By Richard Perez-Pena, Washington Post American eighth graders have made modest gains in national science testing, with Hispanic and black students narrowing the gap between them and their white and Asian peers, the federal government reported Thursday. Students tested last year scored an average of 152 out of a possible 300, up from 150 in […]
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By Mark Anderson, Sacramento Business Journal The United Auburn Indian Community, owners of Thunder Valley Casino, entered into a 10-year agreement with London-based Bwin.party Digital Entertainment PLC, the world’s largest listed online gaming company. The tribe doesn’t feature online gaming of any kind, but it took the step to forge this partnership should California law […]
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By Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee In Placer County’s reshaped 5th District, conventional wisdom says Supervisor Jennifer Montgomery will eventually go up against either Mark Wright or a guy named Johnson in a November runoff. The question, under that scenario, is whether the runoff will feature engineer Mark Wright, businessman/investigator Jerry Johnson, county Planning Commissioner Richard […]
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By Timothy Sandoval, Sacramento Bee Traditionally, there has been a friendly rivalry between different branches of the military. But it was more like cooperative teamwork Wednesday when more than 50 veterans from the Army, Navy, National Guard and Marines learned together how to prevent and extinguish wildfires at the California Conservation Corps’ Placer Center in […]
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Motorists on Nevada highways can expect delays starting May 14. On Highway 50 at Glenbrook to junction at Highway 28 the outside lane (east/north bound) will be worked on. A portable concrete barrier rail has been set off the open lane line approximately three feet to allow and accommodate bicyclists. This lane closure is expected […]
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By Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee State Fish and Game wardens on Tuesday confiscated a stuffed raptor and a wolverine from a Georgetown bar. The mounted red-tailed hawk and the wolverine, sporting a hat and clenching a cigarette between its teeth, were on display at the Georgetown Hotel and Bar until wardens got a tip. Wardens […]
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A plea agreement has a South Lake Tahoe man going to jail for one year on voluntary manslaughter charges. Had Brad Macewan, 56, gone to trial in the death of his roommate and been found guilty of murder – the first charge levied against him – he faced 25 years in prison. Instead, he pleaded […]
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By Kathryn Reed Driving down Fern Road it’s one of those typical South Lake Tahoe streets with a variety of housing options. Apartments are at the east end, various size single-family residences closer to Highway 50 – including a fairly decent size dwelling. Sprinklers are going, gardens starting to sprout. Kids toys are out and […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department announced one arrest and the seizure of more than $236,000 in cash, assault weapons and marijuana plants in a drug trafficking case that extended to Florida, Virginia and North Carolina. The Western El Dorado County Narcotics Enforcement Team began the drug trafficking investigation Friday […]
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By Matthias Gafni, Contra Costa Times As the Concord City Council weighed options Tuesday night to address a $3.5 million structural deficit, it sent a strong message to staff that saving $300,000 by closing Camp Concord would not be considered. The camp, near Lake Tahoe and created more than four decades ago to serve the […]
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