Traffic Update..Accident on I-80 Near Magra, Fatality on 88

Traffic Update..Accident on I-80 Near Magra, Fatality on 88

Truckee, CA…Crews are working a non-injury accident on westbound I-80. A vehicle has gone into the center divider and they are running traffic breaks to clear the incident. On Hwy 88 just below Jackson there is a fatality on Hwy 88 and Blue Sky Drive. If you are heading down 88 this one may slow […]

Annual Tourism Forum Tomorrow Night

Annual Tourism Forum Tomorrow Night

Stateline, NV…The Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority and the Tahoe Chamber are holding a Tourism Forum tomorrow night at the Horizon. The Thursday, April 14th event starts at 5:30PM at the Horizon Casino Resort at 50 Hwy 50 Stateline, NV. The panel will provide updates on the Hwy 50 Closure and the upcoming Amgen Tour of […]

Bay Area Pair Arrested for Vehicle Theft in Truckee

Bay Area Pair Arrested for Vehicle Theft in Truckee

Truckee, CA…CHP Officer Jeff Billings came upon an abandoned 16ft box van on I-80 westbound east of the scales. Billings checked the license plate and discovered the van had been stolen from the city of Auburn earlier in the day. Off duty CHP officer Graham noticed two pedestrians walking along the shoulder near the SR-89 […]

Governor Brown Signs Legislation to Boost Renewable Energy

Governor Brown Signs Legislation to Boost Renewable Energy

MILPITAS– Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today signed SBX1 2, which requires one-third of the state’s electricity to come from renewable sources. The legislation increases California’s current 20 percent renewables portfolio standard target in 2010 to a 33 percent renewables portfolio standard by December 31, 2020. “This bill will bring many important benefits to California, […]

Community e-Waste Recycling Event April 23

New2U Computers in partnership with Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful, KTVN Channel 2 News and Sims Recycling Solutions/Sims Metals Management are joining together with many community sponsors for the Community e-Waste Recycling Event on Saturday, April 23, 2011 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the old Park Lane Mall site. Sponsors for the event include […]

Future of Washoe County’s North Valleys Regional Park topic of public input survey and meeting

Future of Washoe County’s North Valleys Regional Park topic of public input survey and meeting

Washoe County’s Department of Regional Parks and Open Space is seeking public feedback about the future development of the North Valleys Regional Park, including preferred use of the $5.2 million remaining proceeds from the sale of water rights at Sierra Sage Golf Course. The public is asked to provide comment to an online survey available […]

NASA Announces New Homes for Space Shuttle Orbiters After Retirement

NASA Announces New Homes for Space Shuttle Orbiters After Retirement

Washington, DC…After 30 years of spaceflight, more than 130 missions, and numerous science and technology firsts, NASA’s space shuttle fleet will retire and be on display at institutions across the country to inspire the next generation of explorers and engineers. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on Tuesday announced the facilities where four shuttle orbiters will be […]