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Behind the Border
Stefanie Diaz TaFolla, Contributor • February 10, 2025

Behind the border there are Hispanics who want to be free and live the "American Dream." But currently this is no one’s American dream. Hispanics...

The Room Temperature Challenge
The Room Temperature Challenge
Ciaran Phillips, Staff Reporter • January 24, 2025

The first thing you feel after being shot is the heat. Our story begins with a man named John Correia. Correia joined the Navy and served...

Car of the Month: Mario Diaz
Car of the Month: Mario Diaz
December 5, 2024

As teenagers, almost all of us come to find that cars are the main thing on our minds at some point. Getting your license, your first car, and...

Heartache, Growth, and Good Vibes: SZA’s Album Speaks to a Generation
Heartache, Growth, and Good Vibes: SZA’s Album Speaks to a Generation
Kayden Zimmerman, Staff Reporter • February 20, 2025

Solána Imani Rowe, better known by her stage name, SZA, released SOS Deluxe: LANA, on December 20, 2025 as a continuation of her 2022 album...

Welcome 2025
Welcome 2025
Maeve Kristian and Kayden Zimmerman January 8, 2025

As the 2024/2025 Winter Break ends, the feeling of the new year actually sinks in. 2025 is here, and with it brings more not only for The Truckee...

The Moshfegh Experience
The Moshfegh Experience
Kayden Zimmerman, Staff Reporter • December 17, 2024

*Spoilers are present, so proceed with caution. Ottessa Moshfegh is an American author and novelist, based in New England. Her first novel...

Local Students Shine at Truckee Rotary Club Speech Contest
Local Students Shine at Truckee Rotary Club Speech Contest
Kayden Zimmerman, Staff Reporter • March 4, 2025

Truckee’s Rotary club level speech contest was held on Monday, March 3 at the Sierra Sotheby office space, giving local youth a chance to shine....

The Problem With Fuzzy Politics
The Problem With Fuzzy Politics
Ciaran Phillips, Staff Reporter • March 1, 2025

Something is wrong. Kevin Kiley, U.S. representative for California's 3rd congressional district since 2023, recently came into the Truckee...

Truckee's Very Own Winter Carnival
Truckee’s Very Own Winter Carnival
Maeve Kristian, Staff Reporter • February 27, 2025

This weekend on February 28 and March 1, is the second annual Truckee Winter Carnival. This seasonal extravaganza is the result of a collaboration...

Eight Local Teens Compete in Freeride on the World Stage
Eight Local Teens Compete in Freeride on the World Stage
Maeve Kristian, Staff Reporter • January 17, 2025

On Monday, January 13, eight athletes from the Truckee-Tahoe area competed in the 2025 Yeti Junior Freeride World Championships in Kappl, Austria....

THS Ski Team Victory at Diamond Peak
THS Ski Team Victory at Diamond Peak
Lola Hadley, Managing Editor • January 16, 2025

The Giant Slalom Race on January 14th at Diamond Peak ended with impressive results that the Truckee High Ski Team should be immensely proud...

All you need to know about the Trump protest
All you need to know about the Trump protest
Ciaran Phillips, Staff Reporter • February 3, 2025

The 50501 protests began on the internet, sparked by concerns over the increasing use of executive power and the potential erosion of democratic...

Ciaran’s Musings
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TNT News Episode 4
TNT News June 17, 2024

The smoky glow of the 2021 Caldor Fire as seen from Truckee. Personnel who fought this fire and work to prevent ones like it come from government or federally funded agencies like the Forest Service.
How Federal Layoffs are Impacting Our Mountain Community
Maeve Kristian, Staff Reporter • March 21, 2025

When Donald Trump’s second term as U.S. president began, he signed a swath of executive orders, including two that reclassified and put a hiring...

The Environment's Need for Bipartisanship, and a Life Preserver
The Environment’s Need for Bipartisanship, and a Life Preserver
Lola Hadley, Managing Editor • March 5, 2025

Here's a simple timeline: during President Trump’s first term in office, he enacted measures to support Big Business and industry and absolutely...

How Fast Fashion Affects Us
How Fast Fashion Affects Us
Cassandra Baird, Reporter • February 4, 2025

Fast fashion is cheap, trendy, and quickly produced clothing based on timely celebrity and social media trends. It is made very quickly in reaction...