Truckee 2025 4th of July Parade winners announced
TRUCKEE, Calif. – The 2025 Truckee 4th of July Parade, proudly produced by the Truckee Chamber of Commerce, was a perfect celebration of community spirit. It might have been a little windy and cold for...
Keep Tahoe Blue, Sierra Watch, and Palisades Tahoe reach settlement agreement on the resort’s development project
OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. — Palisades Tahoe has reached an agreement with Keep Tahoe Blue and Sierra Watch to settle litigation challenging proposed development in Olympic Valley. The organizations have issued the following shared statement: “Sierra...
Farewell, for now
Dear Sierra Sun readers, I’m heading down to the Bay to pursue a Master’s in Journalism at UC Berkeley, but before I go, I want to take a moment to say thank you. Thank you...
Decades-long dispute over West Reed Avenue rekindled as residents demand Town take responsibility
TRUCKEE, Calif. – A renewed petition signed by 67 of 70 homeowners in Truckee’s Green Point subdivision has brought a longstanding controversy back to the forefront: who is responsible for maintaining West Reed Avenue? At...
Truckee Donner PUD announce scholarship winners
TRUCKEE, Calif. —Last month, Truckee Donner Public Utility District’s board of directors awarded two scholarships to college-bound seniors as part of the TDPUD Future Workforce Scholarship Program. The scholarships target both college-bound high school seniors...
Senator Schiff to host 29th Annual Lake Tahoe Summit, Jeremy Renner to be keynote speaker
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) announced that the 29th annual Lake Tahoe Summit will be held on August 6, 2025 in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. This year’s theme is “Protecting Lake...
Town of Truckee Public Works Director Dan Wilkins retires, successor chosen
TRUCKEE, Calif. – The Town of Truckee is honored to share the news of a meaningful leadership transition: after nearly three decades of extraordinary service, Dan Wilkins will retire at the end of 2025, passing...
Upcoming Climate Transformation Alliance meeting to tackle California’s climate crossroads with local, state leaders
TRUCKEE, Calif. — The next Climate Transformation Alliance (CTA) member meeting will take place July 11 from 9 –11 a.m. at the Truckee-Tahoe Airport. This meeting will include an engaging conversation with Kate Gordon, CEO...
Fourth of July crime activity in the Tahoe Basin
LAKE TAHOE, Nev. / Calif. – Law enforcement agencies around the Tahoe-Truckee basin are reporting 15 DUIs, 36 arrests and 247 citations from the holiday week, which is notoriously the busiest time of year for...
Win your dream Ibis Bike: Start Haus launches raffle to benefit local Truckee Dirt Union
TRUCKEE, Calif. – Get ready to win the bike of your dreams and support local Tahoe trails. Start Haus announced the raffle for a top-tier Ibis bike, coinciding with the highly anticipated Grand Opening celebration...
Tahoe Forest Health System welcomes new Primary Care team member
TRUCKEE, Calif. – Tahoe Forest Health System announced the addition of Kelsey Brolliar, MSN, RN-BC, CEN, to its Primary Care team in Truckee. With a strong background in emergency and ambulatory care, Kelsey brings over...
Sharing the trail with kids
Hiking is one of many ways to explore the great outdoors. It’s also one of few ways to be directly connected and submerged in nature the entire time one is adventuring. Lake Tahoe sits in...
Interactive workshops to shape the future of housing at Lake Tahoe
LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – A second round of hands-on workshops are scheduled July 22 in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. and July 23 in Incline Village, Nev. to help shape the future of housing in the...
Groundbreaking ceremony marks start of MTN Scout Hotel project in Truckee
TRUCKEE, Calif. — After nearly a decade of planning, developers broke ground last week on the MTN Scout Hotel, a new hospitality project slated for Gray’s Crossing. The ceremonial event, held June 24 at the...
History: National Recognition Comes to Donner Summit
It’s easy to overlook the fact that we stand on the “shoulders of giants” (attributed to Sir Isaac Newton, 1675), but in the last eight months, Donner Summit has received national recognition from three very...
Development rights and deed restriction: how codes and regulations can make housing harder
LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – Building housing in any area requires a wide spectrum of housing, from transitional to affordable to market-rate and above. But because of pre-existing codes specific to the Tahoe area, building for...
Tahoe XC celebrates groundbreaking of its trailhead relocation phase
TAHOE CITY, Calif. – On a windy summer day at 3001 Polaris Road in Tahoe City, local skiers, supporters, project partners, residents, and local officials gathered at the site of the new Tahoe Cross-Country Lodge...