By Richard Chang, Sacramento Bee At least two people are being tested for measles in Placer County, public health officials confirmed Thursday. Robert Oldham, public health officer for Placer County, said the pending cases aren’t any cause for alarm. Measles tests, he said, are constantly being conducted because doctors across the state are carefully watching […]
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Radio Shack’s bankruptcy filing this week is affecting Lake Tahoe. The Incline Village Radio Shack store is on the list to be closed. The South Lake Tahoe store is one of the 1,750 that will remain open. The stores staying open are expected to become co-branded Sprint stores. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this […]
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A jury on Feb. 5 found a Round Hill woman guilty of shooting her husband to death a year ago. Harry Leibel, 64, died of a single gunshot wound on Feb. 23, 2014, at the couple’s home. At first Tatiana Leibel, 51, told authorities her husband shot himself. Jurors on Thursday found her guilty of […]
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By Associated Press A Utah congressman is reviving an effort to ban online gambling throughout the United States. Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz reintroduced his Restoration of America’s Wire Act bill on Wednesday. The measure would reverse the Justice Department’s 2011 decision allowing online gambling with the exception of sports betting. It’s identical to one he […]
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By USSA BEAVER CREEK — The FIS Alpine World Ski Championship women’s downhill was run down the famed Raptor course in Beaver Creek on Friday. With uncharacteristically warm temperatures baking the Beaver Creek snow, conditions were challenging and the female racers put on a show for the fans packed into Red Tail Stadium. Lindsey Vonn […]
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By Margaret McKean According to the California Department of Public Health, there are 99 cases of confirmed measles cases in California. Measles is a highly infectious, airborne disease that typically begins with fever, cough, runny nose and red eyes, and within a few days a red rash appears, usually first on the face and then […]
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By Don Thompson, AP SACRAMENTO — A man charged with killing two Northern California sheriff’s deputies stunned a courtroom Wednesday by blurting out that he committed the crimes and is ready to be executed. “I did kill those cops. You can execute me whenever you’re ready,” an agitated Luis Enrique Monroy Bracamontes said at the […]
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Updated 1:45pm: Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and the East Fork Fire District are responding to numerous calls of down power lines and flying debris from this current wind event. Genoa Lane, Muller Lane and Tolar Road are closed due to fires ignited by down power lines. Truckee Fire Department was working a small brush fire […]
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• Douglas County Emergency Management received notification from State Emergency Management officials that the flash floods events in July and August 2014 did not qualify for state or federal assistance. • Hacienda del Lago in Tahoe City is hosting a fundraiser for Tahoe Cross Country on Feb. 10 from 5-8pm. The all you can eat […]
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By Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times As the California drought enters its fourth year, scientists are trying to genetically engineer plants that survive on less water. After adding a new piece of genetic code to their DNA, tomatoes and other plants were able to hold on to more water and survive for as many as […]
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