By Associated Press SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers advanced legislation Monday seeking to rein in the use of privacy-invading drones, passing one bill to prevent the use of drones by paparazzi and another making it a trespassing violation to fly drones over private property without permission. In the state Senate, lawmakers voted 40-0 to approve AB856 […]
Read more
As part of an effort to begin a countywide strategic planning initiative to formulate a long term sustainable broadband strategy, the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors is planning a workshop to examine the state of broadband service in the county and its impacts on businesses and residents. The workshop is Sept. 1 at 5pm at […]
Read more
The final tennis mixer of the season at Zephyr Cove Tennis Club is Sept. 9. The theme of this Hump Day is logo wear – as in players wearing as much club apparel as they can. And for those who don’t have any or need more, the pro shop has shirts, jackets, vests and jackets […]
Read more
By Kathryn Reed CAVE ROCK – “He just gave us the fin and swam away.” That’s Capt. Andrew Lubrano’s way of saying the fish won that round, time to put some new bait on the hook and cast the line out again. There was a lot of that going on last Sunday. There were also […]
Read more
By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee A cogent – and perhaps unanswerable – question punctuates the political machinations over raising billions of new dollars to repair California’s deteriorating highways. How is it that California motorists are paying some of the nation’s highest fuel taxes, but the highways they use are among the nation’s worst? Including federal […]
Read more
By Melody Gutierrez, San Francisco Chronicle SACRAMENTO — A particular security-enabled paper used to print all vital records in California is in short supply after the Ohio business that produced it suddenly closed, forcing some counties to ration the number of birth and death certificates people can buy. County registrars say the only other company […]
Read more
A Kings Beach man was arrested in Truckee on Wednesday after allegedly firing gunshots into the air. He may also be responsible for starting a small brushfire. Officers were notified of a man carrying a gun in the Meadows area of Glenshire on Aug. 26. “Once the suspect was located by police, the suspect started running, […]
Read more
· Tahoe Paradise Resort Improvement District’s board is meeting Aug. 27 at 6pm at the park. Dogs and motorized boats are on the agenda. · Barton Health and Lake Tahoe Community College have collaborated to provide Fit Program for the community to get fit and stay fit. For more info, go online. · Kenneth Spielvogel […]
Read more
By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun Efforts to open legal sports books outside Nevada suffered a major setback Tuesday when a federal appeals court denied New Jersey’s attempt to bring betting on athletics to its casinos and racetracks. Still, the possibility remains that sports books will eventually spread to other states — just on a […]
Read more
The youth who drowned at Sand Harbor over the weekend has been identified as Cameron St. Hilaire. He was at the Incline Village beach Aug. 22 when he went under just before noon. People on the beach pulled the 15-year-old to shore and started CPR. He was flown to Renown Medical Center in Reno where […]
Read more