North Lake Tahoe is taking strides in adapting green business practices, and the California Green Business Network’s Sierra Chapter is gaining traction in the Truckee community.

The Tahoe Backcountry Alliance aims to make backcountry sports more accessible for those who are just getting started, while making sure those who participate are responsible stewards.

The Sierra Native Alliance’s Youth Leadership group has created a memorial quilt to honor missing, murdered indigenous women in the Sierra Nevada region, as well as bring more awareness to MMIW Remembrance Day, held in May.

EKN Developments has officially submitted an updated and refined plan to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency for final approval for the Revitalize Tahoe Biltmore Project.

In the fall, rice fields in the Sacramento Valley usually shine golden brown as they await harvesting. This year, however, many fields were left covered with bare dirt.

Drought, human-caused climate change, invasive species and a “legacy” of environmental issues are permanently altering California’s landscape and placing some communities and ecosystems at increasing risk.

It’s that time of year again when bucks begin the chase portion of the annual deer rut. At this time of year, the potential for fatal collisions rises.

The Nevada County Elections Office results released Nov. 22 showed that the “No” on Measure V campaign has increased its lead to a margin of 1,733 votes. Measure V would have implemented a half-cent sales tax, intended to help provide wildfire prevention, emergency services, and disaster readiness.

Just 67 percent of 12- to 17-year-olds and and 38 percent of 5- to 11-year-olds have had the primary two-shot COVID-19 vaccine series.

Drink Coffee Do Stuff fully opened its doors to the South Lake Tahoe community on Nov. 23. dishing out free coffee beverages all day for all coffee shop patrons in celebration.

The nonprofit Tahoe Fund announced that five new members—Invited for their leadership in the corporate and nonprofit sectors—have joined its board.

A Nevada County judge has ruled that Rob Tribble is not qualified to be the next auditor-controller of Nevada County. Tribble had previously won the June 7 auditor-controller race against Gina Will.

After more than two decades of helping people as “Truckee Community Christmas,” a nonprofit organization is changing its name to Truckee Community Cares, which underlines its mission to help people of all faiths and beliefs.

Sugar Bowl Resort’s new tubing and snow play park is opening this winter, with tubing lanes that will get visitors’ hearts pumping.

A discussion on the possible outcomes of the SCOTUS decision in the case Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard. the online event delved into the impact of banning the consideration of race as a factor during the college admission process.

While LGBTQ candidates and their supporters celebrated several milestone victories around the nation in this year’s midterm elections, California quietly reached its own.

After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the Tahoe Pitch Showcase was back in action, co-partnered by Tahoe Silicon Mountain and the Sierra Business Council.

Truckee Donner Public Utility District’s Board of Directors held the first in a series of workshops to explore the dynamic regulatory and market environments the TDPUD operates within.

The bill, which takes effect in July, was sponsored by the California Labor Federation, California Teamsters Public Affairs Council, and the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor.

A report from the College Futures Foundation says racial bias plays a role in hiring for executive-level posts at the UCs, CSUs and community colleges.

The case for nuclear power as a climate solution got a big boost when the Biden administration announced it's giving Pacific Gas & Electric Co. a $1.1-billion grant to help the company keep operating California's last nuclear plant.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta wants to target racial discrimination in health care, including through an investigation of software programs and decision-making tools used by hospitals to treat patients.

Stanford launches the nation’s first study of an antiviral strategy for long COVID.

Tahoe Forest Health System is opening a new Primary Care Clinic, occupying the second floor of the Tahoe Forest Medical Office Building at 10956 Donner Pass Road in Truckee.

Another batch of results was released in Nevada County on Nov. 16, and the incumbents for the Truckee Town Council race are still in the lead.

Nevada State Parks and partners, including local officials and private donors, gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the completion of a visitor center and amphitheater.

Locals have pushed back on Lake Tahoe being placed on a tourist/travel company’s list of places not to visit in 2023.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not seek to lead House Democrats for another term, but will remain in Congress.

Beauty drew Brieanne Mirjah D'Souza to Eureka.

The counting of votes in the November election is coming to a close and the Incline Village General Improvement District will be welcoming David Noble and Ray Tulloch to its Board of Trustees.

Small nonfarm businesses in 26 California counties and neighboring counties in Nevada are eligible to apply for low-interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, officials announced.

The Nevada County Office of Emergency Services is seeking community feedback on improving the current Hazardous Vegetation Ordinance.  All residents, property owners, and renters of unincorporated Nevada County are encouraged to share their thoughts.