Pedestrians injured after driver becomes distracted by bee on Highway 28 at Lake Tahoe
Two pedestrians were injured Saturday when a distracted driver veered onto the shoulder of Nevada Route 28 near Chimney Beach. A woman was traveling southbound in a 2014 Honda Civic around 11:20 a.m., Aug. 18,...
Tahoe City’s Fanny Bridge construction delayed
TAHOE CITY — The construction of two new roundabouts and a new bridge over the Truckee River in Tahoe City will be completed this fall, but the rebuild of Fanny Bridge will be delayed until...
Nearly 100 horses reach finish at 64th Tevis Cup, 18-year-old takes first place (VIDEO)
Early last Saturday morning, 184 horses and their riders raced out underneath a nearly full moon, leaving Robie Equestrian Park for the beginning of the 64th annual Tevis Cup. Since 1955, riders have gathered in...
Planning Commission to hear about Boca Quarry project
The Nevada County Planning Commission will hear discussion on the Boca Quarry expansion project at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Truckee Town Hall, 10183 Truckee Airport Road. Commissioners are expected to vote Thursday on the project....
Sugar Bowl Academy student-athletes help Truckee Donner Land Trust clean up Donner Summit
TRUCKEE — More than 80 Sugar Bowl Academy student-athletes along with teachers, staff, and parents scrambled across the jagged granite of Donner Summit to erase graffiti and pickup litter as they start their school year....
UPDATE: 1 dead in I-80 wreck; 2 have serious injuries
UPDATE at 11:55 a.m. Friday, Aug. 16 Justin Gile, 22, of West Haven, Utah, died in the Thursday wreck, authorities said. UPDATE at 10:32 a.m. Friday, Aug. 16 A Utah man died in a Thursday...
Wreck leads to DUI arrest near Tahoe City
A driver was taken into custody last week and charged with driving under the influence following a Squaw Valley Road wreck, the California Highway Patrol said. The driver has been identified as 29-year-old Douglas Hewitt,...
Explaining the explosion of butterflies at Lake Tahoe
Have you noticed the swarms of butterflies fluttering around Tahoe? You are not alone, as locals and tourists alike have been questioning the massive butterfly explosion (especially as they keep running into the windshield of...
Sierra College offers new information technology classes
To provide students and those currently employed with the skills they need to both start and progress in Information Technology careers, Sierra College now offers four career pathways under the new Information Technology program (formerly...
Roy Keast
APRIL 25, 1931 – JULY 28, 2019 Joyful, adventurous lover of nature and life, Roy Keast passed away after a brief illness on Sunday, July 28, 2019 at Carson Tahoe Hospital in Carson City, Nevada....
Climate change, wildfire risk highlighted at Lake Tahoe Summit
Hundreds gathered on the lawn at Valhalla Tahoe this week to hear from members of congress and the governors of California and Nevada about the threat of wildfires and climate change to the Tahoe Basin....
Flumes of Truckee: Using the power of the Sierra
Driving down Interstate 80 from Truckee to Reno I’ve often wondered about the wooden boxes that hug the road and Truckee River. Some look abandoned while others look like they are still being used. What...
Hundreds show up to share memories, break ground at Tahoe City Lodge (VIDEO)
As soon as the fences went up last week around the Henrikson building at 255 North Lake Boulevard in Tahoe City, reservations for the Tahoe City Lodge’s groundbreaking ceremony began flooding in. Hundreds of locals...
Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team releases Lake Tahoe Basin Forest Action Plan (DOCUMENT)
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — The Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team — a coalition of Lake Tahoe federal, tribal, state and local entities — on Monday issued a comprehensive Forest Action Plan to protect the health...
Truckee Planning Commission approves Village at Gray’s without gas station
The Village at Gray’s Crossing development project is moving forward with the Truckee Planning Commission’s approval on Tuesday night. The developers however, dropped a proposed gas station from the project following multiple public comments against...
Tahoe City Lodge set to break ground Aug. 21
TAHOE CITY —Demolition of the Henrikson building in Tahoe City will begin Aug. 21 with a community-centric groundbreaking ceremony from 6-8 p.m. to mark the start of construction of Tahoe City Lodge. According to a...
5 candidates seek state Assembly District 1 seat; special election is Aug. 27
Five candidates are running for the state Assembly District 1 seat. Candidates for the office are Democrat Elizabeth Betancourt; and Republicans Megan Dahle, Patrick Henry Jones, Lane Rickard and Joseph Turner. Nevada County voters, along...
Spiritual sesquicentennial: Truckee Catholic Church celebrates 150 years
Parishioners gathered on the front lawn of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church this week to celebrate its 150th anniversary. “All the elements came together really well — the whole execution turned...
Truckee nurse faces felony accusation over Botox injections
A Truckee nurse faces accusations that she gave Botox and other injections to patients without them first receiving consultation from a doctor, a Nevada County prosecutor said. Christine Ruffner Geis, 56, is charged with a...
Roadwork on I-80 begins today in Truckee
Road improvements on Interstate 80 from the Troy Undercrossing to Donner Pass Road in Truckee will begin Wednesday causing intermittent shoulder and lane closures. The project will repair 14 miles of damaged roadways addressing rutting...
