Regional

October 22, 2020 – Gusty winds with low humidity and record dry fuels will continue to bring critical fire weather conditions through Friday afternoon. The strongest winds are expected through mid afternoon for the Valley, tonight for the mountains and foothills. Temperatures will cool to near or below normal by late this week. There is […]

Nevada City, Calif. October 21, 2020 –  The USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region has extended fire restrictions in California through October 22, 2020. This revised Fire Restriction prohibits the following activities across all National Forests in California: No Smoking No building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire. The use of a portable lantern […]

October 21, 2020 – Dry weather and breezy northerly flow will continue this week with periods of stronger winds resulting in elevated fire weather conditions. Cooler temperatures by the weekend with potentially another strong north to east wind event Sunday into Monday. Discussion Nearly cloud-free skies cover the region early this morning. Moderately strong northerly […]

October 21, 2020 – Obi Kaufmann, who brought us The California Field Atlas (#1 San Francisco Chronicle Best Seller) presents another major work, The Forests of California. This is the third of six books in Kaufmann’s planned series exploring the state’s diverse environment and is the first of his planned “California Lands” trilogy. An atlas […]

North Lake Tahoe/Truckee, October 21, 2020 – The Sierra State Parks Foundation has joined forces with our local artist community for a unique Bear Box Art Fundraiser with the goal of raising funds to support the Foundation’s mission, supporting our local artists and art scene, and beautifying Lake Tahoe one bear box at a time. […]

October 20, 2020 – From October 27 to 29, the parking lot of the iconic Litton Engineering Building is reimagined as a classic drive-in movie experience fit with state-of-the-art projection, a 32-foot screen, and friendly mask-wearing car-hops to deliver pre-made concessions – including organic popcorn from the Onyx Theatre – to attendees in their car. […]

October 20, 2020 – On October 13th, United Way of Nevada County’s Executive Director Megan Timpany attended a Nevada County Board of Supervisors’ meeting. The Board of Supervisors declared a resolution proclaiming the month of October, United Way of Nevada County Campaign Kick-off Month. The event was anything but typical; with social distancing, masks, and […]

October 20, 2020 – Dry weather and breezy northerly flow will continue this week with periods of stronger winds resulting in elevated fire weather conditions. Cooler temperatures by the weekend with potentially another strong north to east wind event Sunday into Monday. Discussion Pattern remains relatively unchanged as broad ridge extends from the eastern Pacific […]

October 19, 2020 – Nevada County’s inaugural Poet Laureate Molly Fisk has edited an anthology of poems about climate crisis: California Fire & Water. This book is the culmination of Fisk’s Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowship project designed to help Californians face uncertainty and express their personal responses to the climate crisis. Funded by […]

GRASS VALLEY, Calif. October 19, 2020 – Grass Valley, Nevada City, Cal Fire, Penn Valley Fire and Sierra Nevada Medics were dispatched yesterday for a reported structure fire in the area of West Main. Units arrived in the area and found a residential structure fire with heavy fire upon arrival. A second residential structure, an […]

October 19, 2020 – Dry weather and breezy northerly flow will continue this week with periods of stronger winds resulting in elevated fire weather conditions. Cooler temperatures by the weekend with a slight chance of showers over the mountains. Discussion Broad ridge centered over the eastern Pacific extends into NorCal providing clear skies and persistent […]

October 18, 2020 – Sierra Roadwork Schedule Sunday through Saturday, October 18, 2020 – October 24, 2020. LONG-TERM PROJECTS State Route 49 (Placer County) from the I-80/SR 49 interchange to Dry Creek Road: Construction began June 17, 2019 on a $42.4 million project in Auburn. The project will rehabilitate existing pavement and drainage, improve operational […]

Ballots Returned: 51,994 as of November 2, 2020 (73% of total 74,330 registered voters) Party Total Returned American Independent Party 1,695 Democratic Party 22,845 Green Party 345 Libertarian Party 504 Peace & Freedom Party 90 Republican Party 16,956 No Party Preference/Decline to State 9,559 Returned ballot information provided by Nevada County Elections Voter’s Edge California […]

October 16, 2020 – Nevada County is currently experiencing a dramatic increase in the number of accidental drug-related overdoses and deaths due to fentanyl. Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid that is similar to morphine, but is 50 to 100 times more potent. Fentanyl may be added to drugs and is sometimes present in counterfeit […]