TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. - Public comment is under way on the draft environmental impact report for a proposed two-megawatt wood-to-energy biomass facility.According to the Placer County Planning Department, the facility would utCopyright 2012 Sierra Continue Reading
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2012 Lake Tahoe Summit to feature CA, NV governors
STATELINE, Nev. - The 2012 Lake Tahoe Summit will feature the governors of Nevada and California, among other regional politicians, officials announced Monday.The 16th Annual Lake Tahoe Summit, hosted by Sen. Dean Heller, R-NeCopyright 2012 Sierra Continue Reading
Truckee Police logs, July 2-9
TRUCKEE, Calif. - Below are select incidents from the Truckee Police Department's press log for July 2-9, along with previously unreported incidents.July 1* A vehicle was reported stolen from a driveway on BrocCopyright 2012 Sierra Sun. All rights Continue Reading
North Shore crime logs, June 28-July 13
TAHOE CITY, Calif. - Below are select incidents from the Placer County Sheriff's Office press log for June 28-July 13.June 28* Sometime overnight on the 3600 Block of North Lake Boulevard in Tahoe City a reportCopyright 2012 Sierra Sun. All rights Continue Reading
Truckee Thursdays: Compromise reached in wake of dog ban outcry
TRUCKEE, Calif. - Have dog, will travel ... especially to Truckee Thursdays.For the past five years, that's been the philosophy of residents looking to have fun while supporting local businesses at one of the most populaCopyright 2012 Sierra Sun. All Continue Reading
Truckee Tahoe community announcements
Send us your newsContent 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 submissiCopyright 2012 Continue Reading
Funk it up tonight | Music on the Beach, free concert series in Kings Beach continues
KINGS BEACH, Calif. - The first Music on the Beach free concert in Kings Beach took place on Friday, July 6 with the Blues Monsters and was a huge success. The Blues Monsters pulled out all the stops with favorite songs and new Copyright 2012 Sierra Continue Reading
Mountain lion concerns businesses after killing deer at Lake Tahoe
ZEPHYR COVE, Nev. - A mountain lion killed a deer close to the Zephyr Cove Lodge and campgrounds Wednesday, but officials say there is nothing to worry about.Chris Healy, public information officer of the Nevada Department of Copyright 2012 Sierra Continue Reading
West Shore Cafe & Inn presents summer lodging packages
HOMEWOOD, Calif. - Lake Tahoe's West Shore Cafe & Inn has unveiled three new summer lodging packages which offer visitors premier lakefront accommodations, delicious cuisine, and summer water activities for which Lake TahoCopyright 2012 Sierra Sun. Continue Reading
Locals rip in Tahoe Rim Trail Endurance Runs
Local athletes represented their home turf well in all three distances of the Tahoe Rim Trail 50K/50M/100M Endurance Runs this past weekend.While Matt Hart of Salt Lake City and Claire Walton of England raced to respective wins in tCopyright 2012 Continue Reading