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06/29/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. – Truckee Mayor Lindsay Romack announced a competition meant to encourage use of TART Connect during the council's Tuesday, June 27 meeting. The Mobility All-Stars competition launched on Tuesday as a way to...

06/28/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. – On Tuesday June 27, the Nevada County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the County budget for fiscal year 2023/2024. Nevada County's $367.8M budget represents the County's mission in action, reflecting community priorities...

06/28/2023

TAHOE CITY, Calif. – With an eye on its "getting growth right" initiative, the Placer County Board of Supervisors today adopted its fiscal year 2023-24 budget – increasing funding for community services to keep up...

06/28/2023

OLYMPIC Valley, Calif.- Fireside Pizza donated $18,500 to the Creekside Charter School, as part of their decade long fundraising effort for local non-profits. Fireside Pizza and Creekside partnered up to sell pizza slices out of...

06/27/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. – With the newfound opening for managing editor for the Sierra Sun and Tahoe Daily Tribune, the Sierra Sun has hired Laney Griffo to become the new editor for both publications. Griffo has...

06/27/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. – Multiple local agencies have come together to ensure that Truckee Independence Day celebrations are as safe, clean and fun as possible. Many new efforts have been implemented that focus on leaving no trace...

06/27/2023

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev.— At approximately 11:28 p.m. Friday, June 23, Washoe County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the area of Jeffrey St. and Hazel Ct. in Incline Village for a report of an unresponsive subject. ...

06/27/2023

With school out for summer, travelers can experience thrilling guided rafting, boating and gold digging opportunities in Placer County's overflowing lakes and rivers TAHOE CITY, Calif. – Placer County's historic snowpack and spring rainfall have...

06/27/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. – The Truckee Library will host an Artist Talk with public artist and landscape architect Todd Gilens on Wednesday, June 28. Gilens' drawings titled "Reading Forest" are currently on display at the Truckee...

06/26/2023

TAHOE CITY, Calif. – Below average temperatures, rain showers and thunderstorms are expected to hit the Basin through Wednesday before typical summer temperatures make an appearance later in the week.  The National Weather Service is...

06/26/2023

Dear Therapist: My 13 year-old recently told me that they identify as being on the spectrum. I want to be supportive but feel blindsided and wonder if this is just part of a social media...

06/26/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. – The Town launched TART Connect last summer as a pilot program to gauge community interest and utilization and to determine if the program will be sustainable as a long-term transit option in...

06/26/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. – On Thursday June 22, the Nevada County Superior Court issued a final ruling in Young v. Diaz, a public records act case concerning election records from the 2020 Presidential election. The Court...

06/26/2023

To pass some time while standing in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles, I read Tolstoy's War and Peace in its entirety. Finding it to be an excellent book, I was prompted to pick...

06/25/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. – Unparalleled experiences in the Lake Tahoe basin are typically easy to find; but one industry that has been lacking for uniquely curated experiences in the local area is in dining. In an...

06/25/2023

We live in a wonderland. That much is true. Tahoe Blue. Living the dream. The secret is out and the masses want a piece. Can't blame 'em. And if you can't beat 'em, cater to...

06/23/2023

Lake Tahoe encounters significant challenges in accommodating the area's locals, residents and travelers. These challenges encompass a range of issues, including the negative consequences of overcrowding, frustrating traffic gridlocks, and the profound impacts of climate...

06/23/2023

The color of mountains in the mid-June afternoon produced a spring kaleidoscope through the stained-glass windows of Olympic Valley Chapel for the inaugural concert of Tahoe Music Alive. Nestled beside Washeshu Creek in a wooded...

06/23/2023

Imagine you're a climber on a trip to conquer the many walls of Donner Summit. You got an alpine start, you've been out all day, you're covered in chalk, your hands are raw and you're...

06/23/2023

GLENBROOK, Nev. – According to the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit's Twitter, a small fire has started on the East Shore of Lake Tahoe in Montreal Canyon south of US Hwy 50....

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