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05/05/2024

TRUCKEE, Calif. – Nevada County Behavioral, Nevada County Public Health and community partners announced a new countywide mental health and suicide prevention campaign—Mental Health Matters Nevada County. The campaign launched on the first day of May, which is Mental Health …

05/05/2024

TRUCKEE, Calif. – In October 2022, Tahoe Forest Health System launched a custom, evidence-based nursing clinical ladder that promotes bedside nurses' personal and professional growth. The clinical ladder, named the PEAK Program, recognizes and rewards staff nurses for furthering their …

05/05/2024

Dear Therapist: I just filed for divorce from someone I'm pretty sure is a Narcissist. I don't want to continually burden my friends with my feelings but I am struggling. What can I do to get through this process?

05/05/2024

We're Back…bigger and better than ever! Please welcome the Second Annual Mark Twain Days, May 10, 11 & 12. For a listing of events take a gander at… visitcarsoncity.com/mark-twain-days/

05/04/2024

TAHOE CITY, Calif. – The Tahoe Joy Festival brings back the Dead Winter Carpenters to Tahoe City headlining the annual festival on Sunday, June 9 from 12 – 6 p.m. at the Commons Beach in Tahoe City.

05/04/2024

TRUCKEE, Calif. – Tahoe Forest Health System is pleased to announce they have secured a long-term lease on the space formerly occupied by Rite Aid Truckee in the Gateway Center. The 21,000 square foot building, located at 11230 Donner Pass …

05/04/2024

Although the debate continues to be ongoing with regard to whether tourism benefits our region, the fact is our local economy relies on it. Tourism is what keeps many local businesses open, provides career and other job opportunities to many …

05/03/2024

OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. – The Olympic Valley Public Service District board has greenlit a $65,710 contract with engineering consultants HDR Engineering Inc. to conduct a water and sewer rate review, and connection fees for new service hookups.

05/03/2024

With as many years as I've been doing this, I shouldn't be amazed at how many nominations we receive for our Best of N Lake Tahoe and Truckee contest. Yet every year, here I am … amazed.

05/03/2024

TRUCKEE, Calif. – The town of Truckee is holding its first-ever Pride Week this June, and it all culminates with a special event hosted by Tahoe Expedition Academy. The inaugural Rainbow Run, Rock & Roll is set for Sunday, June …

05/03/2024

TRUCKEE, Calif. – Kioko Mwitiki, an acclaimed artist from Kenya, sees art as a narrative of life and culture. And an integral aspect of history.

05/03/2024

TAHOE CITY, Calif. – Placer County's North Tahoe Shared-Use Trail was one of two projects awarded a community sustainability and climate resilience grant earlier this month at the California Tahoe Conservancy Board meeting.

05/02/2024

The passing of Jimmy Buffett has drawn attention to rare skin cancers, shedding light on lesser-known conditions that demand awareness. The renowned "Margaritaville" singer succumbed to Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), an exceptionally aggressive form of skin cancer. Dermatologists at the …

05/02/2024

October 9, 1926 – April 23, 2024
John Robert "Bob" Gilbert Jr., age 97, of Incline Village, Nevada, passed away on April 23, 2024.
Born on October 9, 1926, in Elizabeth, NJ and raised in Chapel Hill, NC, Bob was …

05/02/2024

July 18, 1948 – April 4, 2024
John Roumasset, MD, passed away peacefully at home in Truckee, California, on 4/4/24, after a 21 year battle with Parkinson's disease. He was 75 years old.
John was born in Oakland, California to …

05/02/2024

February 23, 1988 – December 26, 2023
Wyatt Allen Honse passed away on December 26th, 2023, in Madison, Wisconsin, after a prolonged battle with cancer of the gastroesophageal junction. He was 35. He passed away peacefully in his sleep in …

05/02/2024

TRUCKEE, Calif. – Harry Weis, President and CEO of Tahoe Forest Health System, announces his future retirement date of January 2, 2026. Weis has been the President and CEO of TFHS since December 2015 and has served as a leader …

05/02/2024

TRUCKEE, Calif. – The KidZone Museum, a beacon of creativity and learning in the North Lake Tahoe region for more than 30 years, announced its plans to raise $13 million to expand and relocate to Truckee River Regional Park. The …

05/02/2024

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 …

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