By David Feige, Slate Baltimore’s state’s attorney, Marilyn J. Mosby, moved quickly in securing indictments against six police officers in the death of Freddie Gray. But getting a grand jury to indict police officers is a lot easier than getting convictions at trial. That’s because like any prosecutor trying to hold cops accountable, Mosby will […]
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The photo above may look vaguely familiar to TV viewers. It is Bourne’s Meadow between Round Hill Pines and Marla Bay. For several seasons it was the opening scenery for TV’s long-running “Bonanza”, showing the Cartwrights galloping toward the camera. Click this link to see that meadow as filmed for TV in 1961. — Bill Kingman
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By Kathryn Reed TRUCKEE – Knives go so fast it’s a wonder no one is injured. Flames shoot up. Pans are occupying nearly every burner, yet nothing is being neglected. A quick squeeze and flick of the wrist creates an artist-like design. It’s controlled chaos in the kitchen at Manzanita. A small army of sous […]
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By Kathryn Reed This is my sixth Father’s Day without a father – at least physically without my dad. He died April 28, 2010. We were never close. It was hard to talk to him. He was of the generation to be the provider – at which he excelled at. He was of the generation […]
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By Dennis Thompson, CBS News Trans fats may play havoc with your memory along with your cholesterol levels, a new study suggests. Younger men who ate high levels of trans fats performed more poorly on a memory test involving word recall than those who ate lower levels, the researchers found. In the study, each gram […]
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Sawmill Road between Incline Road and Highway 50 will be off limits from June 29-Aug. 21. The South Shore road closure is necessary to complete a 1.2-mile class 1 bicycle and multi-use path connecting to the existing bicycle path. Motorists will need to use Lake Tahoe Boulevard to access the western section of Sawmill Road. […]
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Updated 10:20pm: A wildland fire is burning near Markleeville, having consumed more than 350 acres. A large plume of smoke could be seen from Genoa and other parts of the Carson Valley on Saturday afternoon. Known as the Washington Fire, it is burning about eight miles south for Markleeville in the Silver Creek Drainage. It […]
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A federal grand jury returned an indictment Friday against Sacramento residents Benjamin Macias, 37, and Sergio Ambriz, 26, charging them with conspiracy to distribute cocaine, distributing cocaine, and distributing methamphetamine in El Dorado and Sacramento counties. Macias is also charged with possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and being a felon […]
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Updated June 21 6:03pm From a SLTPD press release today: [Cory] Pearson attempted to drive over a berm, but became high centered. The Armored Rescue Vehicle pinned Pearson’s vehicle against the rock. Pearson attempted to flee on foot and turned toward officers, concealing his hands in his waistband. A less lethal shotgun bean bag round […]
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CalFire has suspended all burn permits for outdoor open residential burning within the State Responsibility Area of Amador, El Dorado, Sacramento and Alpine counties. This suspension takes effect 8am June 22. It bans all residential outdoor burning of landscape debris including branches and leaves. Similar to last year, CalFire has already responded to significantly more wildfires than in […]
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