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01/07/2023

TAHOE CITY, Calif. — Katie Bauer Huntoon made a typical visit to the Granite Bay branch of the Placer County Library right before the holidays.  Her son and daughter each carried a stack of children’s books...

01/07/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. — Weather advisories are stacking up as the first of a series of storms enters the Lake Tahoe region on Saturday. Friday offered a bit of a reprieve and time to move as much...

01/06/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. — Team Palisades Tahoe alpine racer AJ Hurt’s season is over after having surgery to repair ligaments in her left ankle. The North Tahoe alumna said she straddled a gate while competing in...

01/06/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. — Sugar Bowl Academy alumnus Luke Winters posted his best performance of the World Cup season on Wednesday, taking 11th place in the Garmisch, Germany night slalom to lead the U.S. team. “It feels...

01/06/2023

Aunt Hazel asked me when I was two years old, “What do you want to be when you grow up, Honey?” Without a moment’s hesitation I answered, “When I grow up I’m going to be...

01/06/2023

TAHOE CITY, Calif. — After a break from inclement weather on Friday, the Sierra is going to be pounded with storms for several days starting this weekend and Placer County has issued an emergency proclamation...

01/05/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. — Delivery of the Sierra Sun on Friday will be delayed due to inclement weather and icy roads. The e-edition can be viewed on the Sun's website here.

01/05/2023

December 12, 1940 – January 1, 2023 Susan “Rosie” Dunsford passed on January 1st, 2023 in her home in Calistoga, CA with her family at her bedside. She was born on December 12th, 1940 in...

01/05/2023

At the time of this writing, “Buried: The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche” had just had its theatrical release. For anyone who is alive and lived in the area during that time remembers it well, as...

01/05/2023

RENO, Nev. – Summerset Senior Living is hosting a Grand Opening Party for their North West Reno location on Thursday, Jan. 12. The event will start with a ribbon cutting the Reno Chamber of Commerce...

01/05/2023

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

01/05/2023

Friday Night DJ at Northstar California  Get out the skates and enjoy an evening at Northstar California for Friday DJ Night from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6.  This free event sees a DJ come out...

01/05/2023

“Oh my god,” Bart Simpson says after tasting the hot chocolate Ned Flanders makes for him in The Simpsons Movie. If you don’t remember, Bart runs away from home and after he says that “cocoa...

01/05/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. — As the latest storm moves out of Lake Tahoe more systems are brewing and weather officials say that active weather might last through the end of January. A series of winter storms...

01/05/2023

STATELINE, Nev. — The Tahoe Adventure Film festival is returning to Bally’s Lake Tahoe on Saturday, Jan. 7, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. and the films beginning at 7:30. The popular festival sells out...

01/04/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. — The Truckee Chamber of Commerce’s ‘Good Morning Truckee’ series will kick off the new year by featuring an update and “how to” session on several of the housing programs in the community. This...

01/04/2023

TAHOE CITY, Calif. — The North Lake Tahoe Resort Association is seeking candidates for its Board of Directors to help guide the work of the organization in its responsibilities under the North Lake Tahoe Tourism...

01/04/2023

TRUCKEE, Calif. – Tahoe Forest Health System announced the arrival of the first baby of the New Year born at 6:58 a.m. Jan. 1. The first baby was delivered by OB-GYN Shawni Coll, DO. Coll is a...

01/04/2023

RENO — Washoe County Sheriff’s Office provided more details on actor Jeremy Renner’s snow plow accident, during a press conference on Tuesday.  Sheriff Darin Balaam started the conference with a statement to Renner and his...

01/03/2023

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — A road rage incident took a turn for the worst on New Year’s Day when a local resident pulled a gun on a visitor from Sacramento and was later arrested after...

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