By Matthew Perrone, AP WASHINGTON — A bold federal effort to curb prescribing of painkillers may be faltering amid stiff resistance from drugmakers, industry-funded groups and, now, even other public health officials. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was on track to finalize new prescribing guidelines for opioid painkillers this month. The guidelines — […]
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El Dorado County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 5 unanimously agreed to spend up to $150,000 from the county’s self-insurance fund to defend how the county collects mitigation fees. Thomas and Helen Austin of El Dorado Hills in December filed a lawsuit against the county regarding building permit fees. The couple in court documents believe […]
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A South Lake Tahoe man suspected of burglarizing two local restaurants was arrested Tuesday. Shawn DeCosta, 49, was taken into custody in connection with the Jan. 4 burglary at IHOP and is a suspect in the burglary at Blue Angel Café. A window was smashed at the pancake house, according to police Lt. Brian Williams. […]
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By Kathryn Reed More medical issues at SnowGlobe this year could be the result of concertgoers using harder drugs. That was the message Russell Liles, detective with South Lake El Dorado Narcotics Task Force, told the local drug coalition on Jan. 5. Rock Med was in charge of all onsite medical issues for the three-day […]
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By Michael Doyle, McClatchy News Service Yosemite National Park’s former concessionaire surprised federal officials by quietly trademarking high-profile park names and then “grossly” overvaluing the intellectual property in an unjustified bid for millions of dollars, government lawyers contend in a new legal filing this week. With an aggressive, 25-page lawsuit response that foreshadows more maneuvering […]
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By Brady Dennis, Washington Post The ads have popped up everywhere in recent years, from TV commercials featuring celebrities to model-adorned magazine spreads to banners splashed across websites. E-cigarette marketing has become so ubiquitous that it now reaches more than two-thirds of U.S. middle and high school students, according to a report Tuesday — a development that […]
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Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows are offering a season pass to active duty military in exchange for a $25 donation to the Military to the Mountains program. The partnership between the two ski resorts, High Fives Foundation, Achieve Tahoe (formerly Disabled Sports USA Far West) and Adaptive Training Foundation that will host and train 10 injured […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal The state will dedicate resources through the Governor’s Office of Economic Development toward the autonomous car industry in a bid to become the nation’s leader in the testing and development of vehicles that drive themselves. At a workshop meeting of transportation regulators and car manufacturers Tuesday, Gov. Brian Sandoval […]
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By Mark Anderson, Sacramento Business Journal In another sign that Sacramento’s hospitality market is becoming more attractive to investors, a hotel in El Dorado Hills recently sold for a robust price. A San Francisco investor purchased the Holiday Inn Express in the El Dorado Hills Town Center on Dec. 15 for $14.4 million, or $155,203 […]
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Barton Health’s Mommy and Me Support Group is now offered two days a week. New mothers and their babies up to age 1 are invited to attend a weekly support group to share experiences and discuss the joys and challenges of parenting. This is an opportunity to get support from other mothers as well as professional support […]
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