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03/08/2023

TAHOE CITY, Calif. — Following changes in the federal budget passed by Congress earlier this year, Placer County residents who are receiving CalFresh or Medi-Cal benefits will be impacted this spring as many pandemic-era emergency...

03/08/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. — The Town of Truckee is providing free sand and sandbags to the community ahead of Thursday’s storm that is expected to last through the weekend. The National Weather Service put a Flood...

03/07/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. — The National Weather Service on Tuesday issued a winter weather advisory for anticipated snow accumulation Wednesday at Truckee-Tahoe. The advisory goes into effect at 4 a.m. Wednesday and lasts for nine hours...

03/07/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. – The Truckee Donner Public Utility District’s board of directors met last Wednesday for its March meeting. The board considered and approved water infrastructure upgrades, electric vehicle purchases, and pursuing a partnership with...

03/07/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. — From a dumping of snow to a dousing of rain, Truckee-Tahoe is getting it all this week. Snow showers will continue through Wednesday before a major pattern change takes place Thursday into...

03/07/2023

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — An El Dorado County man is expected to receive a 15 years-to-life prison sentence after being convicted last month for the 2008 murder of his 3-week-old son. David Paul Demartile,...

03/07/2023

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – State and federal agencies in California are joining forces to address the decline of monarch butterflies and other pollinator species in the state. The Multi-Agency Monarch and Pollinator Collaborative aims to facilitate long-term conservation of the western …

03/07/2023

TAHOE CITY, Calif. — North Tahoe Fire Protection District has received an alarming increase in the number of calls for gas leaks, carbon monoxide related emergencies and other hazard-related emergencies resulting from the repeated storms...

03/06/2023

ASPEN, Colo. — Team Palisades Tahoe skier Travis Ganong made his final World Cup appearance on American snow last weekend, competing at the Aspen World Cup. The top alpine skiers from around the globe made...

03/06/2023

OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. — The Olympic Valley Public Service District on Friday renewed a contract with a company which will allow the district to apply for more grant funding. The district had a $10,000 contract...

03/06/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. — It’s a sunny Monday morning at Truckee-Tahoe but snowy weather is expected to continue this week that could impact travel, although accumulations will be minor compared to the storm that just exited the...

03/06/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. – Join the Truckee Chamber of Commerce and the Town of Truckee on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 7 a.m. as they celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the incorporation of the Town of...

03/05/2023

OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. — A cabin on Palisades Tahoe’s Base to Base Gondola became lodged in the terminal at KT mid-station Saturday morning, forcing the lift to stop for roughly 90 minutes. The cabin, which...

03/05/2023

Trees and introverts: a perfect pairing? Or are trees themselves the ultimate introverts? Being a member of the latter group and having a considerable fondness for a certain member of the former group, an inscrutable...

03/05/2023

TAHOE CITY, Calif. — Placer County on Saturday proclaimed a local emergency to deal with the impacts from ongoing winter storms. A local emergency proclamation asserts continuing risk to life and property and that the response...

03/05/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. — Heavy snowfall has resulted in widespread travel impacts and ski resort closures this weekend at Truckee-Tahoe. Some highways and ski resorts are closed due to heavy snow and chain controls are in effect...

03/04/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. — A sting operation Thursday in Truckee netted the arrest of a man suspected of attempting to arrange a meeting with a juvenile for sexual acts, authorities said on Saturday. Carlos Concha, 43, of...

03/04/2023

Congressman Kevin Kiley spent Friday morning at the county’s Emergency Operations Center at the Eric Rood Administrative Center in Nevada City, assessing the winter storm response this past week. Congressman Kiley wanted to know what...

03/04/2023

We’ve run a family-owned, independent insurance agency for more than 50 years. Those of us in the insurance business know that when customers come to us for insurance what they're looking to buy is security....

03/04/2023

TAHOE CITY, Calif. — Truckee-Tahoe is in the midst of one of its snowiest seasons ever. We dug out from the multi-day blizzard from earlier this week that dropped more than 10 feet of snow,...

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