Nevada County Board of Supervisors’ ordinance fining noncompliant businesses to return next meeting
NEVADA CITY — Protesters outside the Eric Rood Administrative Center and business owners defying state COVID-19 orders shared a small victory Tuesday. After receiving hundreds of comments on both sides of the issue, the Board...
Don Rogers & Rob Galloway: Why Best Of makes sense now for Truckee Tahoe
It’s been a long year so far. Let’s have some fun. By this time of a “normal” year, we would have crowned the winners of the annual Best of Truckee and North Lake Tahoe contest....
Nevada County has 299 COVID-19 cases
UPDATE on July 31, 2020 Nevada County reached 299 total coronavirus cases on Friday, a rise of six from the day before. Western county had 149 cases, and eastern county has 150. There were 44...
Old Greenwood hosts 22nd annual PGA tournament: FedEX points, U.S. Open qualification on the line in Truckee
The 22nd annual Barracuda Championship is underway at Old Greenwood, marking the first time the Tahoe Mountain Club is hosting the tournament after 21 consecutive years at Montreux Golf and Country Club in Reno. Play...
Nevada County unveils wildfire and evacuation dashboard
The Nevada County Office of Emergency Services unveiled a new tool Tuesday it hopes will be residents’ one-stop shop for emergency preparedness. The Ready Nevada County Dashboard brings together emergency planning and forecasting tools with...
A new look: Lodging industry with new protocols slowly recovering
When the shelter-in-place orders were in effect and the lodging industry was halted, the Lake Tahoe Basin was noticeably quieter. In an area where the economy is driven by tourism, there was debate on remaining...
‘Always insist on live music’: Plaque memorializes longtime Truckee musician Paul Covarelli
A memorial plaque to recognize beloved Truckee musician Paul Covarelli was unveiled July 26 at the Truckee Amphitheater. This follows one year after Covarelli died from a battle with cancer on July 9, 2019, a...
Nevada County addresses ‘mysterious and unsolicited seed’ shipments from China
Recently, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has become aware of a number of reports regarding “mysterious and unsolicited seeds from China and other parts of Asia”. The seed packages, often labeled as...
Truckee 2040 General Plan update to forge ahead amid COVID concerns
Truckee town staff presented an update on the status of the 2040 General Plan at Tuesday’s Town Council meeting before receiving guidance on moving ahead amid the outbreak of COVID-19. While no formal action was...
South Lake Tahoe man dies in apparent drowning
A 21-year-old South Lake Tahoe man was pronounced dead Tuesday night after he was pulled from Lake Tahoe near Timber Cove Pier, South Lake Tahoe Police said. Police and witnesses said the man, whose name...
Merritt claims lead going into final round at Barracuda Championship; one player tests positive for COVID-19
Following the best round of the day at the Barracuda Championship, Troy Merritt has jumped into the lead, holding a four-point edge heading into tomorrow’s final round of play. Merritt, 34, had eight birdies on...
Stanley charges to the top after two rounds at Barracuda Championship
Following a solid round of play to open the Barracuda Championship at Old Greenwood Golf Course, Kyle Stanley charged to the top of the leaderboard with the best second round of any player in the...
1 dead in Interstate 80 crash
A woman died in a one-vehicle crash near Drum Forebay Road, close to Blue Canyon, authorities said. Ashley Ramos was a passenger in a 2007 Honda Civic around 4:35 p.m. Sunday when the wreck happened....
Hot market: High demand for rural real estate at Lake Tahoe
Almost everything has been affected by the coronavirus, including the Lake Tahoe real estate market. Since the pandemic, everybody seems wants to escape to Tahoe. Many are second homeowners who have decided to make Tahoe...
Wildfire smoke fills Lake Tahoe Basin, possible improvement coming Wednesday afternoon
The Tahoe Basin is being inundated with smoke and haze this morning, however, some relief could be coming later today. The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a special statement for the greater region...
Climate Ready Truckee: Town reveals first climate vulnerability plan
Truckee’s first climate vulnerability and assessment plan was introduced at Tuesday’s Town Council meeting, outlining dozens of strategies and goals regarding how the town may deal with future climate change. The goal of the Climate...
Power outage turns lights out for about half of Tahoe Donner Tuesday night
TRUCKEE, Calif. and#8212;-A tripped safety device took out power for about half of Tahoe Donner Tuesday night. The outage, which lasted from 9:12 p.m. to 11:15 p.m., left roughly 3,000 customers in the dark, according...
Roadwork schedule though August 8
LONG-TERM PROJECTS State Route 49 (Placer County) from the I-80/SR 49 interchange to Dry Creek Road: Construction began June 17, 2019 on a $42.4 million project in Auburn. The project will rehabilitate existing pavement and drainage,...
Fatal accident on Interstate 80 Wednesday
Law enforcement closed Interstate 80 Wednesday afternoon shortly after a fatal accident near the Donner Pass Road exit east of Downtown Truckee. According to the California Highway Patrol, a driver from Modesto in a 1991...
Small business mask and sanitizer distribution a success, Nevada County says
From a release: In just six days, approximately 1,300 gallons of hand sanitizer and 314,000 surgical masks were given to more than 1,000 small businesses from Truckee to Penn Valley. The Nevada County spirit was...