TRUCKEE, Calif. - The Truckee River Watershed Council's Weed Warriors are leading one Weed Pull and one Weed Walk, on July 14 and Aug. 11, respectively. The Weed Warriors hope to bring awareness to the public about invasivCopyright 2012 Sierra Sun. Continue Reading
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Lake Tahoe Basin fire restrictions begin
Fire restrictions will go into effect Monday, July 9, in the Lake Tahoe Basin, the U.S. Forest Service has announced.A forest order has been issued to provide for public safety through the end of the official 2012 fire season.CaCopyright 2012 Sierra Continue Reading
Lake Tahoe residents upset with latest black bear killing
ALPINE MEADOWS, Calif. - The issue of humans living peacefully among the established black bear population at Lake Tahoe has surfaced again after a bruin was trapped and killed last week because it reportedly damaged a home uponCopyright 2012 Sierra Continue Reading
Truckee Police logs, June 13-18
TRUCKEE, Calif. - Below are select incidents from the Truckee Police Department's press log for June 13-18, along with previously unreported incidents.June 13* Employee caught a juvenile trying to steal severalCopyright 2012 Sierra Sun. All rights 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
Volunteers for Rim To Reno kick off Trail Building Day
TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. - The Tahoe Rim Trail Association, United States Forest Service-Carson Ranger District, Great Basin Institute and Washoe County Regional Parks and Open Space and hundreds of volunteers made headway on the RCopyright 2012 Sierra Continue Reading
Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know | An evening with Conde Nast Traveler’s Wendy Perrin
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - When Wendy Perrin of Conde Nast Traveler Magazine talks, people listen. That's because she writes the magazine's popular practical advice column and her travel blog, The Perrin Post, has beenCopyright 2012 Sierra Sun. All Continue Reading
Letter to the Editor: We support overall direction of Regional Plan Update, Alt. 3
We would like to submit a response to the incorrect headline on sierrasun.com on June 18, "North, South Tahoe chambers of commerce endorse Regional Plan Update as part of new joint venture."The North Tahoe Resort AssociaCopyright 2012 Sierra Sun. All Continue Reading
The Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival announces D.G. Menchetti Young Shakespeare Program
TAHOE, Calif. - Free, family-friendly, one-hour performances of an adapted "The Two Gentlemen of Verona," by William Shakespeare will be presented as part of the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival's D.G. MenchettiCopyright 2012 Sierra Sun. All rights Continue Reading
Endurance Endeavors | ‘It’s all about perspective’
While running with a friend this past week, we got to talking about the concept of perspective, and its critical importance in the mind of an athlete. We were talking as coaches, reflecting on how athletes we've coached have hCopyright 2012 Sierra Continue Reading