Good Morning Truckee: Welcome to winter 2019-20
The Nov. 12 Good Morning Truckee will focus on the upcoming winter and the ski industry, one of our region’s largest economic drivers. Ron Cohen, president and COO of Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows; Greg Dallas,...
State Assembly District 1 election: Megan Dahle wins, Elizabeth Betancourt concedes
UPDATE at 9:12 a.m., Wednesday Republican Megan Dahle is the apparent winner in the District 1 state Assembly race after Democrat Elizabeth Betancourt conceded the race Tuesday night. In a Facebook post, Betancourt also announced...
Truckee’s Montgomery defends cross-country league title, leads Wolverines to team championship
Truckee senior Montana Montgomery raced out to an early lead Saturday against 59 other runners at the Class 3A Northern League cross-country championships, and never looked back. Montgomery turned a quick start into a 20-second...
Special election for state Assembly District 1 is Tuesday, Nov. 5
Voters will decide today who becomes the next representative for state Assembly District 1. Democrat Elizabeth Betancourt and Republican Megan Dahle are vying to represent the nine-county district, which includes Nevada County. The winner will...
More than 20K ballots returned in Nevada County for special election
More than 20,000 vote-by-mail ballots in the Nov. 5 state Assembly District 1 special election between Democrat Elizabeth Betancourt and Republican Megan Dahle have been returned to the Nevada County elections office, officials said Friday....
XC Dynasty: Lakers sweep regional titles
North Tahoe athletes continued the school’s cross-country dynasty on Saturday, once again sweeping the Class 2A/1A Northern League boys and girls’ team championships. The Lakers have swept the boys and girls’ team titles at each...
Caples Fire 100% contained, area off limits until spring due to weakened trees
The Caples Fire, which began on Oct. 10 has been declared 100% contained. Eldorado National Forest Service Incident Commander Kevin Breitwieser said in a press release Friday that the 3,435 acres are now in patrol...
Republican Megan Dahle wins District 1 state Assembly seat, looks to win over Nevada County before March election
Republican Megan Dahle said she hasn’t spent much time in Nevada County — something she plans to change. Dahle defeated Democrat Elizabeth Betancourt in Tuesday’s special election to win the District 1 state Assembly seat...
Truckee crushes Elko in postseason opener
The Truckee football team advanced to the next round of the Class 3A Northern League tournament on Nov. 1, dominating Elko on all sides of the ball in a 48-7 victory. The Wolverines defense didn’t...
Soccer playoffs: Truckee girls advance to second round; North Tahoe stuns Fernley; Lady Lakers knocked out of tourney
Update 4:30 p.m.: The North Tahoe boys’ soccer team stunned No. 1 seed Fernley this afternoon, scoring three late goals to claim a 3-2 victory. The Vaqueros entered the postseason undefeated, and held a 2-0...
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 skater completes record quest
One longboard, 3,400 miles, hours of videotapes and more than five months of road later, Truckee’s Tyler Buschmann has returned home after skateboarding solo from California to Times Square in New York City. Tyler started...
Special delivery: Piece of Sierra Sun’s history returned to its newsroom
A part of the Sierra Sun’s history came back to its newsroom recently when Marcy (Leamon) Walker, donated it to the newspaper. Walker is the granddaughter of Walter Barrett, who was owner and editor of...
Lake Tahoe Basin and El Dorado County roadwork schedule through Nov. 9, 2019
LONG-TERM PROJECTS State Route 89 (Placer County): Work is substantially complete on $35 million project in Tahoe City to build a new bridge over the Truckee River with roundabouts on either end of the highway realignment, drainage improvements,...
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...
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...
‘I love it out here’: Riders battle for dual slalom glory at Truckee Bike Park
The tension begins to build in a pair of young riders as they sit atop the dual slalom course at Truckee Bike Park, awaiting the gate to drop on the season’s first competition. Soon they...
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...
UPDATE: Victim in fatal collision Sunday night identified as South Lake Tahoe resident
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — The victim in a fatal collision Sunday night in South Lake Tahoe has been identified as a local resident. Edwin Harshman, 78, was struck by a car just before 8...
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...
