By Jim Sanders, Sacramento Bee One week after Gov. Jerry Brown proposed slicing state workers’ pay by 5 percent, the Democratic governor and legislators find themselves targeted for a “share the pain” salary cut. Members of California’s Citizens Compensation Commission said Monday that a pay-cut proposal for statewide officeholders will be on the table when […]
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Cooler weather helped fire crews completely contain the Topaz Ranch Estates Fire, that consumed 7,500 acres south of Gardnerville. The fire will be monitored over the next few days to ensure that the fire perimeter remains extinguished. Smoke may be visible from the fire area, as islands of green fuels may continue to burn out. […]
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By Anjeanette Damon, Las Vegas Sun Crossroads GPS, a conservative group co-founded by Republican strategist Karl Rove, has launched an expensive ad campaign in Nevada targeting President Barack Obama. But there’s a noticeable gap in the ad buy. Crossroads GPS is dark in Washoe County, Nevada’s pivotal swing county that could be the national turning […]
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By Kathryn Reed “Right now we just hope he does not stop breathing.” If he does, it means Derek Penaranda will likely have died. Penaranda’s parents are hoping and praying their son will survive the beating he sustained in a South Lake Tahoe bar last weekend. Today he is clinging to life in a coma […]
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By Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee Attorneys representing the Placer County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association have filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging the county violated military employment rights. The suit alleges that following an 18-month tour of duty, Army Stg. Kevin Brady returned to his position as a deputy sheriff for the county. “Instead of rewarding […]
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A suspicious device found on the outskirts of South Lake Tahoe ended up being a grenade. Members of El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department’s Explosive Ordinance Detail used an X-ray device to determine the item that was located inside a black bag near the end of Sierra Boulevard and Barbara Avenue was live. “They used a […]
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The Topaz Ranch Estates Fire has not grown beyond the 7,500 acres. Containment is at 85 percent, with full containment expected May 27. The fire started May 22 when a residential control burn had not been properly extinguished. Officials also said the resident did not have the proper permits for the fire. Nineteen structures have […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – Sixty state lawmakers and legislative candidates who responded to a survey on government transparency largely favor new laws requiring the Legislature to follow the Open Meeting Law and mandating expanded reporting of spending on legislators by lobbyists. The survey, sponsored by the Nevada Policy Research Institute […]
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By KNTV-2 A study says the number of people killed in Nevada by guns outpaced those who died in traffic accidents in 2009. The study released Tuesday by the Washington, D.C.-based Violence Policy Center says Nevada is one of 10 states where guns deaths were greater than traffic deaths. The other states are Alaska, Arizona, […]
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By Kathryn Reed Representatives from the company that installed the GPS units on the snowplows in South Lake Tahoe were in town this month to make sure all of the equipment is in place for when the snow really flies again. The devices had to be remounted from where they were originally located for better […]
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