By Cathy Locke and Tony Bizjak, Sacramento Bee A new state law requiring children younger than 8 to use car booster seats will become effective Sunday. Children younger than 8 also must be properly buckled into a car seat or booster seat, and in the back seat, according to a news release from the California […]
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By Kathryn Reed A joint appeal to the state Water Resources Control Board is being crafted by South Lake Tahoe, and El Dorado and Placer counties regarding the stormwater permit the Lahontan Regional Board approved earlier this month. El Dorado County initiated the process. Legal counsels for the three jurisdictions with the assistance of outside […]
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A Truckee resident was arrested Friday morning on possession of stolen property and resisting arrest charges. Christopher Haring, 27, was spotted by officers about 10am Dec. 30. He is a suspect in several open burglary and theft investigations, according to officers. An officer attempted to stop Haring, which led to a short foot pursuit through […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal Twenty homes are threatened by a fire on the east side of Carson City, but the wind is blowing the fire away from the homes, Sheriff Ken Furlong said. “Nothing is in danger right now,” Furlong said. “They feel the homes are in good shape right now.” The fire initially estimated to […]
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By David Goll, Silicon Valley-San Jose Business Journal Stock in Orchard Supply Hardware Corp. will be distributed today to Sears Holdings Corp. shareholders as the venerable chain becomes independent once more. Regular trading will begin Tuesday in the Class A common stock and Series A preferred stock shares of Orchard, an 89-store retail hardware chain […]
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Liberty Energy customers, this includes all Lake Tahoe Basin customers in California, are likely to see their electric bills go up in February. The company asked the state Public Utilities Commission for a 1.2 percent increase for all customers to essentially handle the increase in the cost of doing business. “It covers more or less […]
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By Jon Ortiz, Sacramento Bee Two ballot proposals aimed at cutting government pension costs could wind up increasing them, are fraught with legal and fiscal uncertainty and would put pressure on governments to increase public employee pay, according to new analyses of the measures. The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office on Tuesday released its takes on […]
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Douglas County sheriff’s deputies are preparing for the New Year’s Eve celebration at Stateline; where some years about 50,000 people have closed down the casino corridor. While some of the usual participants may be at Lake Tahoe Community College for the SnowGlobe concert that night, law enforcement on both sides of the state line still […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee A gray wolf that has been monitored in its wanderings through southern Oregon has entered California. The California Department of Fish and Game announced today that the animal has crossed the border. The last confirmed gray wolf in California was killed in Lassen County in 1924, according to a department […]
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By Karoun Demirjian, Las Vegas Sun WASHINGTON — A Department of Justice opinion released last week declares that Internet gaming transactions are legal between states where gambling is legal. The opinion appears to open the door for multiple states with legalized gaming to band together and create online gambling zones across state lines — provided […]
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