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The U.S. Forest Service could start controlled burns as soon as Feb. 2 on the north and east shores of Lake Tahoe. more...
02/01/2010 5:02pm
Truckee Tahoe Airport may get some help from Calfire in the woods of Waddle Ranch this year.
  01/28/2010 2:41pm
The Sacramento Sierra Chapter of the American Red Cross asks you to pledge $10 to help the earthquake victims of Haita. Text 'Haiti" to 90999 to donate to the International Response Fund. Call (800) REDCROSS.
  01/29/2010 8:19am
OLYMPIC VALLEY — The muffled, rapid beat of digging comes first in the dim light under a layer of hard snow.

Then a paw breaks through, followed by an inquisitive snout, and daylight pours in.
  01/26/2010 4:43pm
TRUCKEE — The Rotary Club of Truckee is accepting monetary donations to provide emergency disaster relief supplies to Haiti.
  01/25/2010 1:09pm
 A series of strong winter storms is hitting Northern California and it is essential families be prepared to cope with whatever nature brings.

While most winter storms pass rather quickly, sometimes they bring major challenges.
  01/20/2010 4:26pm
The difference between life and death many times is only a matter of seconds. To help Care Flight and other emergency medical providers find a patient in the fastest manner possible, it is important your home be visible and easy to locate.
  01/19/2010 2:08pm
Beginning in 2011 all new one and two-family homes and townhouses built in California must have automatic fire sprinkler systems.
  01/15/2010 8:01am
The Associated Press has published a video of the structure fire that consumed Kirkwood Mountain Resort's powerhouse on the afternoon of Friday, Jan. 1.
  01/05/2010 7:47am
Holiday presents can come in all shapes and sizes — even if you happen to walk on all fours.
  01/04/2010 1:52pm
The building that started as an engine bay in the 1970s — and now serves as the fire district's Glenshire branch — will temporarily relocate its operations to allow for its 2010 renovation.
  12/20/2009 10:45am
Firefighters have just gained a step-up in the fight against carbon monoxide poisoning.
  12/21/2009 8:02am
The National Transportation Safety Board has taken over the investigation into Sunday's small airplane crash that left the craft's pilot and passenger unharmed.
  12/15/2009 2:43pm
TRUCKEE, Calif. — The pilot and passenger of an airplane that crashed near Truckee Tahoe Airport walked away uninjured Sunday evening.
  12/15/2009 7:42am
Five years of preparation and planning culminated this week when Tahoe City's new fire station got its land deal in place, a move that also re-energized the community's snow removal issues.
  10/30/2009 2:47pm
Officials have determined the fire that gutted a West Shore pizzeria last week was accidental.
  10/27/2009 4:39pm
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