Truckee News

Interstate Route 80: - Chains required except for four wheel drive vehicles for 46.7 miles between Alta California Exit 146 and 0.9 miles west of Junction Hirschdale Road Exit 194.

The economy may be starting to come around but it will be a slow process and the labor market will not be at the front of the wave.

Looking for a creative way to celebrate the holidays this year? Honor your loved ones with an alternative Christmas gift and make a difference in the lives of people around the world, without a trip to the mall.

Right now, businesses along the Truckee River resemble an industrial past. But where auto repair shops, building supply yards and fuel depots stand today, town planners envision an extension of downtown, taking advantage of more modern uses for the river that involve recreation and scenery.

Switchback Public Relations & Marketing Inc. was selected for this year's Small Business of the Year award during the Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards dinner Nov.

Thanks to a recently completed technology plan, the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District is slated to receive as much as $140,000 in federal discounts and rebates.

Coffee, Southern style, is coming to downtown Truckee. John and Dawn Evans saw a void in the historic corridor of California's High Sierra town on Interstate 80, and by month's end, they'll be filling it with their take on traditional coffeehouse fare.

With the recent departures of Truckee Tahoe Airport General Manager Dave Gotschall and Assistant General Manager Michael Scott, the district is altering its organizational structure.

Nevada County Supervisor Ted Owens, who represents the 5th District in Truckee, confirmed Thursday afternoon that he plans to run for Nevada County Assessor in next June's primary election.

Below is a list of reports from the Truckee Police Department for the week of Oct.

As the California bell pepper season comes to a close, local elementary students will explore and taste a variety of colorful peppers in the classroom as part of the Harvest of the Month program.

Last week I introduced a groundbreaking new book called "NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children" by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman.

State budget cuts will limit snow removal on Interstate 80 in the Tahoe region this winter during non-holiday times.

Sierra College is the first community college in California to receive LEED gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council .

A view of the Brickelltown area of downtown Truckee. Sun File Photo TRUCKEE, Calif.

Residents in a Truckee home booted a burglary suspect out the door and almost into the arms of police officers, according to a Truckee Police Department news release.

Truckee police arrested a man after he was confronted by residents in a home he was allegedly burglarizing.

The private evaluation of Superintendent Steve Jennings could be finished "soon," school board President Kristy Olk said this week.

If you do something of your own accord, you do it without being asked. In music, a consonance is accord or agreement of sounds produced simultaneously.

Bring your family together at our Halloween themed Family Fun Night Oct. 30 at the Sierra Mountain Education Center, 11603 Donner Pass Road, Truckee.