By David McGrath Schwartz, Las Vegas Sun Gov. Brian Sandoval will travel throughout Nevada to promote a new effort to get residents to take vacations within the state, a sort of “buy local” program for tourism. Sandoval and Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki announced the “Discover Your Nevada” program at a Reno park last week. “The […]
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By Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee Douglas Scott Mickey crept into the rural Placer County home of Eric Lee Hanson and Catherine Blount after midnight on Sept. 29, 1980. Angry over a drug dispute he had with Hanson and looking for money, Mickey bludgeoned the sleeping 29-year-old man with a baseball bat and slit his throat […]
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By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee Ron Briggs recalls turning 21 just in time to hoist an alcoholic drink in celebration of the 1978 victory of Proposition 7, his family’s initiative that broadened the application of the death penalty. At 54, the conservative Republican El Dorado County supervisor is no longer celebrating that win. He is […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee Three Stockton men have been slapped with jail time and steep fines for poaching and selling wild deer meat in El Dorado County. The case resulted from an anonymous tip in May 2011 via the California Department of Fish and Game’s wildlife enforcement hotline, (888) DFG-CALTIP. After a three-week investigation, […]
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Tahoe Transportation District is having two public workshops next week to talk about transit options that would link the South and North shores. Carl Hasty, executive director of TTD, told Lake Tahoe News nine proposals have been whittled down to three. However, those proposals are not available online for people to review before the meetings. […]
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By Martha Bellisle, Reno Gazette-Journal For decades, Harvey Whittemore was considered one of Nevada’s key political fundraisers, thanks to his effective lobbying skills, powerful clients and seemingly endless energy. But after his former partners accused him of embezzling money and the FBI began investigating his campaign contribution activities — highlighted Wednesday by federal grand jury […]
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Five men were cited by the U.S. Forest Service for riding snowmobiles in the Mokelumne Wilderness on the Eldorado National Forest. The five riders, residents of South Lake Tahoe and the Carson Valley, received mandatory notices to appear before the federal magistrate in Sacramento. Per Forest Service policy the names of violators are not released […]
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Instead of just drying clothes, a unit at a Laundromat in South Lake Tahoe charred a load on Friday. A small fire at the laundry facility on Harrison Avenue in the Globin Building was contained to the dryer. Fire Chief Brian Uhler told Lake Tahoe News the fire started in the lint trap about 3:30pm […]
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By Martha Bellisle, Reno Gazette-Journal A second skier who was injured when a Heavenly Mountain Resort employee on a snowboard slammed into her has filed a lawsuit claiming the resort’s owner is liable for its employee’s “unsafe, out-of-control (snow) boarding.” Elisabeth “Elly” Benschop, 54, of Gardnerville was knocked unconscious and suffered a brain injury on […]
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The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is looking forward to welcoming the newest member of its K-9 program, Akim. Akim will arrive in Washoe County early this month. His partner will be Deputy Corey Solferino. They will work patrol and narcotics. The sheriff’s office acquired Akim thanks to a generous donation from a member of the […]
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