INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - The Truckee girls withstood Incline's best shot before imposing their will in the second half en route to a 57-34 Mount Rose League win Friday.
The win gave the Wolverines a clean sweep of the leag

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - All game long Friday night, the Highlanders dared the visiting Truckee boys to shoot the ball from the perimeter.
The strategy proved effective as Truckee continually misfired from outside until it was t

TRUCKEE, Calif. - Young people in Truckee are learning to be active in issues affecting their community through the Tobacco YOUTH Coalition -Youth Opposing the Use of Tobacco for Health.
The Tobacco YOUTH Coalition is an

MORAGA, Calif. - Members of the Saint Mary's men's soccer team will be at upcoming Gaels sporting events to accept donations to help offset medical costs for senior forward Emmanuel Sarabia of Truckee, who is currently undergoin

KINGS BEACH, Calif. - A 24-year-old Truckee woman faces a charge of attempted murder stemming from a January incident in which officials say she stabbed another woman numerous times at a home on Lake Tahoe's North Shore.
The in

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - The seasonal road construction project on Highway 28 between Incline Village and Crystal Bay could stretch out over another five years if crews do not begin working at night, officials said.
Nevada Depar

SQUAW VALLEY, Calif. - Today, Squaw Valley is officially opening the world's first ski-in/ski-out Starbucks location. On the mountain at elevation 8,000 feet, Squaw Valley's new mountaintop Starbucks boasts spectacul

North Tahoe extended its lead in the Tahoe Basin Ski League standings with its third combined win of the season in a Giant Slalom race at Alpine Meadows on Thursday.
Truckee's boys, meanwhile, claimed their second consecutive victory

TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. - "Taking a few minutes to walk through your home and checking for problems can save the life of you, a family member or that of a firefighter. It can also help protect your family mementos and furnis

HOMEWOOD, Calif. - A federal judge recently denied a request from local conservation groups that the same judge who ruled on the 2010 Shorezone plan also preside over the lawsuit challenging the multimillion-dollar Homewood Reso

LAKE TAHOE - Beneath its inevitable acronyms, development jargon and legalese, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's Regional Plan Update will include more than an effort to protect the environment.
The much-delayed update

Like so many others, my car was towed from the post office in downtown Truckee. The postmaster started a zero tolerance towing policy on New Year's Eve. The shortage of patron parking must be very extreme, as it appears she will

Sno Balls and Ding Dongs
It's one thing for our airlines and car manufacturers to file bankruptcy, but Hostess is a whole other matter. How could we do without Twinkies, Sno Balls, Ding Dongs, and Ho Hos? And don't forget

TRUCKEE, Calif. - What is a bond? A bond is a debt instrument. It can be issued by a corporation, a municipality, the US government, foreign jurisdictions and more. If an investor buys a bond they get paid a coupon payment at a

TRUCKEE, Calif. - The Truckee Donner Public Utility District, Northstar Community Services District and Placer County Water Agency continue their partnership in developing a groundwater management plan and groundwater model for

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Daron Rahlves didn't camouflage his concerns entering the first stop of his Rahlves Banzai Tour at Kirkwood this weekend.
"Banzai followers," he wrote in an e-mail blast Tuesday night. "You're making me nervous. A r

TRUCKEE, Calif. - Two local residents were arrested Tuesday and face felony charges after authorities seized a half-pound of cocaine and $10,000 in cash from a downtown residence, police said Thursday.
According to a Truckee Po

TAHOE CITY, Calif. - Below are incidents from the Placer County Sheriff's Office press log for the month of January 2011.

Jan. 1
At midnight, on the 200 block of North Lake Boulevard in Tahoe City, a subject was arrested for

Christian John Matthew Jr. passed away peacefully in Truckee, California, on Feb. 6, 2012, due to post-transplant complications. He received a heart and lung transplant in Aug., 2010, at UCSF.
He was born on April 4, 1961, in Kentfie