By Elizabeth Olson, New York Times When Tom Cataldi had to leave his hurricane-damaged house in Philadelphia in September, he was definitely not up for camping out, even temporarily. He wanted all the comforts of home in his new lodgings — and more, with no distractions. “I had to oversee the repairs, but I also […]
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By John Stossel Unlike Bill Clinton, President Obama admits he inhaled!. “Frequently,” he said. “That was the point.” People laugh when politicians talk about their drug use. The audience laughed during a 2003 CNN Democratic presidential primary debate when John Kerry, John Edwards and Howard Dean admitted smoking weed. Yet those same politicians oversee a […]
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By Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee Douglas Scott Mickey crept into the rural Placer County home of Eric Lee Hanson and Catherine Blount after midnight on Sept. 29, 1980. Angry over a drug dispute he had with Hanson and looking for money, Mickey bludgeoned the sleeping 29-year-old man with a baseball bat and slit his throat […]
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By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee Ron Briggs recalls turning 21 just in time to hoist an alcoholic drink in celebration of the 1978 victory of Proposition 7, his family’s initiative that broadened the application of the death penalty. At 54, the conservative Republican El Dorado County supervisor is no longer celebrating that win. He is […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Generating room nights. That’s the overall goal of the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority. If the South Shore tourism agency can get people to spend the night, it means hotel taxes for Douglas County and South Lake Tahoe, probably sales tax for both entities, and those same people spending dollars in […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee Three Stockton men have been slapped with jail time and steep fines for poaching and selling wild deer meat in El Dorado County. The case resulted from an anonymous tip in May 2011 via the California Department of Fish and Game’s wildlife enforcement hotline, (888) DFG-CALTIP. After a three-week investigation, […]
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North Tahoe Family Resource Center and Adventure Risk Challenge are celebrating Snow Fiesta on March 10 from 6-10pm at the North Lake Tahoe Event Center. This is a drug and alcohol-free family event. Tickets are $10 and all proceeds benefit the North Tahoe FRC and ARC. Kids under 5 are free and 6- to 12-year-olds […]
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By Michael Sion, Reno Gazette-Journal Five years ago, a 10-year-old Grant Davis was looking for something new to try. He didn’t like sports, didn’t fit in with peers and was struggling to discover his passion. What’s more, one of his siblings was battling drug addiction and Grant, the youngest of five, felt lost in the […]
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By USSA OFTERSCHWANG, Germany — Lindsey Vonn of Vail produced a scorching final run of giant slalom Saturday to finish second in spring-like Ofterschwang and boost her Audi FIS Alpine World Cup point total to 1,708. German Viktoria Rebensburg won for the second straight day and leads Vonn in the giant slalom standings by 135 […]
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By USSA MAMMOTH LAKES – After three days of wind and snow Chas Guldemond of Reno earned his second slopestyle win in a row, this time at the Paul Mitchell Progression Session at Mammoth. Teammate Sage Kotsenburg of Park City finished second on Friday when conditions were sunny and beautiful, raising spirits, bringing smiles and […]
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