Regional

August 26, 2016 – Dry weather pattern with near normal temperatures for the rest of the week. Discussion Quiet weather pattern continues for interior NorCal the next several days other than the Sierra south of Tahoe possibly seeing an isolated storm or two pop late today. Currently, the marine layer is around 2500 ft deep […]

NIXON, NV, August 25, 2016 – The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe would like to advise travelers going to the Burning Man Festival to obey posted speed limits, and to slow down and keep your distance while traveling through the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation. The Tribe would like motorists to be aware of the dangers associated […]

August 25, 2016 – On August 25th, 2016 at approximately 8:30 AM, the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Task Force along with a Warden from Fish and Wildlife executed a criminal marijuana search warrant in the 15000 block of Grizzly Hill Road, located in the Nevada City area. The property consists of approximately 91 acres […]

SPARKS, Nev. August 25, 2016 – It is with great sadness that the U.S. Forest Service mourns the passing of firefighter Ian Howard. Crew members on Engine 16 from the Plumas National Forest discovered their friend and colleague’s passing last Sunday morning. The cause of death is unknown at this time. The crew was prepositioned […]

August 25, 2016 – BriarPatch Co-op Community Market is accepting applications from local nonprofit organizations for two donation programs — its Cooperative Community Fund grants and Co-op CAUSE checkout donation program. The areas targeted for both projects are: sustainable agriculture, local food, and organic food; hunger and social issues; environmental protection and stewardship; and cooperatives. […]

August 25, 2016 – Dry weather pattern with near normal temperatures for the rest of the week. Short term discussion (Today through Sunday) A short wave currently over southern Oregon, which is evident in water vapor imagery, will be dropping south and east into Nevada today. Considering moisture is limited and the forcing from this […]

August 24, 2016 – The winner is: Rick Clemens. He is from out of the area and  happened to come to the Nevada County Fair. He bought a few tickets to support the school. When he realized that he won he decided to donate the house to the John Muir Charter Foundation (a separate entity […]

GRASS VALLEY, Calif. August 24, 2016 – The community of The Gazebo’s in Grass Valley has achieved the Firewise Communities/USA® award from the National Fire Protection Association for their combined efforts to reduce the vulnerability of their homes and landscape to catastrophic wildfire. The Firewise Communities/USA® program honors those who pro-actively address the wildfire hazard. […]

August 24, 2016 at 8:33 PM El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Tasha Thompson Sadly, Jennifer Wilson-Johnston, was found deceased near the area she was last known to have been. The cause of death is under investigation and foul play in not suspected. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and we ask that […]

Sacramento August 24, 2016 – CAL FIRE announced Wednesday it will be awarding nearly $16 million for fire prevention grants to local fire departments and fire safe councils to reduce the threat of large wildfires. The 2016-2017 State Responsibility Area Fire Prevention Fund and tree mortality grants are aimed at reducing the threat wildfires as […]

Truckee, CA August 24, 2016 – The Truckee-Tahoe Watercraft Inspection Station will be closing with their last day being September 4th. All watercraft launching on Donner Lake must go to the Alpine Meadows Watercraft Inspection Station for inspections. Alpine Meadows will remain open until September 30th. All watercraft must be “Clean, Drain and Dry” prior […]

August 24, 2016 – Dry weather pattern with near to slightly below normal temperatures for the rest of the week. Short term discussion (Today through Saturday) Relatively benign wx pattern continues into the weekend for Norcal with temps near to slightly below normal and a lack of convection/ thunderstorms over the mountains in our CWA. […]

August 24, 2016 – Nevada County has a new Technology Training Center, called the Connected Communities Academy. It is an initiative of the Nevada County Economic Resource Council, driven by a group of local residents who work in the technology industry and want to share their knowledge in order to increase economic opportunity in our […]

NEVADA CITY, Calif. August 23, 2016 – A “mystery” plane circling the South Yuba canyon for hours on end over the past four days has raised many questions and the ire of some locals. Identified by its expired tail number, speculations about the mission were rampant. Drug enforcement, secret military training operations were cited as possible […]

El DORADO August 23, 2016 – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform a full roadway closure of State Highway 89 near South Lake Tahoe from just south of the Cascade Creek Bridge to Bayview Campground and Inspiration Vista Point. The full roadway closure is scheduled for two weeks beginning Monday, September 12, at […]

El DORADO COUNTY August 23, 2016 – Construction and maintenance work will cause day and night time traffic delays along a 45-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 50 between Camino and Echo Summit over the next three months, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced today. Crews will be setting up lane restrictions on the four-lane […]

NEVADA CITY, Calif. August 23, 2016 – Paul Emery and the Miners Foundry present the Tony Award winning San Francisco Mime Troupe in a special twilight performance, outdoors, at Pioneer Park in Nevada City on Friday, August 26, 2016. Founded in 1959, the San Francisco Mime Troupe creates and produces socially relevant theater; their work is political satire […]

NEVADA CITY, Calif. August 23, 2016 – This September 8-11, the award-winning Nevada City Film Festival (NCFF) celebrates its 16th year, with an exciting and ambitious program that explores the human condition through creative and artistic filmmaking, while also delving into new frontiers of storytelling such as virtual reality. NCFF has been called the “Sundance […]