By Kathryn Reed It pays to work for El Dorado County. In 2017, the salary and benefits for three employees topped $300,000, while another 46 people surpassed $200,000. Six people’s compensation package was more than the chief administrative officer’s and he’s the top official in the county. “The list highlights some problems with the county’s […]
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A plane crashed Monday about one-half mile from the Minden airport, killing the pilot. Douglas County sheriff’s Capt. Dan Coverley said the twin engine Piper PA-34 Seneca took off from Bakersfield and was headed for Minden, where the pilot’s son lives. “We have two pretty good witnesses who say something happened in the air. They […]
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By Laura Ratliff, Today Last week, Olympic snowboarder Jamie Anderson became the first female snowboarder to win not one, but two gold medals. The successful run came on a day with temperatures were in the single-digits and 30 mile-per-hour wind gusts challenged riders. In an interview with “Today’s” Willie Geist, the Olympic champion says that […]
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Law enforcement officials in and around the Lake Tahoe Basin have been working multiple car wreaks. A collision Monday morning on Pioneer Trail and Glenwood Avenue in South Lake Tahoe resulted in one person being taken to the hospital. A fire hydrant was sheared off, which made the roads even more icy. Truckee officers said […]
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By Ellen Garrison, Tony Bizjak And Molly Sullivan, Sacramento Bee A raffle item at a Cameron Park Fire Department crab feed Saturday night made some attendees so uncomfortable that they left the event. Firefighters were auctioning off an AR-15 rifle, the type of weapon allegedly used Wednesday by Nikolas Cruz in the school shooting in […]
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Giant slalom specialist Tim Jitloff of Reno was not able to complete his run at the Olympic Games. Of the 100 men competing in South Korea, he was one of 21 to not finish. He crashed. This was his lone event. Four years ago Jitloff finished 15th in GS at the Sochi (Russia) Olympics. “Here […]
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Milo is a handsome 11-month-old orange tiger short-hair kitten. He likes to play with dogs and has lived with children. Milo is friendly and loves to be petted. Milo is neutered, microchippeded for FIV, and vaccinated. He is at the El Dorado County Animal Services shelter in Meyers, along with other dogs and cats who […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe City Council members on Feb. 20 will again discuss the future of City Manager Nancy Kerry. The closed session item is listed as: public employee discipline/dismissal/release. This was the same wording used for the Feb. 12 special meeting. At that time there was no reportable action. Sources have told […]
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By Mitchell L. Moss Only one person born and raised in New York City resident has been elected president of the United States during the past 100 years: Donald J. Trump. Most successful politicians from New York City — Al Smith, Tom Dewey, Nelson Rockefeller, Rudy Giuliani — failed when they ran for president. By […]
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By Associated Press The flu vaccine is doing a poor job protecting older Americans and others against the bug that’s causing most illnesses. Preliminary figures released Thursday by the CDC suggest the vaccine is 36 percent effective overall in preventing flu illness severe enough to send a patient to the doctor’s office. There’s only been […]
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