Bars open in Washoe County; thrift store reopens; public health officer resigns in protest; more.

COVID market sees second homes become primary residences while lakefront luxury sales see are booming.

Who’s running for Truckee Town Council; efforts to combat pollutants/microplastic in Lake Tahoe; a peregrine falcon success story.

The Incline Village General Improvement District has been focused on financial efficiency and transparency in recent months, and those changes along with a vacated seat have inspired numerous challengers and a race marked by a continued independent audit of the district’s finances.

Lumber yard moves; new ways to shop; new positions filled

Episode 69 | September 9, 2020

Most people have heard how a pyrotechnic gender reveal ignited the El Dorado fire outside San Bernardino this past Saturday. Many are asking, “how do we get it through our thick human skulls that this is fire season?” The Tahoe National Forest recently started a local program to help drill this fact into our collective psyche.

Episode 68 | September 3, 2020

While scuttlebutt says crowds have swelled this pandemic summer, the data tracking how many people are here points to a slight decrease overall. The reason for the congestion may be that the type of visitor has shifted. Reporting by Alex Hoeft.

While scuttlebutt says crowds have swelled this pandemic summer, the data tracking how many people are here points to a slight decrease overall.

Increased hotel tax, requiring officials to live in-county, and key local races.

Council unanimously adopted the timeline to consider STR permitting program and ordinance