By Mark Z. Barabak and Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — Early this year, Leticia Perez and her husband flew here for a whirlwind 48 hours. The couple dined at the Italian Embassy, visited the Lincoln Memorial and joined the crowd on the National Mall watching as President Obama was inaugurated for a second […]
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By Andrew Doughman, Las Vegas Sun NV Energy’s plan to shut down coal plants in Nevada moved forward Friday with strong support from some of Nevada’s most influential politicians and business interests. Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval, Democratic U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, the casino and resort industry, labor unions and state legislators supported a […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – While the South Shore Area Plan for Douglas County doesn’t come with a project per se; it is the map for which one could seek approval. Area plans are the latest requirement by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency per the updated Regional Plan. They will replace jurisdictions’ community plans. The […]
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By Mary Clarie Jalonick, AP WASHINGTON — The organic food industry is gaining clout on Capitol Hill, prompted by rising consumer demand and its entry into traditional farm states. But that isn’t going over well with everyone in Congress. Tensions between conventional and organic agriculture boiled over this week during a late-night House Agriculture Committee […]
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By Rebecca Wass Enjoying life to the fullest may be difficult for a terminally ill person without help. Hospice care provides physical, emotional, spiritual, and social support for those who need health care associated with a terminal illness. “Barton Hospice is attentive, sensitive, and responsive to patients’ and families’ needs, from information to reassurance and […]
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By Kathryn Reed Who owns the water lines at the Chateau site? The answer is being debated. And until it’s resolved, the necessary contracts to go forward with covering some of the concrete and rebar at the far eastern edge of South Lake Tahoe can’t be signed. When Lake Tahoe Development Company was going to […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe police Officer Johnny Poland is expected to plead guilty next week to federal charges. “They said in court that they needed a week for negotiations,” Lauren Horwood with the U.S. Attorney’s Office told Lake Tahoe News after the May 15 hearing in Sacramento. “Another hearing is set for May […]
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By Hudson Sangree, Sacramento Bee The median price of resale homes in El Dorado County jumped by about 33 percent last month compared with April 2012, DataQuick reported Wednesday. Placer and Yolo counties also experienced double-digit percentage gains, the San Diego-based real estate information service said. “These eye-popping increases in medians remain a function of […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Ask someone what Armed Forces Day is and they’ll probably respond with a puzzled look. It was created in August 1949 to have one day dedicated to the men (mostly at that time) and women serving in every branch of the U.S. military. At the same time, it was also […]
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By Sari Horwitz, Washington Post In a sweeping and unusual move, the Justice Department secretly obtained two months’ worth of telephone records of journalists working for the Associated Press as part of a year-long investigation into the disclosure of classified information about a failed al-Qaeda plot last year. The AP’s president said Monday that federal […]
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