Squaw Valley News

Girls on the Run-Sierras would like to thank all of the amazing sponsors and volunteers that made our first annual fundraiser, LUNAFEST, a big success.

A fast-moving storm system packing high winds and chilly temperatures was expected to move into northern California Friday, dumping as much as 2 feet of new snow at the highest elevations of the Sierra.

Three more Lake Tahoe-area ski resorts plan to open for the season this week. Heavenly on Tahoe's south shore will open Friday, while Squaw Valley USA and Northstar-at-Tahoe just north of Tahoe will open Saturday.

A strong storm moving through Friday into Saturday could drop more than a foot of snow at the highest elevations of the Sierra.

Two of the three North Tahoe men charged with maintaining an illegal marijuana grow near Olympic Valley are scheduled to stand before a Tahoe City judge next week.

Three Santa Cruz skateboarders are headed to the state championships. Success at the California Amateur Skateboard League's Sk8 Championship in Marina last weekend led to state invitations for Camillo Arana, Justin Miller and Jack Doran.

Tickets can be purchased at www.girlsontherunsierras.org or call 587-1990. There are certain matches that are always classics.

Captivated by a chance meeting with a falconer's peregrine as a child, the indelible memory leads the author to flying a peregrine falcon of her own as an adult and discovering that the journey is not as much about training the falcon as what it is the falcon has to teach her.

Sabroso, appearing at the Saturday Moondance, is an Afro-Cuban Jazz and Salsa dance band.

My travel insurance claim has been denied, and so have my appeals. I hope you can help us.

Ski clubs offer great deals to their members, through discounts, accommodations, transportation and group activities.

Tahoe resident Jeff Cleeland used his cell phone to take a photo of the blaze Monday night off of W. Lake Blvd.

Greg Mortenson shows his laptop computer to a group of children in Afghanistan. The author spoke to packed crowds last weekend.

Squaw Valley has already received its first snow of the 2009 - 2010 season. Pre-season rates on season passes end October 15.

Three Lake Tahoe-area men have been arrested in connection with 200 plants worth an estimated $750,000 that were seized in the Deep Creek Drainage area north of Olympic Valley.

Planning a trip to Lake Tahoe? Want to know what's going on around the Lake? The Tahoe.com email newsletter will keep you in the know on the latest Lodging, Dining, Recreation and Special Events information, so you won't miss a thing.

Early October is more than a time to watch the leaves change, break out sweaters and settle in for Monday Night Football.

A 53-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon -- a horse.

Welcome the arrival of fall at The Village at Squaw Valley USA, when The 8th Annual Village Oktoberfest celebrates beer, bratwurst and Bavarian-style fun from 2 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct.

Reno's Artown is celebrated during the month of July, but that doesn't mean its events are limited to just those 31 days.