·      It is illegal to possess or use fireworks and/or pyrotechnics within the Truckee Meadows and North Lake Tahoe Fire Districts, which includes the unincorporated areas of Washoe County.

·      Participants in the annual Wildfire Awareness Multi-hour Trail Event in Washoe County raised more than $4,000 for the Wildland Firefighter Foundation.

·      NAMI El Dorado County has launched a new website. NAMI, which stands for the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is dedicated to mental health awareness and improving the quality of life for people with mental illness and their families through support, education, and advocacy.     

·      Lake Tahoe boaters are encouraged to visit this website to know the rules.

·      Orthopedic surgeon Zachary Child has joined Barton Health’s Tahoe Center for Orthopedics. Child’s background is in adult and child orthopedic spine surgery and musculoskeletal oncology.