‘Appreciate the feedback’: Northstar responds to guest concerns on parking charges, maintains decision will ease congestion
Since announcing earlier this month it would begin to charge for parking at its Village View parking lot, in an effort to ease congestion, Northstar California has drawn criticism from many who ski and ride...
Sophomore sensations: Truckee, Sugar Bowl athletes capture mountain bike state championships
As Sugar Bowl Academy sophomore Hayden McJunkin sits at the start line before the state championship mountain bike race, her heart begins pounding. It’s a familiar feeling ahead of a Nevada Interscholastic Cycling League race,...
Truckee girls claim third straight Northern League tennis title
The Truckee girls’ tennis team captured their third straight Class 3A Northern League title this afternoon in Reno, once again knocking off rivals South Tahoe. The Wolverines have now defeated the Vikings for the league...
Hell’s Kitchen to open in late December; Past winners to appear at event in South Lake Tahoe
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. — Hell’s Kitchen will open in late December at Harveys Lake Tahoe and to promote the new restaurant a pair of past winners will appear later this month in South Lake...
Truckee cruises past Lowry to cap off special senior night
On an emotional senior night in Truckee, the undefeated Wolverines volleyball team honored its 11 senior players with a pregame ceremony, and a special sendoff for longtime member of the program, Josalyn Brown. Brown, who...
Northstar to charge for parking at Village View this season, aims to reduce congestion
Northstar California Resort announced today it will charge guests to park at its Village View Lot this upcoming winter season. The change, according to the resort, was made to help reduce congestion on Northstar Drive.
Truckee boys earn state tennis berth, finish runners-up in league
The Truckee boys’ tennis team came up short in their bid to repeat as Northern League champions, dropping a 12-6 match to No. 1 seed South Tahoe today in Reno. The Wolverines will now prepare...
Volunteers wrap up effort to survey Upper Truckee River for invasive species
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Community members, supported by staff from the League to Save Lake Tahoe, Tahoe Resource Conservation District and California State Parks, have wrapped up a three-year effort to survey the Upper...
Flu shot clinic to held in Truckee Oct. 22
From a release: Residents of the Truckee Region are encouraged to get their flu shot to protect against the flu. The Nevada County Public Health Department in conjunction with its partners, Sierra Senior Services, Wellness...
Change at the top: Andy Wirth retires from Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows
Word of Andy Wirth’s retirement from atop Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows snapped the ski industry to attention and echoed across Olympic Valley and the Truckee-Tahoe region this week. Wirth, president and chief operating officer, said...
Lake Tahoe Basin and El Dorado County roadwork schedule Oct. 20-26, 2019
LONG-TERM PROJECTS State Route 89 (Placer County): Work continues on a $35 million project in Tahoe City to build a new Truckee River bridge east of the Caltrans Maintenance Yard with roundabouts on either end of...
‘That’s my Tina’: Longtime Truckee nurse fighting breast cancer, in need of aid
For roughly the past four decades, Tina Jones has worked tirelessly to help others in the community as a nurse at Tahoe Forest Hospital. During much of the past 10 years, however, Tina has been...
Tahoe City runner looks to break rim trail record
One of the Tahoe area’s best endurance athletes is looking to etch his name into the record books this weekend. Tahoe City’s Adam Kimble is currently running along the Tahoe Rim Trail in an effort...
What’s the dominant pine tree at Lake Tahoe? You might be surprised
TAHOE-TRUCKEE, Calif. — Gaze out upon any of the slopes surrounding Lake Tahoe and see a sea of pine trees. Then zoom in to examine individual trees and notice a variety of different species. The...
Elizabeth Betancourt, Megan Dahle advance to November runoff for state Assembly District 1
The day after the state Assembly District 1 election, both Democrat Elizabeth Betancourt and Republican Megan Dahle felt good. The two women garnered the top two spots in a five-person field and secured a place...
Granite Place announces sales launch for luxury residences at Tahoe
Granite Place, the new residential development at Boulder Bay Resort in Crystal Bay on Lake Tahoe, has announced the launch of sales of its luxury residences. The project is the first new residential development in...
Smoke from Caples Fire lingering at Lake Tahoe, but forest service expects containment this week
Smoke from the Caples Fire continues to linger at Lake Tahoe Sunday although the blaze was mostly quiet overnight. The Eldorado National Forest reported Sunday that the prescribed burn-turned-wildfire in the Kirkwood area is at...
Lake Tahoe Basin and El Dorado County roadwork schedule Oct. 13-19, 2019
LONG-TERM PROJECTS State Route 89 (Placer County): Work continues on a $35 million project in Tahoe City to build a new Truckee River bridge east of the Caltrans Maintenance Yard with roundabouts on either end of...
Truckee one of nation’s coldest towns in 1998
After a four-year hiatus, the town of Truckee is back in the race.In the annual battle to determine America’s coldest city, Truckee ranked fourth in 1998. Despite last year’s powerful El Nino which helped make...
