By Martha Bellisle, Reno Gazette-Journal The prosecutor in the Jaycee Dugard kidnapping case said in a motion released Wednesday that a February hearing to determine whether Phillip Garrido is competent to stand trial must be kept in El Dorado County. Garrido has been evaluated by three mental health experts, and reports from at least two […]
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By Michael A. Memoli and Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times TUCSON — With a plea to the nation to overcome its divisions, President Obama paid tribute to the victims and heroes of the weekend shooting spree in Arizona and sounded a call for Americans to heal themselves. Obama came to the University of Arizona, where […]
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By Mark Memmott, NPR Saying that “after this shocking tragedy, I listened at first puzzled, then with concern, and now with sadness, to the irresponsible statements from people attempting to apportion blame for this terrible event,” former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has issued her first lengthy statement about the shootings in Tucson on Saturday and […]
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By Kathryn Reed With Gov. Jerry Brown proposing massive cuts to the California Community College system, it’s possible even more key courses will be eliminated from Lake Tahoe Community College’s schedule. The need to increase the minimum class size from eight to 12 students in recent years meant the second of a three-segment computer class […]
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By Kathryn Reed It may not matter what South Lake Tahoe wants regarding Lakeview Commons. Reeve-Knight Construction has filed notice the company intends to appeal the judge’s decision that rendered its contract with the city invalid. Multiple calls to the Roseville-based company went unreturned. However, City Attorney Patrick Enright confirmed Reeve-Knight has filed a notice […]
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By Kathryn Reed In a thinly veiled attempt to deny Ted Long a seat on the South Lake Tahoe Planning Commission, the City Council on Tuesday delayed appointments to that board for two weeks. “We can wait so we don’t get a candidate by default,” Councilman Bruce Grego said in his desire to postpone the […]
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By Hudson Sangree, Sacramento Bee New sheriffs in Sacramento and El Dorado counties say they are preparing to fulfill their campaign pledges to make it easier for residents to obtain concealed weapons permits. El Dorado County Sheriff John D’Agostini and Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones said the attack on U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, which left […]
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By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee New El Dorado County Sheriff John D’Agostini has picked his brother-in-law to be undersheriff, a position re-established today by the Board of Supervisors. Yolo County Sheriff’s Captain Rich Williams, selected for the second-in-command position, is the brother of D’Agostini’s wife, according to a release from the Sheriff’s Office. Read the […]
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By Thomas H. Maugh II and Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times TUCSON — U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is breathing on her own and is moving both arms, both very encouraging signs of recovery, physicians at University Medical Center in Tucson said Tuesday. In an interview, Dr. Peter Rhee, the chief of trauma at the medical […]
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Stateline’s gaming intake followed the state’s trend by sliding in November compared to the previous year. On the South Shore the revenues fell 6.42 percent compared to a 5.9 decrease throughout Nevada. On Jan. 11 state regulators said casinos in Nevada won $822 million in November. North Las Vegas and the Carson Valley were the […]
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