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As Flock cameras draw national scrutiny over privacy, local police and sheriffs defend the technology’s role in solving crimes and planning wildfire evacuations.

Moonshine Ink is recognized in the annual National Newspaper Association Foundation’s Better Newspaper Contest.

Last summer’s gray wolf attacks on Sierra Valley livestock have reignited a broader debate over California’s approach to the return of predators, especially as grizzly reintroduction is explored.

The feds and states are funding broadband expansion. We break down which unserved pockets of our coverage area stand to gain connectivity — and how the separate middle-mile fiber project is progressing along Highway 89.

Truckee Fire is suing Placer County, alleging a 1970s land deal left it providing fire service to Martis Valley for 50 years with no property tax revenue.

After pausing production in mid-2025 due to costly equipment breakdowns, Tahoe Forest Products in Carson City says it plans to begin machinery upgrades in June and expects to resume sustainable operations within a year.

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Above-average wildfire potential is projected through at least August 2026 across the Lake Tahoe region, because the unusually warm and sporadic winter dried out fuels earlier than normal.

Liberty Utilities is racing to find a replacement power supplier after NV Energy announced it will end its generation services agreement in 2027 — a move Liberty says came as a surprise, and NV Energy claims was always the plan.

Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency is scrapping its infrastructure rehab plan, instead opting for a new $310-million wastewater facility, citing cost spikes and long-term benefits of modern treatment technology.