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11/14/2022

TRUCKEE, Calif. — The cold temperatures well below seasonal averages will continue this week at Lake Tahoe with some snow and gusty winds possible, but precipitation may hold off until Thanksgiving week where officials are eyeing...

11/13/2022

The Truckee football team punched their ticket to the Class 3A state championship game, dominating Moapa Valley in Saturday’s semifinals on the way to a 35-7 victory. With a light snow falling at times and...

11/13/2022

TRUCKEE, Calif. — The early season snow storms helped Lake Tahoe resorts kick off the ski season a little bit earlier than expected with Heavenly and Kirkwood mountain resorts on the South Shore and Northstar California...

11/12/2022

TRUCKEE, Calif. — Marlenne Carrillo still remembers being told to put the bag of Oreo cookies back on the grocery store shelf. “Something as simple as Oreos,” she said. “We couldn’t even buy that because we...

11/12/2022

Back in July Vladimir Putin quoted and credited Mark Twain. At the time, I suspected he was reaching out, maybe not with an olive branch, but maybe with a twig. He said, “To quote Mark...

11/11/2022

TAHOE CITY, Calif. — The multi-day snowstorm that moved out earlier this week left record-breaking cold temperatures behind, and a bit more winter weather may be on the way this weekend. South Lake Tahoe set...

11/11/2022

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — An appeal to deny a special use permit for parking at the old elementary school in Incline Village for the East Shore Express was not upheld late last month by the...

11/11/2022

Results are unofficial. Results will be certified on Dec. 10 according to the Secretary of State's office. Reporting as of November 10, 2022, 9:07 p.m. GOVERNOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR SECRETARY OF STATE CONTROLLER TREASURER ATTORNEY GENERAL...

11/11/2022

The 2022 fire season was a welcome break compared to recent years. We experienced no red flag warnings for the first time in 11 years, and the early record-setting rain we received in September helped...

11/10/2022

TAHOE CITY, Calif. — Granlibakken Tahoe is opening its historic hill for weekend sledding beginning Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 12-13.  Weekend sledding opens at 10 a.m. and closes at 4 p.m. Tickets include sled rental, right...

11/10/2022

TRUCKEE, Calif. — Voters on Election Day battled the snow to cast their votes and preliminary results have three incumbents holding onto their Town Council seats.  More than 8,000 votes were cast in the council...

11/10/2022

TRUCKEE, Calif. — Truckee's Ryan Williams has come full circle. The co-founder of local startup, Stomp Sessions, announced the company has been acquired by Outside Interactive, Inc. — the same brand that featured him in...

11/10/2022

Ten years ago this December, a major shift took place in the Tahoe Basin. On Dec. 12, 2012, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board approved a critical update to the Lake Tahoe Regional Plan...

11/10/2022

Libraries are embodiments of the 1st Amendment. They are places that people can gather to share ideas, express beliefs, and gather knowledge. They offer unfettered access to information and access to materials without barrier. On...

11/10/2022

The North Tahoe cross-country dynasty continued last weekend with a sweep of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association Class 2A boys and girls’ state championships. The North Tahoe boys’ team ran to a 10th straight state...

11/10/2022

TRUCKEE, Calif. — Visit Truckee-Tahoe announces Sustainable Truckee Gift Card sales have reached $35,000 since the program began one year ago in November 2021, only $15,000 shy of reaching the goal of $50,000.  “Along with...

11/10/2022

It was August of 2021, and Dave Donnelly and his wife Stacy Holybee were trying to figure out a way to survive the apocalyptic wildfire smoke. Like many of us here in Truckee, Dave considered...

11/10/2022

TRUCKEE, CALIF. — The November snowstorms have delivered and three more resorts have announced earlier than anticipated openings. Heavenly and Kirkwood mountain resorts and Northstar California will all open on Saturday, Nov. 12, officials reported Thursday....

11/10/2022

TRUCKEE, Calif. — Measure V, the ½ cent sales tax intended to help provide wildfire prevention, emergency services and disaster readiness, is currently failing according to totals released by the Nevada County Elections Office. No...

11/09/2022

Firefighters investigating the cause of a Friday night structure fire off of Englebright Dam Road in Smartsville, have stated that the ignition source was most likely not a meteorite. A widely viewed Facebook video posted...

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