Truckee Fire crews respond to semi truck accident on I-80 bridge
TRUCKEE, Calif. – Truckee Fire Department, with the assistance of Truckee U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Fire and Cal Fire, responded to a reported vehicle accident this morning involving a semi-truck that had gone over the...
Truckee Town Council honors key community figures and addresses housing, sustainability, and winter preparedness
TRUCKEE, Calif. – The Truckee Town Council met on Tuesday, Dec. 10, to honor two distinguished community leaders and address several important issues, including winter weather preparedness, housing development, and sustainability efforts. The Council recognized...
Brown Bear Studios opens, expanding housing resources for homeless in North Tahoe
KINGS BEACH, Calif. — A vision years in the making has become a reality with the opening of Brown Bear Studios, a 14-unit permanent supportive housing facility in Kings Beach. Originally the site of the 7...
Magnitude 5.8 earthquake in Lyon County, Nevada
RENO, Nev. – On December 9, 2024, at 3:08 p.m. local time, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck on an unnamed fault between Yerington and Silver Springs, Lyon County, Nevada. The earthquake was felt as far...
Excellence in Education Foundation announces change in leadership
TRUCKEE, Calif. – After two decades of transformative leadership, Laura Brown is stepping down as Executive Director of the Excellence in Education Foundation, and Amy Macosko has been announced as the Interim Executive Director until...
Placer Supes approve continuance on portions of Village at Palisades
OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. – During the Tuesday, Dec. 10 Placer County Supervisors meeting, the board was set to conduct a public hearing on portions of the Village at Palisades Specific Plan. While most of the...
Optimum outages leave Tahoma residents high and dry for nearly a year
TAHOMA, Calif. – Since January, residents in Tahoma have experiencing nigh-constant outages from their internet provider Optimum. And while residents have contacted the provider, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the Better Business Bureau, El Dorado...
Weather Advisory brings first in trio of storms expected to ‘impact travel’
TAHOE BASIN, Calif. — A winter weather advisory is in effect until 4 p.m. today. It is the first of three storms set to come through the basin in the next 5 to 7 days,...
Training to save lives together: The vital partnership of Malea Jordan and her avalanche dog, Ripp
TRUCKEE, Calif. – When Malea Jordan, a ski patroller and search-and-rescue avalanche dog handler at Northstar California, first got her avalanche dog Ripp, he was so small he could fit inside her ski helmet. Now,...
Funeral for a Friend (Opinion)
I attended a Funeral for a Friend yesterday. The fate of Olympic Valley, formerly known as Squaw Valley, now known as Palisades Tahoe, was sealed by a unanimous vote of the Placer County Board of...
Nevada County Local Hazard Mitigation Plan update complete
NEVADA CITY, Calif. – During the Tuesday, Dec. 10 board meeting, the Nevada County Board of Supervisors adopted the 2024 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) Update, which is the final step in completing the plan....
10th annual Tahoe Film Fest raises tens of thousands for TERC
NORTH SHORE, Calif. – The 10th annual Tahoe Film Fest concluded this Sunday and early numbers show they’ve raised nearly $20,000 for the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC). The Tahoe Film Festival is...
Tree mortality surveys are out: What they mean for Lake Tahoe
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA, Calif. – Each year aerial observers for the USDA Forest Service ride in small fixed-wing aircraft 1,000 feet above California forests. Their focus isn’t on the views or the horizon, but...