By CBS News The fire department in Folsom will start charging $225 for emergency medical services, reflecting a trend of financially strapped cities taking unusual steps to close burgeoning budget gaps. The Sacramento County city begins implementing the new policy Monday, according to CBS Sacramento. “The real issue is how do we provide the essential […]
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Truckee Police Department report that a 47-year-old male on a group bicycle ride crashed on Old Highway 40 near South Shore Drive on July 13 at about 9:35am and later was pronounced dead at an area hospital. The bicyclist was wearing a helmet but suffered massive head injuries. His identity is being withheld pending appropriate […]
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By KCRA-TV A fire burning in a steep canyon between the towns of Colfax and Foresthill in Placer County grew overnight, but firefighters were also able to get some additional containment. Cal Fire officials said Saturday morning that the Robbers Fire has burned 1,427 acres since igniting Wednesday afternoon, and was 20 percent contained. More […]
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By Mark Glover, Sacramento Bee Sacramento-area DirecTV customers missing programs this week on Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central and more than a dozen other Viacom cable channels can at least take solace in the fact that they’re not alone. Nationwide, 20 million viewers are in the same boat. Channels owned by Viacom went black on Wednesday, […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee The recession ended three years ago and unemployment is falling – but try telling that to most Californians. Despite evidence of a recovery, a resounding 88 percent of California voters believe the state’s economy is enduring “bad times,” according to the latest Field Poll. What’s more, they generally don’t expect […]
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By Leslie Kaufman, New York Times FRONT ROYAL, Va. — After cautiously sniffing the grass, three male cheetahs at the animal-breeding center here suddenly began running in frenzied circles. It was a sign that a female cheetah that normally lives in the yard was in heat. Then one of the males let out a low, […]
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By Sanford Nax, Sacramento Business Journal Lower prices are helping boost home sales around Lake Tahoe, according to a midyear report released by Lake Tahoe-based real estate company Chase International . Sales increased 28 percent, but there was no change in dollar volume. That’s because median and average prices fell 19 percent and 33 percent […]
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The North Tahoe Public Utility District received a slightly higher than expected fine from the Lahontan Water Quality Control Board for a 2010 sewage spill. The board voted July 12 to fine NTPUD $239,081.25, about $7,000 more than the team investigating the spill proposed. The board decided to increase the fine because it felt there […]
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By Cynthia H. Craft, Sacramento Bee If it seems like aerial bombardments of mosquitoes are coming fast and furious this summer, rest assured it’s not a product of the imagination. Mosquito control district aircraft are taking to the skies earlier and more frequently this season than in any other year since the West Nile virus […]
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By Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee The fire that has scorched more than 1,000 acres of wildland and threatened homes near Foresthill is still burning this morning but its march has at least temporarily slowed. However, fire officials are worried that the afternoon will bring hot winds that could push the fire toward houses despite the […]
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