By Guy Kovner, Press Democrat Terry Probyn came home late from her second job and stepped outside her home in Riverside to gaze at a large, bright full moon on the night of Aug. 23, 2009. “OK, Jaycee, where the hell are you?” Probyn called out, continuing a dialogue with her daughter, Jaycee Lee Dugard, […]
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South Tahoe High School student Angelee Brown received first place in the CaliforniaStreaming.org Digital Photography Contest and finalist in the National Geographic photography competition that had more than 1,800 entries. Brown’s black and white photo of her little sister caught the judge’s attention. The photograph titled “Playing Dress Up” was submitted in the student category.
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By Allen Pierleoni, Sacramento Bee Everybody knows California is a nation unto itself, culturally and geographically unique. From Gold Rush argonauts to Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, we’ve always been at the forefront of daring and innovation. Hey, we invented the movie industry, hard-boiled noir fiction, Mickey Mouse and the digital age. It follows that we literate […]
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By Chris Smith, Press Democrat Jaycee Lee Dugard’s mother will be in Santa Rosa on Tuesday to address a public observance on the rights of crime victims. We can be sure that as folks listen to Terry Probyn recall her daughter’s abduction and 18 years of imprisonment and torment, they’ll be thinking also of a […]
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Jacob is one of several beautiful black cats at the shelter. Black cats often stay at shelters longer than lighter-colored cats, through no fault of their own. Jacob is about 5 years old, and has been at the shelter since January. He is a friendly and affectionate cat, and would do well in just about […]
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By Wendy Koch, USA Today Glitzy is out and comfy is in as Americans take a simpler approach to home renovation. With real estate values still in the doldrums, people are seeing their houses less as investments and more as, well, homes. Since they’re staying put, they’re taking on targeted — rather than extreme — […]
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By Allen Pierleoni, Sacramento Bee Get ready, fans of Sammy “Red Rocker” Hagar. The soft opening of his expanded Cabo Wabo Cantina at Harveys in Stateline is set for April 27, with food and drink specials and live music by local bands. Hagar originally opened the restaurant-bar-music venue in 2004, amid – shall we say […]
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STATELINE – With $55,000 in donations, the sold-out crowd at Saturday night’s Elegant Evening had plenty of choices when it came to items to bid on. Most offerings came in the form of silent auction items, though a few pricy things – like trips to the Caribbean and a full set of braces – went […]
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April 22 marks the 42nd anniversary of Earth Day ― a day intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s natural environment. The day came from reaction to a massive oil spill in waters near Santa Barbara in 1969. According the U.S. Census Bureau, the estimated revenue for residential nonhazardous recyclable collection services in […]
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By Kathryn Reed CAMP RICHARDSON – If people didn’t know why it’s called the Great Lawn before Saturday, they did after the cleanup session at the Tahoe Tallac Site. Bag upon bag of pine needles were filled as volunteers descended upon the South Shore venue to spruce it up before the season kicks off in […]
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