities and recreational destinations. Leading this crucial effort is Adam Northrup, supervisor of Crew …

02/13/2025

August 5, 1949 – January 19, 2025
David Alvin Drinks died January 19, 2025 in Reno, Nevada from an accidental head injury. He was 75 years old.
Dave was born August 5, 1949 in Baltimore, Maryland. Moving west in 1970, …

02/13/2025

April 30, 1952 – October 6, 2024
It is with great sadness long time south shore resident Steve Booker passed away on Sunday, October 6th in the comfort of his home. He is survived by his wife, Ellen and two …

02/13/2025

– October 10, 2024
Neil Alan Eskind, a man of wide interests and insatiable curiosity, passed away in the Fall of 2024 in Sausalito, California. He was a longtime resident of both Sausalito and Tahoe City. Neil was born in …

02/13/2025

TRUCKEE, Calif. – The Truckee Tahoe Airport District's Airport Community Team (ACT) meeting on Wednesday, February 12, focused on one of the community's most pressing concerns: aircraft noise. With both in-person and virtual attendees, the meeting served as a platform …

02/13/2025

PLACER COUNTY, Calif. – One co-defendant in the 2021 Homewood shooting, Samantha Scott, has pled guilty to an accessory charge related to the shooting of Robert Spohr and Wendy Wood.

02/13/2025

NEVADA COUNTY, Calif. – This week the 2025 Nevada County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) was adopted by the Board of Supervisors, representing the culmination of over two years of strategic planning led by the Office of Emergency Services. The …

02/12/2025

HOMEWOOD, Calif. – The water system that serves Homewood neighborhoods is on track to enter its next phase of replacement. The Tahoe City Public Utility District Board of Directors authorized the use of unrestricted cash to cover the entire cost …

02/12/2025

To try and decide each week where and what to eat in and around the basin can be a challenge – there are so many amazing choices. In this feature we'll dive into dishes that will surely satisfy those hunger …

02/12/2025

Cupid's coming to Truckee/Tahoe: read our Valentine's Day Round-up here!

02/12/2025

The Joseph Center Courthouse in Truckee will be closed today, February 13, 2025, due to inclement weather. Please contact the court through the Nevada City Branch for assistance. 

02/12/2025

GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA, Calif./Nev. – The Sierra Avalanche Center supplies life saving avalanche forecasts for the greater Lake Tahoe region seven days a week, but this could soon be in jeopardy as a result of the federal government's ongoing …

02/11/2025

NEVADA COUNTY, Calif. – Soon, hundreds of rural households in forested and mountainous neighborhoods like Blue Tent, Banner Mountain and Donner Summit will have access to fast, reliable internet thanks to more than two decades of hard work by county …

02/11/2025

TRUCKEE, Calif. – Students at Alder Creek Middle School turned small change into big impact, raising $1,710.31 in just 10 days to support victims of the recent Los Angeles fires. The fundraiser, Coins for a Cause, was organized by the …

02/11/2025

Nevada City – After listening to feedback from Truckee residents, the Board of Supervisors canceled plans Tuesday for supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness in Truckee.

02/11/2025

NEVADA COUNTY, Calif. – The Nevada County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution on Tuesday, Feb. 11, adopting the Truckee Fire Protection District's (TFPD) Capital Improvement Plan, Mitigation Fee Annual Expenditure Plan, and 5-Year Findings Report for fiscal year 2024/25. …