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02/04/2023

Sixteen years ago, Roy Tuscany soared 130 feet off a step-up jump in Mammoth Mountain— a feat he’d accomplished just weeks earlier — and landed on his back. The 24-year-old professional skier and coach fractured...

02/03/2023

In 2021, after the election results were confirmed for the Placer County Board of Supervisors, statements by three of the newly elected supervisors ensured that the community's voices would be represented and entrusted. Supervisor Jim...

02/03/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. — Tahoe National Forest has hired Kyle Jacobson as forest fire management officer. Jacobson most recently served as assistant fire management officer on the USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. “I...

02/03/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. — Nevada County Superior Court is expanding its clerk counter hours at all locations starting Monday, Feb. 6. Clerk’s offices and telephone lines will now be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m....

02/03/2023

Skiers from North Tahoe High School raced to a pair of giant slalom wins on Wednesday at Alpine Meadows. Aside from taking two first-place finishes, the Lakers boys and girls’ teams also had five skiers...

02/03/2023

South Lake Tahoe local and world champion halfpipe skier Kyle Smaine died Sunday after getting caught in an avalanche in the mountains of central Japan. Smaine, 31, was reportedly skiing on a marketing trip for...

02/03/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. — A weak storm today will bring a few light snow showers and gusty winds with a more potent weekend system headed to Truckee-Tahoe that could drop a couple feet of snow and...

02/02/2023

December 13, 1942 – January 23, 2023 This is a story about a man whose character stood for integrity, ethics, dignity, humility, empathy and knowing that all people have value. His name is Tom Hobday....

02/02/2023

– January 18, 2023 Anna Mertl RENO – Fiesty yet sweet, Anna Mertl “Oma” naturally and peacefully joined her parents, hus- band Fritz and youngest son Eric Mertl in heav- en on the afternoon of...

02/02/2023

March 4, 1952 – December 28, 2022 Janet Phillips, a visionary community leader, passed away December 28, 2022 after a two year battle with cancer. Born March 4, 1952, Janet was raised in Southern California...

02/02/2023

OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. — The Olympic Valley Public Service District discussed traffic issues plaguing the valley and weighed in on the Village at Palisades project during its January board of directors meeting. Each weekend, traffic...

02/02/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. — A weak, quick-moving storm entering the Truckee-Tahoe region today will bring light snow and gusty winds and will be followed by a stronger system for the weekend that could drop more than...

02/02/2023

ALPINE MEADOWS, Calif. — For the first time this season, a pair of Truckee snowboarders stood atop the podium Monday at Alpine Meadows, boasting wins in the second giant slalom event of the California-Nevada Interscholastic...

02/02/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. – Time is running out for Nevada County residents to apply for the extended Access and Functional Needs Program that provides free defensible space clearing services within 100’ of their homes. Hundreds of...

02/02/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. – With a significant Latinx population in Truckee, library staff wanted to find a way to strengthen and build on existing relationships to better connect with the community. “The stories behind our favorite...

02/02/2023

Rockstar Women Only Weekend at Northstar California Join Rockstar Energy in a weekend long supportive learning event for women at Northstar California beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 4-5. This women only terrain...

02/02/2023

To try and decide each week where and what to eat around Truckee-Tahoe can be a challenge — there are so many amazing choices. In this feature we’ll dive into dishes that will surely satisfy...

02/01/2023

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — The California snowpack is more than double the seasonal average after receiving a significant boost from one of the wettest three-week periods on record, state officials announced Wednesday. The Department...

02/01/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. — The early pandemic years overlapped with some of California’s worst wildfires on record, creating haunting, orange-tinted skies and wide swathes of burned landscape. Some of the impacts of these fires are well known,...

02/01/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. — After a few mostly sunny days to end the week, the weather pattern looks to be changing this weekend with a storm that could drop a foot of snow in the Truckee-Tahoe...

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