TRUCKEE, Calif. - A local man was arrested twice on consecutive days on suspicion of domestic violence after officers said he locked a woman in a room all night, authorities said.According to a Truckee Police Department press Copyright 2013 Sierra Continue Reading
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North Tahoe graduate energized by $1,000 Gas Co. scholarship
TAHOE, Calif. - A Cuesta College liberal arts graduate received Southern California Gas Co.'s annual $ 1,000 "Energizing Our Future" scholarship. Timothy Mahoney, the company's public affairs manager forCopyright 2013 Sierra Sun. All rights Continue Reading
Official: One hurt in early morning Lake Tahoe house fire
TAHOE CITY, Calif. - One person suffered minor injuries in an early Sunday morning fire that destroyed a home near Lake Tahoe's West Shore, an official said Monday.Crews with the North Tahoe Fire Protection District respCopyright 2013 Sierra Sun. All Continue Reading
‘Fedora Bandit’ bank robber pleads guilty in federal court
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A man accused of robbing two Lake Tahoe banks in 2010 has pleaded guilty to a string of Northern California bank hold-ups.Former Carson City resident David Griffith Osborne, 74, pleaded guilty FridayCopyright 2013 Sierra Continue Reading
Common Core Standards info nights start next week in Truckee
TAHOE/TRUCKEE - The new Common Core State Standards for education, adopted by California and 44 other states, are already being implemented in Tahoe Truckee Unified School District schools, officials said Thursday.The Common CCopyright 2013 Sierra Continue Reading
Royal Gorge celebration rocks the Summit
DONER SUMMIT, Calif. - The source of the thunderous ruckus heard from Donner Summit one Saturday night has been identified. Nearly 450 ecstatic and relieved people joined together to celebrate the acquisition of the 3,000-acre RCopyright 2013 Sierra Continue Reading
1960 Winter Olympics displays to open at Tahoe City’s Boatworks Mall
TAHOE CITY - A comprehensive display of artifacts, memorabilia and photographs depicting the 1960 Olympic Winter Games will have its grand opening on Jan. 16, 6 p.m. at the Boatworks Mall in Tahoe City. Channel Properties, ownerCopyright 2013 Sierra Continue Reading
Be a freecyler in Tahoe Truckee
TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. - "Freecylcing" is a way to get rid of things kicking around your house and of no use to you. Instead of paying the garbage company to carry them away, post your items online at www.freecycle.oCopyright 2013 Sierra Sun. All Continue Reading
Truckee High School grads complete Marine Corps boot camp
TRUCKEE, Calif. - Christmas break saw a brief reunion of three 2012 Truckee High School graduates who are now Marines: PFC Jason Smith, Pvt. Betsy Davis, and Pvt. Tyler York. They enlisted in the Delayed Entry Program while seniCopyright 2013 Sierra Continue Reading
Five arrests made in connection with recent North Tahoe armed robberies
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Authorities have arrested a total of five 17- and 18-year-old males in connection with a pair of recent armed robbery incidents on Lake Tahoe's North Shore.According to previous reports, an attempted arCopyright 2013 Sierra Continue Reading