Sierraville News

Sierra County Sheriff John Evans says the autopsy for a Truckee pilot and ski instructor was finished Thursday.

The plane belong to Clayton Beck, a Truckee father and coach of Olympic athletes, was found Saturday.

Sierra County search teams Saturday found the wreckage of a small plane and a body believed to be that of a Truckee pilot missing since Wednesday, Sierra County officials said.

The wreckage of a missing plane that was last seen on Wednesday has been found near Sierraville, according to authorities.

With a number of lightning sparked fires still burning in California, Forest Supervisor Tom Quinn of the Tahoe National Forest has announced fire restrictions for campers.

Seeing as I hadn't left the lake in more than a week, I decided to head down to a little place called Truckee on Friday night.

Only 20 strikes within the Tahoe National Forest, mostly in the Trosi Cyn/Sardine Peak/Crystal Peak area, east of Highway 89/Sierraville from Tuesday night's lightning. via Sierra Sun

The Bourgeois Gypsies, a band from Sierraville, Calif., take the stage at Great Basin Brewery today about 9 p.m. There's no cover. via Reno Gazette-Journal

“We are working with the researchers and wolverine experts to learn as much as we can.”

Researchers this week snapped two photographs of a wolverine in the Sierra Nevada, which scientists said bolstered evidence that the elusive animal is roaming the 400-mile long mountain range. via The Modesto Bee

“The discovery is still sending shockwaves through the community of biologists who, like myself, believed for decades that there was never going to be a wolverine in California again”

Animal thought to be gone from region for years Bonanza News Service Photos Left: In this photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Katie Moriarty, a graduate student at Oregon State University, got ... via North Lake Tahoe Bonanza

“The fact is that Hillary Clinton has never answered the red phone at 3 a.m. or any other time, for that matter. And Bill's record on this matter is not reassuring, either.”

EDITOR: I am outraged regarding the statement attributed to Steve Mitchell, the attorney representing the Sonoma County Sheriff's Department in the Jeremiah Chass civil action, that the entire "incident" could ... via The Press Democrat

March 6, 2008 9:45 AM A camera set up for a graduate student's research project about weasels produced a picture of another member of the weasel family. via Las Vegas Sun

A research project aimed at martens has turned up a bigger prize: a picture of a wolverine - an elusive animal scientists thought had been driven out of the Sierra Nevada long ago by human activity. via KION CBS 46

The following is an update of Tahoe roadway restrictions, as of 3:45 this afternoon. via North Lake Tahoe Bonanza

Power outages are possible throughout a predicted blustery weekend according to a Pacific Gas and Electric alert issued at 10:30 a.m. today Rain and winds approaching 30 mph are expected in the Nevada County ... via The Union

“I was sitting next to the tracks in the tunnel and I saw it”

From exotic species to rare natives, a small yet dedicated group of people in Tahoe-Truckee help animals find their way back to life in the wild. via Sierra Sun

Chain and snow tire controls are in effect for area highways as the last portion of a large storm moves through the Sierra today. via The Union

“I have played action heroes in movies, but you are the true action heroes”

Published 12:00 am PST Wednesday, December 5, 2007 Story appeared in MAIN NEWS section, Page A1 Gov. via Sacramento Bee Newspaper

“That shows how much force was in the mudslide”

Sierraville man receives Governor's Medal of Valor A state employee from Sierraville was awarded the Governor's Medal of Valor on Tuesday for saving a man's life during a major mudslide on Interstate 80 near ... via The Union