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07/10/2024

No matter where you go, having breakfast in Tahoe is an experience. If you are in Tahoe on vacation and have a large family, it allows everyone to get exactly what they want before starting out on the day's adventures.

07/10/2024

TRUCKEE, Calif. – Visit Truckee-Tahoe (VTT) unveiled its latest initiative, the Sustainable Truckee Visitors Guide. This digital and printed guidebook is designed to educate visitors on how to enjoy Truckee responsibly. The initiative is part of VTT's broader Sustainable Truckee …

07/09/2024

TRUCKEE, Calif. — For those who love plants, bugs and other animals and have a sense of exploration and a thirst for discovery, participating in a bioblitz is the perfect opportunity. A bioblitz is a one-day event where participants explore …

07/09/2024

TAHOE CITY, Calif. – On August 1, the North Tahoe Community Alliance will officially launch the second Annual Grant Cycle as part of the TOT-TBID Dollars At Work program. Designed to support projects and programs that achieve community vitality, economic …

07/09/2024

TRUCKEE, Calif – Step into history with a compelling live portrayal by Steve Hale of Comstock Characters, who brings John C. Frémont's (also known as "The Great Pathfinder") adventures to life on Saturday, July 20, 2024, from 5 to 6:30 …

07/09/2024

NEVADA CITY, Calif. – In order for future broadband funding to go where it is needed most, Nevada County needs residents' help to determine whether the current broadband map accurately reflects service at their home or business.

07/09/2024

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and its lawsuit opponent have found a compromise.

07/08/2024

AUBURN, Calif. Placer County Health and Human Services and the Placer County Air Pollution Control District are issuing a joint air quality advisory through Friday, July 12, 2024, to notify the public of poor air quality conditions due to smoke …

07/08/2024

TAHOE CITY, Calif. – Tahoe Forest Health System announced the building at 905 N. Lake Blvd in Tahoe City, which was temporarily closed due to damage earlier this spring, will reopen on Monday, July 8.

07/08/2024

TRUCKEE, Calif. – The Nevada County Board of Supervisors will hold a meeting on Tuesday, July 9 at 9 a.m.

07/08/2024

That fairest form of government, democracy, thrives, until it doesn't…

07/07/2024

SODA SPRINGS, Calif. – Several homes have been evacuated as the first responders fight to get a hold on a fire that started around 6 p.m. on Sunday, July 7 near Royal Gorge.

07/06/2024

The Tahoe Truckee Unified School District (TTUSD) is pleased to offer free summer meals for children 18 years of age and under and disabled adults through the Seamless Summer Options program.

07/05/2024

TRUCKEE, CA —The winter of 2022-23 was one for the record books, and all that snow helped make for a great ski season, filled our lakes, and brought about a great summer wildflower show. But also left Truckee Donner Land …

07/05/2024

For thousands of years, the Washoe Tribe has inhabited the Great Basin. Winter months were spent hunkered down in the valleys where less snow fell, while spring, summer and fall were enjoyed in the mountains around Lake Tahoe, a sacred …

07/04/2024

Anywhere from 85-120 million years ago magma from an arc of erupting volcanoes solidified deep within the Earth's crust and began the process of creating the Sierra Nevada. Tectonic plates began to shift, causing the range to uplift and reach …

07/04/2024

April 17, 1947 – November 17, 2023
She passed peacefully on 11/17/2023 at Renown Medical Center after suffering a major cardiac event. She was 76 years old.
Jimmie was born on April 17, 1947, in Forest City Arkansas to Mary …

07/04/2024

September 17, 1947 – June 23, 2024
In Loving Memory of Thomas Ray Harris. Born in Wilmington North Carolina on September 17th 1947. One or four children born to Rupley Jay Harris and Mrytle Lee Dunman. His siblings include Joe, …

07/04/2024

TRUCKEE, Calif. – At Truckee Donner Public Utility District's June board of directors meeting, the board adopted the agency's annual Wildfire Mitigation Plan, approved the audited financial report for fiscal year 2023, approved contracts needed to deliver on crucial capital …

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