Take Care Tahoe targets visitors in new social distancing campaign
With California and other states easing shelter-in-place restrictions, visitors are already beginning to flock to the shores of Lake Tahoe. “We know visitors are here either on a daily basis or as part-time residents coming...
Shifting gears: With marquee Tahoe events canceled, organizers look to salvage season
The Truckee-Tahoe area has long been known as a world-class venue for an array of outdoor events. Nearly every weekend at the lake and surrounding areas during the summer months brings athletes from around the...
Truckee receives COVID-19 update as salons, churches allowed to reopen
Truckee Town Council received a COVID-19 update at Tuesday’s virtual meeting from the town’s Emergency Operations Center regarding further opening businesses and other services. The update centered on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement that 47 counties,...
‘Take this seriously’: Tahoe’s essential businesses share what they’ve learned with those yet to reopen
While most of Tahoe has been closed under “stay-at-home” orders issued by California and Nevada governors, now some “nonessential” businesses are slowly allowed to open back up as long as they follow the new health...
LISTEN: Target temporarily closing stores due to protests, curfews and more on Tahoe Talk podcast
Up-to-date, daily info on news that is happening around Lake Tahoe, California and Nevada! Today’s topics include: National Automobile Museum in Reno reopens today Protesters bike into Reno City Hall Sat. night (Mayor sets 5:30pm...
Court in (modified) session: Nevada County Superior Court set to return to Truckee with change in approach
The coronavirus pandemic slowed the pace of American life. Weddings have been postponed, job offers suspended and divorce court proceedings delayed. This Monday, June 1, the cogs of justice will begin to turn once again,...
NID general manager tenders resignation, will continue work in Nevada County
FROM A PRESS RELEASE: Nevada Irrigation District (NID) wants to thank General Manager Remleh Scherzinger for his 7.5 years of leadership to further the District’s commitment to provide a safe and sustainable water supply to...
LISTEN: Placer County votes unanimously to move into Stage 3 reopening and more on Tahoe Talk
Up-to-date, daily info on news that is happening around Lake Tahoe, California and Nevada. Today’s topics include: El Dorado Co. lifts their nonessential travel ban Placer Co. unanimously votes to move into stage 3 reopening...
Truckee approves short-term operating plan
Truckee is budgeting for the short term amid the outbreak of COVID-19, approving an operating plan for July through September. At its virtual meeting Tuesday, the Truckee Town Council moved forward with the three-month plan...
MotoSport Express Truckee delivers birthday presents to kids sheltered in place
In mid-April, MotoSport Express Truckee Owner Craig Fierro started seeing people sheltered-in-place get creative about how to celebrate birthdays — especially for the kids who couldn’t have a get-together with their friends — and thought...
Lake Tahoe Basin and El Dorado County roadwork schedule through June 6, 2020
LONG-TERM PROJECTS U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): Work continues an $11.6 million project to replace the U.S. Highway 50 Sawmill (Ridgeway Drive) Undercrossing in Pollock Pines to address the aging bridge deck, improve sight distance,...
Tahoe Biltmore ‘riot’ leads to five arrests
Several hundred people rioted at the Tahoe Biltmore Saturday night, in a fight that took officers from four different agencies to break up. Washoe County Sheriff’s Sgt. Bill Devine said about 500 people were involved...
Thousands missing IRS stimulus check
TRUCKEE The U.S. Postal Service returned more than 279,000 economic stimulus checks and 104,000 regular refund checks to the Internal Revenue Service due to mailing address errors. Deadline to update address in order to receive...
Rising demand in Tahoe region real estate out of COVID-19 shutdown
Ken Bednar at Lake Tahoe Communities/Chase has been in the local real estate business for more than 30 years, and what he’s seeing in the Lake Tahoe real estate market is unprecedented. Licensed in both...
Tahoe-Truckee strong: Community supports struggling nonprofits while pondering ‘When will this all end?’
It’s stay-at-home day 72. Mi Pueblito Market has not restored its original business hours, but the storefront window reads “Juntos somos Truckee-Tahoe,” pitching a new product. For $8, customers can choose between an buy a...
Nevada County man charged in double homicide
A 60-year-old Nevada County man was arrested early Thursday on two counts of murder and remained that day in custody without bond, reports state. Dennis Lee Wallace is charged in connection with the deaths of...
Nevada County public health officer to retire
Dr. Ken Cutler, Nevada County’s public health officer since 2013, is retiring, effective in July, a news release states. Cutler, who’d been planning a spring retirement for six months, agreed to remain with the county...
Nevada County has 41 COVID-19 cases
UPDATE on May 6, 2020 Nevada County has 41 cases of COVID-19, with 12 in western county and 29 in eastern county. It has zero active cases, 40 recoveries and one death. UPDATE on April...
Honoring the Class of 2020 through the Sierra Sun’s Senior Spotlight
Faced with canceled cap-and-gown ceremonies due to the coronavirus crisis, the Sierra Sun and Tahoe Daily Tribune seek to highlight and honor the graduating Class of 2020. One of several ways the communities around Lake...
Special delivery: Area businesses providing pick-up, take-out, delivery service
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