Public Invited To Attend Meeting To Learn About Conservation Efforts

Public Invited To Attend Meeting To Learn About Conservation Efforts

The public is invited to attend a meeting of the Placer County Fish and Game Commission Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011, to learn more about local efforts to conserve open space and wildlife habitat. The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. in the Planning Commission Hearing Room at the Placer County Community Development Resource Center, […]

Tahoe Area Ski & Snow Report for February 21st, 2011

Tahoe Area Ski & Snow Report for February 21st, 2011

Lake Tahoe Area…There are just a few days a year for perfect skiing…Today is one of those days!!!! The powder is back!! Be Safe & Stay in bounds! Squaw Valley is reporting 69-156″ of snow. Sierra at Tahoe is reporting 74-170″ of snow. Mt. Rose has a 92-140″ of snow. Kirkwood is reporting a 143-175″ […]

Nevada and Tahoe Area Road and Chain Control Report

Nevada and Tahoe Area Road and Chain Control Report

Incline Village, NV…Local roads are back to normal today. The break in the weather allowed the hard working crews to get the area unburied from the latest round of storms. Still some chain controls but be aware today will be perfect conditions for black ice on shaded roadways. NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAY CONTROLS SUMMARY […]

Tahoe Area Ski & Snow Report for February 20th, 2011

Tahoe Area Ski & Snow Report for February 20th, 2011

Lake Tahoe Area…There are just a few days a year for perfect skiing…Today is one of those days!!!! The powder is back!! Be Safe & Stay in bounds! Squaw Valley is reporting 69-166″ of snow. Sierra at Tahoe is reporting 74-177″ of snow. Mt. Rose has a 92-140″ of snow. Kirkwood is reporting a 143-175″ […]

Nevada and Tahoe Area Road and Chain Control Report

Nevada and Tahoe Area Road and Chain Control Report

Incline Village, NV…As crews get the local area unburied from the latest round of storms the roadways are looking much better this morning. Still some chain controls but be aware today will be perfect conditions for black ice on shaded roadways. NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAY CONTROLS SUMMARY FEBRUARY 20, 2011 7:58 AM PST All […]

Dirt & Rock Slide on US-50

Dirt & Rock Slide on US-50

Meyers, CA…Crews are working to remove a mud, dirt and rock slide on US-50 near Echo Summit. They issued a Sig Alert and closed both lanes about 1/2 hour ago. As of 3 minutes ago the westbound lane has been reopened. Please use caution in this area…

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES POSTED FOR AMGEN Tour of California’s LAKE TAHOE STAGES

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES POSTED FOR AMGEN Tour of California’s LAKE TAHOE STAGES

(Lake Tahoe, Calif./Nev.) – The 2011 Amgen Tour of California, the largest cycling event in North America, recently announced that volunteer opportunities have been posted on their official website, http://www.AmgenTourofCalifornia.com, for the race, including opportunities for Stage 1 and 2 in Lake Tahoe. Approximately 500 volunteers are needed for the Overall Start, Sunday, May 15 […]

Nevada and Tahoe Area Chain Control Report

Nevada and Tahoe Area Chain Control Report

Incline Village, CA…This is the latest road controls report. This is the start of catch up for many of the overworked road crews. NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAY CONTROLS SUMMARY FEBRUARY 19, 2011 8:44 AM PST All routes are open with no controls with the following exceptions: IR80: Between Alta California Exit 146 and California […]

Weekly Address: To Win the Future, America Must Win the Global Competition in Education

Weekly Address: To Win the Future, America Must Win the Global Competition in Education

Portland, OR…I’m speaking to you from just outside Portland, Oregon where I’m visiting Intel, a company that helped pioneer the digital age. I just came from a tour of an assembly line where highly-skilled technicians are building microprocessors that run everything from desktop computers to smartphones. But these workers aren’t just manufacturing high-tech computer chips. […]

Another Storm Wave Rumbles Through

Another Storm Wave Rumbles Through

Truckee, CA…What is supposed to be the last major storm wave before the precipitation amounts slow down is rolling through our coverage areas tonight. Much of Northern California is getting pounded. This make the jobs of emergency, road and utility crews that much harder. All along the Mother Lode Region and the Sierras the outage […]