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Truckee · TruckeeAUBURN, Calif. – Fire Chief Brian Estes of the Nevada Yuba Placer Unit and Placer County Fire Department will retire at the end of 2025, concluding a distinguished 35-year career with CAL FIRE. Chief Estes began his fire service journey in 1991 as a Firefighter I at a busy station in southeast San Diego County. His early passion for fire aviation led to a four-year assignment on a CAL FIRE helicopter crew in Tuolumne County, shaping his expertis…See the Story
CAL FIRE Chief Brian Estes to retire after 35 years of service
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El Dorado County · El Dorado CountySOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — With the summer season wrapped and the shores beginning to quiet, ECO-CLEAN Solutions is proud to share its biggest season yet. This year included 23 cleanups across 14 highly-impacted beaches around Lake Tahoe. At the heart of each cleanup is a simple mission: protect the lake we all love by removing what is often out of sight but top of mind—buried litter and microplastic pollution that traditional methods often miss…See the Story
ECO-CLEAN’s beach-cleaning robot wraps 2025 with 23 cleanups
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Protestors · Elkhart‘No Kings’ protestors in Truckee. Petra Molina / Sierra Sun TRUCKEE, Calif. — Music drifted down Donner Pass Road as families pushed strollers, dogs wagged their tails and a line of costumed protesters walked through Truckee on Saturday afternoon. Beneath bright fall skies, hundreds gathered with handmade signs and flags for the town’s latest “No Kings” demonstration — one of thousands that unfolded across the country this weekend. The local pro…See the Story
‘No Kings’ protest draws hundreds in Truckee
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