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05/16/2023

SPARKS, Nev. — Truckee's track and field team struck hurdles gold at last weekend's Northern Region Championship at Reed High School in Sparks. Senior Julia Egan swept the hurdles events and defended her 300-meter hurdles...

05/16/2023

TAHOE VISTA, Calif. — The boat launch at Tahoe Vista Recreation Area will open for the first time in two years on Memorial Day holiday weekend, pending water levels, the North Tahoe Public Utility District...

05/15/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. — The thunder rolled Sunday at Truckee-Tahoe bringing rain, hail and gusty winds leaving a soggy start to the week, but the sun and above season average temperatures will takeover spurring snowmelt across...

05/15/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. – After a historic winter season, Northstar California is looking ahead towards summer. Conditions permitting, Northstar, as well as Heavenly and Kirkwood Mountain Resorts are targeting Friday, June 16 for their opening days,...

05/15/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. – The Truckee Donner Public Utility District's board of directors kicked spring off by discussing a number of important items at their recent meetings. The April meeting included a review of TDPUD's electric...

05/14/2023

TAHOE CITY, Calif. — Thunderstorms could form Sunday afternoon bringing wind, rain, hail and possible lightning strikes to the Lake Tahoe Basin. The National Weather Service in Reno issued a special statement that calls for thunderstorms...

05/14/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. — The Tahoe Expedition Academy was founded on the idea that young people can have a positive impact on the world, right now. To do so, students at TEA learn by tackling real-world...

05/14/2023

What is it with California that it just doesn't know how to run a railroad? This column has, on several occasions, covered the abysmal history of the nation's largest boondoggle, high-speed rail. With every passing...

05/14/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. — Legacy Day returns to Donner Memorial State Park next month to celebrate the land's legacy, its cultural and natural history, and the people that originally inhabited the land. The free event will...

05/13/2023

TAHOE VISTA, Calif. — The North Tahoe Public Utility District announced on Friday the addition of Kim Harris as the District's new Human Resources Manager.  Harris comes to the NTPUD from the Town of Truckee,...

05/13/2023

People sometimes ask, "How have things changed for Mark Twain in the past 35 years?" (For the first-time reader I'm winding down a career of portraying Mark Twain for the past 35 years.) And I...

05/13/2023

As the bears come out of hibernation, listing season has arrived once again on the Nevada side of North Lake Tahoe. This is the time of year when the inventory generally rises on a steady...

05/13/2023

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — Photographs have been flowing into the Sierra Sun email featuring bobcats that have been spotted around the Truckee-Tahoe region, leading us to wonder if that's because there are more bobcats in the...

05/12/2023

TAHOE CITY, Calif. — Placer County will host a free "bulky item" drop-off event this weekend at Lake Tahoe. The event will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 13, in the...

05/12/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. — An earthquake Thursday near Lake Almanor in northern California was reportedly felt at Truckee-Tahoe and beyond. A magnitude-5.2 quake was recorded in Canyondam in Plumas County, about 6 miles east of Almanor,...

05/12/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. — Work hard, play hard, is a common mantra in local communities, with Lake Tahoe towns being a hub for year-round activities, however, with burnout being commonly experienced, it's vital to hit the...

05/12/2023

When an organization has been around for over a decade, it's rare to continue to encounter firsts. And yet, that's what the Tahoe Fund experienced with many of the projects we supported in our last...

05/12/2023

Tanner is the town gossip. He loves to know what everyone is doing and wants everyone to know what he's doing. He loves to get right up in your business and give you slobbery kisses....

05/12/2023

PARK CITY, Utah — Tahoe City's JC Schoonmaker is one of two men's Nordic skiers to earn an A Team nomination from U.S. Ski & Snowboard. The program on Tuesday announced its nominations for the...

05/12/2023

PARK CITY, Utah — U.S. Ski & Snowboard has announced the 55 athletes nominated to the Stifel Alpine Ski Team, and several of Lake Tahoe's top racers are among those slated to represent the program...

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