Keep Tahoe Blue, Sierra Watch, and Palisades Tahoe reach settlement agreement on the resort’s development project
OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. — Palisades Tahoe has reached an agreement with Keep Tahoe Blue and Sierra Watch to settle litigation challenging proposed development in Olympic Valley. The organizations have issued the following shared statement: “Sierra...
Farewell, for now
Dear Sierra Sun readers, I’m heading down to the Bay to pursue a Master’s in Journalism at UC Berkeley, but before I go, I want to take a moment to say thank you. Thank you...
Truckee 2025 4th of July Parade winners announced
TRUCKEE, Calif. – The 2025 Truckee 4th of July Parade, proudly produced by the Truckee Chamber of Commerce, was a perfect celebration of community spirit. It might have been a little windy and cold for...
Town of Truckee Public Works Director Dan Wilkins retires, successor chosen
TRUCKEE, Calif. – The Town of Truckee is honored to share the news of a meaningful leadership transition: after nearly three decades of extraordinary service, Dan Wilkins will retire at the end of 2025, passing...
Fourth of July crime activity in the Tahoe Basin
LAKE TAHOE, Nev. / Calif. – Law enforcement agencies around the Tahoe-Truckee basin are reporting 15 DUIs, 36 arrests and 247 citations from the holiday week, which is notoriously the busiest time of year for...
Truckee Donner PUD announce scholarship winners
TRUCKEE, Calif. —Last month, Truckee Donner Public Utility District’s board of directors awarded two scholarships to college-bound seniors as part of the TDPUD Future Workforce Scholarship Program. The scholarships target both college-bound high school seniors...
Senator Schiff to host 29th Annual Lake Tahoe Summit, Jeremy Renner to be keynote speaker
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) announced that the 29th annual Lake Tahoe Summit will be held on August 6, 2025 in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. This year’s theme is “Protecting Lake...
Upcoming Climate Transformation Alliance meeting to tackle California’s climate crossroads with local, state leaders
TRUCKEE, Calif. — The next Climate Transformation Alliance (CTA) member meeting will take place July 11 from 9 –11 a.m. at the Truckee-Tahoe Airport. This meeting will include an engaging conversation with Kate Gordon, CEO...
Decades-long dispute over West Reed Avenue rekindled as residents demand Town take responsibility
TRUCKEE, Calif. – A renewed petition signed by 67 of 70 homeowners in Truckee’s Green Point subdivision has brought a longstanding controversy back to the forefront: who is responsible for maintaining West Reed Avenue? At...
Win your dream Ibis Bike: Start Haus launches raffle to benefit local Truckee Dirt Union
TRUCKEE, Calif. – Get ready to win the bike of your dreams and support local Tahoe trails. Start Haus announced the raffle for a top-tier Ibis bike, coinciding with the highly anticipated Grand Opening celebration...
Sharing the trail with kids
Hiking is one of many ways to explore the great outdoors. It’s also one of few ways to be directly connected and submerged in nature the entire time one is adventuring. Lake Tahoe sits in...
Interactive workshops to shape the future of housing at Lake Tahoe
LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – A second round of hands-on workshops are scheduled July 22 in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. and July 23 in Incline Village, Nev. to help shape the future of housing in the...
Placer County Board of Supervisors: Tahoe updates
AUBURN Calif. – The Placer County Board of Supervisors met in Auburn, Calif. on Tuesday, July 8, tackling an agenda that included two Tahoe-related items. Schaffer’s Mill appeal denied The board denied the Truckee Fire...
Caltrans, local utility agree to $850,000 penalty for Lake Tahoe sewage spill
CARNELIAN BAY, Calif. – The California Department of Transportation and the North Tahoe Public Utility District have agreed to pay $850,000 in connection with a 2024 wastewater spill that discharged approximately 85,000 gallons of untreated...
Truckee’s fight for independence: How a town took control of its future
For over 150 years, the Truckee community thrived in the Sierra Nevada, but it wasn’t until 1993 that it officially took control of its own destiny. The push for incorporation was not just about self-rule—it...