By Gary Klien, Marin Independent Journal A 77-year-old Nevada man was arrested Monday in connection with the slaying of a woman in Marin County in the 1970s and three other homicides in different counties, authorities said. Joseph Naso, a Reno resident, was arrested in South Lake Tahoe following his release from the El Dorado County […]
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By Kimberlie Nitti, Emergency Management A wildfire’s thick black smoke blots out the sun, cloaking the area in a premature dusk. Glowing embers spiral up through the haze. A small camera-equipped aircraft skirts a wall of flames on a dangerous mission to record hot spots and track the fire’s progression. That is, it would be […]
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By Barbara Barte Osborn, Sacramento Bee SERENE LAKES – Emergency services officials on Sunday ordered an indefinite evacuation of a Tahoe area community after a propane gas explosion leveled a three-story house Friday and officials confirmed nearly two dozen more propane leaks in the area. “We’ll notify homeowners through the media and by reverse 9-1-1 […]
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By Carla Rivera, Los Angeles Times Facing a state funding cut of up to 10 percent, California’s community colleges will enroll 400,000 fewer students next fall and slash thousands of classes to contend with budget shortfalls that threaten to reshape their mission, officials said Wednesday. The dire prognosis was in response to the breakdown in […]
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By Susan Wood Lake Tahoe real estate agents and sellers hope to spring into a new season of renewal in this hard-hit industry. But most admit in this economy, it will take a lot of special treatment and unique touches to get buyers through the door and on the deed. “Consumer confidence is a little […]
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By Maneeza Iqbal, News 10 DONNER SUMMIT — A Serene Lakes home exploded after a gas leak Friday around 10:30pm. The explosion demolished the home and damaged a home next door, said Truckee Fire Protection District spokesperson Gene Welch. The home was unoccupied and no injuries were reported. Officials in the area have identified 21 […]
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By Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee More than 200 school buildings in the Sacramento region appear on a state list of facilities with potentially dangerous seismic hazards, according to California Watch, a nonprofit news agency. Local districts have spent tens of millions of dollars to repair buildings on the decade-old list, produced by the Division of […]
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By Carlos Alcala, Sacramento Bee Kevin Cairns, owner of Dante’s on the River, east of Pollock Pines, was released on bail Friday after three weeks in jail. Cairns had been jailed unexpectedly on $250,000 bail at his first court appearance March 15 related to charges of assault with a deadly weapon and felony vandalism for […]
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By Bill O’Driscoll, Reno Gazette-Journal Gaming revenues tumbled yet again across Washoe County in February as the tourism industry recession showed no signs of easing its winter-long grip, the state reported today. Casinos across the Reno-Sparks-north Tahoe region saw an 8.5 percent decline in gross revenues from the same month a year earlier, according to […]
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By David Lightman, William Douglas, McClatchy Newspapers Congress and the White House late Friday barely beat the clock and averted a partial government shutdown, agreeing to a last-minute deal to cut at least $38.5 billion from federal spending. Congress will not vote on the deal, which would fund the government for the last six months […]
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