Tag: YATA
Flock Cameras Under Scrutiny: How Local Law Enforcement Uses License Plate...
As Flock cameras draw national scrutiny over privacy, local police and sheriffs defend the technology’s role in solving crimes and planning wildfire evacuations.
RNO Opens New Long-Term Lot as Passenger Numbers Hit 19-Year High
Reno-Tahoe International Airport just opened a fourth parking option — a $16/day walk-up lot — as RNO sees record passenger growth. Here’s what travelers should know.
Mind the Gap, Revisited: Tracking Broadband Funding and Installation in Tahoe/Truckee
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.
The Sawmill Off Highway 50 Has Been Quiet. Here’s Why.
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.
$310 Million Makeover: Tahoe/Truckee’s Bold Bet on a New Wastewater Future
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.
The Basin’s First Firewise Town
Tahoe City is looking to become a Firewise community, the first town in the Tahoe Basin. North Tahoe Fire’s Michael Haran shares details on what’s to come.
Honing Weather Predictions With AI
From OpenSnow’s cutting-edge AI improving snow predictions to Tahoe Truckee Unified School District’s updated approach to informing parents about possible walkouts, this YATA installment tackles both high-tech forecasting and student free speech.
Why Nevada’s TART Connect Disappeared
Various tourism trends played a role in TART Connect’s microtransit services ceasing in Incline Village/Crystal Bay in December. Learn what efforts — including attempted legislation to create business improvement districts in the state — are being sought to fix this.
Inside the Halo: Incline Village/Crystal Bay’s Line of Defense Against Wildfire
North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District is accelerating fuels-reduction work across its 1,632-acre “halo,” a wildfire-mitigation buffer surrounding Incline Village and Crystal Bay now entering its next phase of intensive management.
The Reason Behind the Stumps Along Olympic Valley’s Bike Path
As local agencies try to balance safety, service, and public concern, Olympic Valley officials defend the removal of thousands of lodgepole pines for wildfire safety, and local schools are struggling to keep bus routes staffed.










