Nevada County Local News

Effective Feb. 6, Nevada County Superior Court will expand its clerk’s counter hours at all locations from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each court day at all court locations.

Forty deep-water and “hotspot” trash clean-ups are planned in Lake Tahoe and will be expanded to other lakes and reservoirs in the High Sierra.

Some impacts of fires are well known, and now a new study shows how wildfires combined with midwinter drought conditions accelerate snowmelt

California has given the federal government its own counterproposal for apportioning reductions of Colorado River water, saying a plan offered by six other states would disproportionately burden farms and cities in Southern California.

On the opening day of Black History Month, the College Board is making history by releasing details of its first Advanced Placement class on African American studies for high school students.

Did you know there’s a scientific research team in Lake Tahoe conducting conservation-based wildlife research?

The only local private aviation charter company at Lake Tahoe helping lower and sequester carbon emissions.

New research shows feeding mountain chickadees has no negative impact on the species as long as a few simple rules are followed.

Liberty Utilities is under new leadership after appointing Lindsay Maruncic as senior director of operations.

The town of Truckee is considering a ban on the sale of some types of single-use water bottles and is looking for community input.

Many agencies came together Jan. 24 to discuss sustainability plans as a part of the Operation Sierra Storm Meteorological Conference.

For sports loves, Lake Tahoe is a paradise, with options all year around.

Placer County Planning Commission held a meeting for public comment regarding the revised draft environmental impact report for the purposed development at Palisades Tahoe.

The Truckee-Donner Recreation & Park District has named Sven Leff as the new general manager to replace a local legend.

Nevada County Auditor-Controller Gina Will, the chief accounting officer of Nevada County, is busy watching over the budget for the county, special districts and schools after being sworn in earlier this month.

The Lake Tahoe edition of Monopoly—a modified version of the game originally inspired by Atlantic City’s Boardwalk—was revealed at Edgewood Resort.

Truckee Town Council approved a one-year pilot program for automated license plate readers to be placed throughout town.

Public comments on topics ranging from homelessness to the possible reopening of the Idaho-Maryland Mine were front and center at the Jan. 24 Nevada County Board of Supervisors meeting.

The Nevada County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously move forward with the Ranch House Project on Highway 49. The project would demolish a single-family dwelling to provide housing to those who are at a high risk of homelessness.

For individuals in North Lake Tahoe with a substance use disorder, from drugs to alcohol, timely access to treatment is crucial to recovery.