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01/16/2024

TRUCKEE, Calif. – As part of the Achievable Housing in Action partnership with the Sierra Sun, Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation and The Mountain Housing Council, we are looking for feedback from the community on several housing related issues.

01/15/2024

The storm this past weekend sent 90 mph winds rushing through I80 and brought significant snowfall to ski resorts across the basin. Palisades: 14-17 inches at the top; Northstar: 9 inches; Heavenly: 5 inches; Kirkwood: 10 inches; Mount Rose: 4-6 …

01/15/2024

OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. – Tahoe National Forest is pleased to announce the Ski with a Ranger education program at Alpine Meadows at Palisades Tahoe. Intermediate level and above skiers and snowboarders are invited to join a Ski with a Ranger …

01/15/2024

TRUCKEE, Calif. – The Town of Truckee Planning Commission will meet on Tuesday, Jan. 16 at 5 p.m. at 10183 Truckee Airport Road. 

01/14/2024

TRUCKEE, Calif. – Truckee Donner Public Utility District and Truckee Fire Protection District are again joining forces to encourage community members to help keep our community safe by adopting a fire hydrant this winter.

01/14/2024

TRUCKEE, Calif. – There is a severe shortage of housing options in Truckee and while Accessory Dwelling Units might not be the only way to solve the crisis, it is a solution that could make a dent in the problem.

01/14/2024

Homeowner associations and other landowners must maintain their property in a reasonably safe condition. An accident on a landowner's property does not necessarily make them liable. When does the owner, perhaps you, have an obligation to warn of a dangerous …

01/13/2024

Welcome to the Climate Profile, a feature brought to you by the North Tahoe chapter of Citizens' Climate Lobby https://citizensclimatelobby.org/ which explores the stories of local citizens and how climate change has affected their lives.

01/13/2024

Whiskey, unless we put it on our bunions, is not good for us, yet great numbers of folks will be sipping it on Super Sunday in Las Vegas, as the word "book" morphs into a powerful verb. Super Bowls bring …

01/13/2024

The railroad tunnels high above Truckee hold historic stories. Deep in the granite, the lives of immigrant workers were made and lost over 150 years ago in an attempt to build the longest railroad tunnel at the time. 

01/12/2024

OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. – Vic DeMaio sits in his après chair in the Palisades Tahoe parking lot, warming up next to a propane powered fire and points to the opened trunk, "right here, I have my full-on airbag that I …

01/12/2024

What Age Do Most NBA Players Retire?

01/12/2024

TAHOE CITY, Calif. – The Placer County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved the acceptance of $175,000 in grant funding for the development of a Defensible Space Fuels Reduction Program, aimed at assisting low-income senior and disabled residents in eastern …

01/12/2024

Alert Notifications, Adopt-A-Hydrant, Ash Cans

01/12/2024

TRUCKEE, Calif. – Cross-country skiers from Tahoe Endurance, Sugar Bowl Ski Team and Academy, and the Auburn Ski Club have just returned from a very successful trip to the U.S. Cross-Country Ski National Championships held at the 2002 Olympic venue …

01/11/2024

OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. – Palisades Tahoe experienced a second avalanche on Thursday, just one day after the resort was rocked by a deadly avalanche on KT-22.

01/11/2024

September 2, 1939 – December 17, 2023
Sheila Thompson Scribner passed away peacefully on December 17, 2023, in Chico, California. Sheila was born on September 2, 1939 in Sacramento, California to Wallace and Jessie Thompson. She attended Crocker Elementary School …

01/11/2024

December 27, 1944 – January 2, 2024
In loving memory of Lance Mills, who passed at home January 2nd.
Born in Kidderminster, England. Lance was raised in Scotland by his widowed mother Sarah Woodward Mills. He worked at Hewlett-Packard in …

01/11/2024

June 19, 1942 – December 8, 2023
William Albert Weik died peacefully on December 8th, 2023 with his children by his side. Bill was Born June 19th, 1942 to Albert and Marjorie Weik in Los Angeles, CA. He grew up …

01/11/2024

TRUCKEE, Calif. – While the snow has stopped falling, law enforcement officials warn drivers to stay off the roads as conditions are still unsafe.

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