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11/20/2024

TRUCKEE, Calif. – Tahoe Donner Public Utility District (TDPUD) is currently experiencing a transmission outage affecting customers in Tahoe Donner and Donner Lake due to a winter storm. This outage is not related to the ongoing Public Safety Power Shutoff …

11/20/2024

TAHOE CITY, Calif. – The Tahoe Fund announced the opening of its annual call for projects. The nonprofit is seeking projects for its 2025 portfolio that will increase the pace and scale of forest restoration, improve lake clarity and health, …

11/19/2024

KINGS BEACH, Calif. – The Placer County Board of Supervisors meeting on Monday had much to do with North Tahoe's buildings. The Tahoe Justice Center, which was recommended to have new facilities, is beginning the process of renovation. Meanwhile, the …

11/19/2024

TRUCKEE, Calif. – NV Energy has issued a Public Safety Outage Management (PSOM) Warning for Verdi due to extreme weather conditions and high fire danger. If conditions persist, NV Energy will de-energize transmission lines in Verdi that serve Truckee on …

11/19/2024

SODA SPRINGS, Calif. – The wait is over and winter kicks off at Boreal Mountain for skiers and riders. Boreal will open to the public on Friday, November 22, for its 60th season, with skiing and snowboarding beginning at 9 …

11/19/2024

RENO, Nevada – As northern Nevada's growing population of black bears looks for places to create dens to spend the coming winter, it's all about location, location, location.

11/19/2024

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Effective Nov. 18, 2024, enhanced campfire restrictions are lifted on National Forest Lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Year-Round Campfire Restrictions remain in effect.

11/18/2024

LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Ski resorts will be happy to hear that the bomb cyclone hitting northern California and southern Oregon will result in 1 to 5 inches of snow this weekend, though it also may result in rain in …

11/18/2024

Alterra Mountain Company says a lot about the wonders of its massive development proposal in Tahoe's Olympic Valley. When, actually, the real world tells a very different story.

11/18/2024

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – The 2025 Lake Tahoe Basin Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) has been updated to reflect the evolving needs of our communities and landscape. CWPPs are community-driven plans prioritizing wildfire risk reduction, using local input and data …

11/18/2024

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. – The University of California, Davis, Office of Research announced the appointment of Stephanie Hampton as the director of the Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) and professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy.

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