A motorcyclist was airlifted to Renown Medical Center in Reno Monday night after crashing on Highway 50. The rider, whose name has not been released, was headed up Spooner Summit from Lake Tahoe when the crash occurred about 5:38pm Aug. 3. The rider was first put in an ambulance for treatment, but then was taken […]
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By Jenny Kane, Reno Gazette-Journal Burning Man is right around the corner, yet Burning Man organizers and Bureau of Land Management officials have been mum about the progress of the permit which allows the event to take place. The two entities are working out their differences, which became the center of controversy in late June […]
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By Gary Richards, San Jose Mercury News Gas prices may soon begin falling to levels not seen since the Great Recession in 2008 to under $2.50 a gallon in California and — gasp! — to below two bucks nationwide. That would be a pleasant shock on the West Coast, coming just two weeks after rising […]
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By Kathryn Reed A Central Valley man with an arrest record that encompasses several pages was arrested last week in Incline Village for allegedly shooting at a vehicle in Meyers. Ignacio Arizaga, 35, turned himself in to Washoe County sheriff’s deputies on July 30 saying he thought he killed someone. Multiple rounds were fired at […]
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The six Douglas County sheriff’s deputies involved in a fatal shooting last week have at least six years of experience with the department. It still has not been released how many bullets struck Mark Perkins, 48, of Gardnerville. He died at the scene. The number of deputies who discharged their weapon also has not been […]
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By Victoria Colliver, San Francisco Chronicle Two-thirds of Californians who were uninsured before the Affordable Care Act went into effect now have health coverage, according to a study released Thursday. The nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation has followed more than 1,100 Californians who lacked health insurance as of September 2013 through the first two coverage enrollment […]
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By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun More than six months after a major division of Caesars Entertainment Corp. filed for bankruptcy, it’s still unclear exactly how the company will emerge on the other side. Caesars wants a Chicago bankruptcy court to approve a restructuring plan that could shed around $10 billion in debt from the […]
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Areas of the Tahoe National Forest that were closed last week due to the Lowell Fire have been reopened. With the Lowell Fire approaching full containment, an emergency closure order for selected land, roads and trails on the Tahoe National Forest related to the Lowell Fire was rescinded today. The lands that were subject to the […]
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By Sudhin Thanawala, AP SAN FRANCISCO — CVS Health Corp. deliberately overcharged some pharmacy customers for generic drugs by submitting claims to their insurance companies at inflated prices, according to a lawsuit filed last week in federal court in San Francisco. The suit says those inflated prices led to higher co-pays for customers that exceeded […]
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El Dorado County Mental Health has opened a transitional housing unit in South Lake Tahoe to better meet local mental health needs. The transitional housing site (also known as a T-house) provides a supportive living environment and services for mental health clients who need help transitioning to stable, independent living. Up to six people at […]
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