Kevin MacMillan
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Chase adventure in Tahoe this summer
The Lake Tahoe region cannot be fully appreciated until you’ve explored it from the peaks of her majestic mountains, and by floating atop the lake’s crystal-clear waters.So why not → Read More
Lake Tahoe’s waters run deep
Whether you call it Big Blue, the Lake of the Sky — or, as Mark Twain so famously wrote in his masterpiece Roughing It, “the fairest picture the whole → Read More
Longtime Truckee Football coach Bob Shaffer killed in head-on crash
TRUCKEE, Calif. — Bob Shaffer, the legendary longtime coach of the Truckee High School football team from 1995 to 2013, died Saturday night in a head-on vehicle crash outside → Read More
Across The Universe: Don’t feed the trolls — and other parting words (opinion)
I’ve written this Across The Universe column off and on over the years, ranging from topics such as current events locally and nationally, advice on handling interesting situations and → Read More
Across the Universe: Tahoe-Truckee ‘Town Talk’ launches next week (opinion)
Earlier this month, I wrote about our plans at the North Lake Tahoe Bonanza and Sierra Sun to launch a new section in print and online called “Town Talk.”Since → Read More
Lake Tahoe weather: Mt. Rose, Sugar Bowl in dead heat for race to 700 inches
TAHOE-TRUCKEE — The race is on to 700 inches of snow for Lake Tahoe, and it’s almost a dead heat between two of the region’s most iconic ski resorts → Read More
Across The Universe: No email reply? There may be a good reason why
In the newspaper business, we rely a great deal on the internet and email as an important form of communication.I can oversee production of the Wednesday edition of the → Read More
Lake Tahoe skiing: Squaw-Alpine staying open through Memorial Day, others extend spring skiing seaso
OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. — Recent Sierra storms have given Tahoe-Truckee ski resorts reason to celebrate a Miracle March, and some are extending the spring skiing season for locals and → Read More
Across the Universe: One of the best April Fools’ pranks ever, 24 years later
It was 24 years ago when a pair of local journalists conjured a plan to pull off the ultimate April Fools’ Day joke. The only problem was the prank → Read More
Tahoe detectives probing alleged Northstar assault detailed in viral blog
TRUCKEE, Calif. — Lake Tahoe-area law enforcement officials are investigating an alleged assault incident — which was detailed in a vulgarity-filled blog post that went viral Wednesday — that reportedly → Read More
Election 2016: 10 file for 3 IVGID seats; NV primary is June 14
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — For the third time in the last three election cycles, a primary will be held for the Incline Village General Improvement District Board of Trustees → Read More
Across The Universe: Lake Tahoe bear season is back – are you prepared?
While you might not have guessed it when waking up Tuesday to a larger-than-expected dose of spring snow, bear season has already arrived at Truckee-Tahoe.After snowy and wet months → Read More
Marijuana grows in Nevada Co., Tahoe Placer supe race highlight primary
TAHOE-TRUCKEE, Calif. — The stage is set for the June 7 primary election in California, and there are two key items — one race and one ballot measure — that → Read More
Across The Universe: Craft brewing at Tahoe-Truckee has plenty of ‘hop’portunity
This past week, I flew to Denver for two days of meetings with several editors and managers within Swift Communications, our parent company, to talk about all things news → Read More
Woman killed in car wreck near Truckee was Calfire firefighter
TRUCKEE, Calif. — A Northern California firefighter died Sunday from injuries suffered in a multi-vehicle wreck Friday evening near Truckee.Kirstin Jane Snook, 25, was a firefighter with Calfire. She → Read More
Across The Universe: Change — like it or not, it’s inevitable
On March 19, I’ll be participating with a slew of other local “celebrities” to help cook food at the Boys & Girls Club of North Lake Tahoe’s Kids 1st → Read More
Lake Tahoe weather: 3-plus feet of snow over weekend, more on tap Monday
TRUCKEE, Calif. — TRUCKEE, Calif. — Last week, the National Weather Service in Reno forecast as much as 1 to 3 feet of snow could greet Tahoe-Truckee residents by Monday.It → Read More
Lake Tahoe weather: 1-3 feet of snow, 100 mph winds for weekend storm
TRUCKEE, Calif. — The National Weather Service has “high confidence” that forecast winter storms will bring plenty of snow to high elevation areas at Lake Tahoe and Truckee this weekend.The → Read More
Outgoing Lake Tahoe chief talks about the future of fire prevention
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — Last week, we published the first in a two-part Q-and-A with Chief Mike Brown, whose last day with the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District → Read More
Lake Tahoe woman, 62, dies in skiing accident at Squaw Valley
OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. — A 62-year-old local woman died in a skiing accident Saturday at Squaw Valley resort.On Monday, the Placer County Deputy Coroner Dennis H. Watt identified the → Read More