SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A man who allegedly started a fire in the trailer he lived in was arrested for aggravated arson and burglary late Thursday night and is being held on $ 1,050,000 bail.Eric Almdale called 911 to turn hCopyright 2012 Sierra Continue Reading
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Truckee football | Win streak ends at 42
TRUCKEE, Calif. - The Fernley Vaqueros snapped Truckee's 42-game winning streak with a 7-0 victory Saturday in Truckee. Check back for a full game story. Copyright 2012 Sierra Sun. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, Continue Reading
Endurance Endeavors | ‘Fake it ’til you make it’
One of my favorite former college professors used to have this saying: "Fake it 'til you make it." For some reason, it was one of those little things that stuck with me, and that I've gone on to apply to my lifCopyright 2012 Sierra Sun. All rights Continue Reading
Multiple factors led to Northern California, Nevada gas price spike
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. - Gas prices were on the rise late this week, but apparently only in California.The price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline jumped 10 cents overnight Wednesday and as much as 24 cents in the last wCopyright 2012 Sierra Continue Reading
TDPUD board OKs water fee hikes for new construction
TRUCKEE, Calif. - Those involved in new construction within the Truckee Donner Public Utility District's service area can expect to pay more in water fees in the coming months.At a TDPUD board meeting Wednesday night, the boarCopyright 2012 Sierra Continue Reading
Lake Tahoe Pre Season Passes and ticket discounts
Tahoe is the winter wonderland on the West Coast in the United States of America. It is a destination everyone should visit and allow time to explore and play. The resorts of Lake Tahoe are a deliberate and unavoidable planned destination by the Continue Reading
Placer County to hold community plan meeting Oct. 17 in Kings Beach
KINGS BEACH, Calif. - Placer County will hold a town hall meeting on the Tahoe Basin Community Plan Update on Wednesday, Oct. 17, at 6 p.m. in the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach.The meeting will be a chance for resideCopyright 2012 Sierra Continue Reading
Truckee Tahoe community announcements
Community briefsContent for briefs is selected from e-mail submissions to Community Editor Amy Edgett at aedgett@sierrasun.com. Visit www.sierrasun.com to submit events online. Please limit descriptions to 50 words. E-mail submissioCopyright 2012 Continue Reading
Gas prices soar above $5 a gallon in Truckee
TRUCKEE, Calif. - Drivers were likely feeling the pinch at the pump in Truckee Thursday morning, with some area gas stations charging as much as $ 4.99 a gallon for regular gas and $ 5.15 or more for premium.Neighboring communitCopyright 2012 Continue Reading
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin VanBlarigan
OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. - Don and Jennifer Boehm are proud to announce the marriage of their daughter Ashley Nicole Boehm, to Benjamin VanBlarigan, son of Peter and Tracy VanBlarigan. A garden wedding was held on Sept. 8, 2012 inCopyright 2012 Sierra Continue Reading