By Kathryn Reed A deputy not knowing he was shooting live ammunition and a tenant with more than a month’s worth of garbage contributed to one bear being killed Friday night in Stateline and two cubs being orphaned. “The odds are against those cubs,” is what Chris Healy with the Nevada Department of Wildlife told […]
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By David McGrath-Schwartz, Las Vegas Sun A quarter of Nevadans under 65 did not have health insurance at some point in 2009, making the Silver State the third most uninsured state per capita in the United States, according to U.S. Census data released this month. Nevada’s low rate of insured, which is not a surprise […]
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By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee Fast food alone cannot be blamed for high obesity rates among people with low incomes, according to a new UC Davis Center for Healthcare Policy and Research study. The research calls into question stereotypes that have led some cities in Southern California to cite obesity when passing laws limiting or […]
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A 3.8 earthquake rocked just about the same area where a 4.8 temblor struck last week. The 6:25am shaker Sunday was about nine miles south-southeast of Whitehawk — the same epicenter as four days ago. People around Lake Tahoe felt it. — Lake Tahoe News staff report
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Following last week’s general obligation bond sales, the California Transportation Commission this week allocated $784 million in funding for 61 projects. Placer County will receive $40.413 million to build a water quality collection and treatment facility from 0.2 miles south of the El Dorado-Placer county line to the Truckee River Bridge. Work is expected to […]
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Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District has promoted Ben Sharit to fire chief. Sharit started with the district in 1985 as a firefighter/paramedic, rising through the ranks in the last 26 years. He started his career a volunteer with the Oakland department 30 years ago. He earned his associate degree in fire science from Lake Tahoe […]
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By Kathryn Reed Salaries and people unable to pay their bills are adding to the expense column for Barton Health, which is compounded by the number of patients being on the decline. For 2010, Barton Health recorded a loss of nearly $1 million. “The 2010 loss reflects a write down of value in real estate […]
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By David Siders, Sacramento Bee Even as Gov. Jerry Brown announced his plan Thursday to reduce pension benefits for public employees across the state, its prospects of passing intact appeared dim. California’s powerful labor interests objected to major parts of the plan, and the leaders of the Democratic-controlled Legislature – neither of whom attended Brown’s […]
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By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News In a move that could have a major impact on the recycling industry, California Attorney General Kamala Harris will sue three national companies that make plastic bottles or sell bottled water in California, contending that they illegally claim their bottles are “biodegradable.” The lawsuit filed Wednesday, seeks to […]
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A South Lake Tahoe man is scheduled to be arraigned Oct. 31 on murder charges. Brad Macewan, 55, is accused of killing his roommate Patrick Lee Rego, 52, at their South Tahoe residence. Macewan was originally arrested in July, but was released until the District Attorney’s Office believed enough evidence was presented to file charges. […]
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