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06/29/2024

Did you know the Truckee Chamber of Commerce runs the Truckee Welcome Center? It's ok if you didn't, most people don't! The Truckee Chamber has been the managing partner for the Truckee Welcome Center through a partnership with the Town …

06/28/2024

TRUCKEE, Calif. – A proposed industrial development, including a sawmill and Glulam factory, has elicited significant concern among local residents. Friends of Prosser Truckee, a group of community members, has formed to address the project, which is set to be …

06/28/2024

TRUCKEE, Calif. – On Thursday, June 27, the Church of the Mountains hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate its historic campus and its role as the cornerstone of Truckee's Historic Church Street District. The event included a ceremony in the …

06/28/2024

AUBURN, Calif. – With the November 5, 2024 General Election just a few months away, the Placer County Elections Office is in full swing preparing for one of the most highly-anticipated presidential elections in decades.

06/28/2024

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – The Wá∙šiw (Washoe) are a sovereign tribal nation who are the original inhabitants of DáɁaw Ɂága (Lake Tahoe) and its surrounding areas. Lake Tahoe is the Tribe's most sacred place, and they consider it a living …

06/28/2024

You don't need rock climbing experience to find yourself clinging to granite cliffs 1,200 feet above the village at Palisades Tahoe.

06/28/2024

KINGS BEACH, Calif. – It was a relatively colder morning on Monday, June 17, but that didn't stop beachgoers from setting up chairs and blankets at Kings Beach. The sight of corduroyed sand that the beach cleaning robot, called BEBOT, …

06/27/2024

June 30, 1939 – June 3, 2024
Nancy Lister Swayzee passed peacefully on June 2, 2024, she was 84 years old. Her bright smile, quirky sense of humor and zest for life will be sorely missed by all.
Nancy was …

06/27/2024

December 9, 1949 – May 23, 2024
John Morgan Beaty, born December 9, 1949, in Santa Monica, CA, passed away on May 23, 2024, in Reno, NV. John pursued his passion for history, earning a degree from Long Beach State …

06/27/2024

TRUCKEE, Calif. – At a recent Golden Seniors meeting held on Thursday, June 20, at the Truckee Donner Recreation and Park District, the significant challenges faced by local seniors in accessing affordable healthcare were brought to light. Louise Geist, a …

06/27/2024

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – As we move into summer and the vegetation dries out, the Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team would like the public to remember the importance of creating and maintaining defensible space. University of Nevada, Reno Extension's Living …

06/27/2024

TAHOE CITY, Calif. – The Tahoe City Public Utility District ("District") will conduct a consolidated general election with both Placer County and El Dorado County Elections Departments on November 5, 2024. Three board member seats will be up for election.

06/27/2024

TRUCKEE, Calif. – The Nevada County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $387.7 million budget for fiscal year 2024/2025 to fund essential services while maintaining a healthy $40 million in general fund reserves given ongoing economic uncertainty.

06/27/2024

TAHOE CITY, Calif. – The sky above Tahoe City is going extravagantly high-tech on July 4th with the largest 300-drone light show spectacular ever here.

06/27/2024

To try and decide each week where and what to eat in and around the basin can be a challenge – there are so many amazing choices. In this feature we'll dive into dishes that will surely satisfy those hunger …

06/27/2024

TAHOE CITY, Calif. – Over the last five decades, Coach Warren Mills has instilled and cultivated a love (or if not love, at least an appreciation) of the sport of cross country running. Countless numbers of his former athletes have …

06/26/2024

TRUCKEE, Calif. — Due to the increasing risk of wildfires, Sierra Pacific Industries will close its California forestlands to public access beginning Fri., June 28. SPI has forestlands in the Coldstream Creek and Martis Peak areas, along with the Jackson …

06/26/2024

KINGS BEACH, Calif. – The Placer County Supervisors discussed several basin issues and topics during their quarterly Lake Tahoe meeting on Tuesday, June 26.

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