California Highway Patrol Truckee responded to a fatal collision at approximately 6:45 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 27, just south of Olympic Valley Road on state Route 89. CHP was dispatched around 6:49 a.m.
On Saturday, Feb. 21, the final four victims of the Castle Peak avalanche were successfully recovered. The multi-day search-and-rescue operation concluded at 10:58 a.m. when the California National ...
Editor’s Note Feb. 20, 3:16 p.m.: The Nevada County Sheriff’s Office determined avalanche mitigation could begin this afternoon. The Nevada County Sheriff’s Office has begun conducting aerial flights ...
The families of Carrie Atkin, Liz Clabaugh, Danielle Keatley, Kate Morse, Caroline Sekar, and Kate Vitt — six of the nine ...
Amid another round of heavy snowfall and continued avalanche risk, recovery of the nine remaining victims of Tuesday’s ...
The Nevada County Sheriff's Office released an update at 10:40 p.m. on Feb. 17 about the rescue operation after an avalanche near Castle Peak had occurred at ...
On Tuesday, Feb. 17 — in the midst of a major winter storm, which has dropped 29 inches in the last 24 hours — a group of 16 ...
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Author Mike English, Moonshine’s cartoonist was partner and creative director at a Bay Area ad agency/design firm before relocating to Truckee in 2011. He served on the board […] ...
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After 19 years in the Tahoe region, a former ski patroller has found her calling as the funeral director at Truckee Tahoe Mortuary, where she restores dignity to the deceased and peace of mind to the ...
A vehicle driven by Jonathan Maurer collided with multiple pedestrians in front of the Truckee Safeway on Feb. 7. The Truckee Police Department (TPD) released a statement saying Maurer intentionally ...