Kings Beach, CA… With the worst of the storm flooding still left to come, and many North Lake Tahoe area residents without power, Placer County and the American Red Cross will open an emergency shelter tonight at the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach. The shelter is expected to open at 8 p.m.Parking is available […]
Truckee, CA…Natural and human triggered avalanches are certain today due to the significant amount of rain on snow expected below 9300 ft. and heavy wet snow loading above 9000 ft. Large, deep, destructive wet slab, deep slab, and wind slab avalanches will occur today as well as loose wet avalanches. Avalanches could run farther than […]
Tahoe City, CA….Update Jan. 7th 6:30pm. Please be advised weather conditions have improved and less than 100 customers are currently without power. Crews continue to work on restoration in Placer County. The weather forecast continues to be grim for Sunday. Additional Liberty Utilities crews are on stand-by. Please utilize our website for outage update information. […]
Tahoe City, CA…The “Pineapple Express” warm winter storm headed our way this weekend is forecast to be one of the largest in years – with flooding, road closures and utility outages expected to be serious and widespread. Stay tuned for emergency updates by signing up for the Placer Alert notification system (www.placer-alert.org), follow the weather […]
Olympic Valley, CA…The 7 feet of snow that has fallen in the last week allowed Squaw Valley – Alpine Meadows to fire up the mighty KT-22 for the season. The iconic terrain brings 2000 ft of vertical drop, grins, lactic acid & memories for another year of skiers. The greats of the snow world rank […]
Dollar Point, CA….CHP is reporting a Mercedes into a snow bank and another incident near by. Tow trucks are on the way. Please use caution in the area…. Incident: 00144 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Sr28 / Old County Rd Loc Desc: JWO Lat/Lon: 39.198247 -120.097832 Close Detail Information 2:41 PM 4 [7] PER INVD […]
Olympic Valley, CA…January is Learn to Ski & Ride Month, and Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows will be celebrating with special offers tailored for beginner skiers and snowboarders age 13 and above. On January 6, 2017, Alpine Meadows will join 75 other resorts across the United States and Canada in hosting the Guinness World Records event […]
Tahoe City, CA…As 2016 comes to a close, we created this video to reaffirm to our community the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics. Join us as our sheriff’s staff shares our resolution for 2017. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Truckee, CA…CHP is reporting a vehicle upside down in the Truckee River near Cabin Creek Road. Luckily is appears the involved was able to escape the vehicle and is now in a Deputy’s vehicle. Tow vehicles will need about 100ft of cable to reach the vehicle. Let’s be careful out there… Incident: 00018 Type: Trfc […]
Tahoe City, CA…Watch winter come to life at the Tahoe City Winter Sports Park Ice Rink! The Tahoe Snow Sculpture team will be creating Santa snow art to keep the holiday spirit alive. The sculptors will begin at 10am on Thursday, December 29 and will work throughout the weekend. Recommended viewing time is after […]
