By Jim Sanders, Sacramento Bee The state Assembly and Senate released current member-by-member spending records Friday, less than one month after the lower house denied public access to the data. The action is a concession that taxpayers have a right to see up-to-date breakdowns of how funds have been spent through July, rather than year-old […]
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By Debra Black, TheStar.com Producers from the Oprah Winfrey Network will be providing a top notch locksmith to help crack open a safe that may have belonged to a Stateline casino owner who was killed by a car bomb in 1968. The television network, producers and the locksmith are flying in Tuesday to see if […]
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By Kathryn Reed While employees keep dropping off the payroll in South Lake Tahoe, and even more layoff notices are expected next month, the finance department has for the most part remained fully staffed. In fact, while other departments are asked to do more with fewer employees, this department hires temporary workers. This is at […]
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By Steve Timko, Reno Gazette-Journal A former Douglas County emergency room doctor, scheduled to be released Sunday from Nevada on second-degree kidnapping charges, was charged Friday with capital murder in the death of the ex-husband of the woman he kidnapped. Arkansas authorities will seek the extradition of Richard Conte, 61, to face murder charges in […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit fuels crew on Thursday had a prescribed fire operation on the West Shore near Rubicon Bay. This is part of an aggressive program to reduce wildfire risk. Weather conditions have allowed the Forest Service to treat a total of 1,800 acres in the past year, including […]
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By Kevin Yamamura, Sacramento Bee A state tax board is examining more aggressive ways of persuading residents to pay taxes on out-of-state purchases, from sifting through shipping records to requiring tax preparers to ask clients if they bought goods online. The five-member Board of Equalization, which oversees sales and use tax collection, contemplated such ideas […]
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Surveillance cameras captured two males running from the where a fire was started Aug. 25 at the Bijou Center in South Lake Tahoe. Officers are hoping the public can help identify the men. When police and fire units arrived about 3:45am they found a trash can on the outside of the business complex engulfed in […]
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By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee A small group of Placerville redevelopment opponents qualified a referendum asking the City Council to repeal the town’s redevelopment plan or put the matter to a public vote. About eight people circulated petitions on behalf of Save Hangtown from Redevelopment and Eminent Domain (SHRED), said Sharlene McCaslin, one of the […]
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By Ben Miller, Reno Gazette-Journal Federal funding in Northern Nevada could mean hope for small businesses, officials from the Small Business Administration said Wednesday during a visit to the region. With Nevada’s unemployment rate hovering between 12 percent and 13 percent, small businesses and innovation remain important economic drivers. The Small Business Administration (SBA) has […]
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From 12:01am Aug. 19 through Aug. 25, officers from the South Lake Tahoe Police Department arrested six individuals for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. This is part of the Summer/Labor Day National Anti-DUI crackdown. On Aug. 24, a DUI checkpoint was conducted in South Lake Tahoe with officers from SLTPD, CHP and […]
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