By Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee Prosecutors in the Jaycee Lee Dugard kidnapping case are asking a judge for access to an audiotaped interview of kidnapping suspect Phillip Garrido, saying the tape made in the El Dorado County Jail two weeks ago is needed for them to prepare for an upcoming trial that will determine Garrido’s […]
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Initial numbers show that 256 fatalities occurred on Nevada roads in 2010; 13 more than in 2009, which was the fewest state traffic fatalities in more than 20 years. “These are so much more than numbers. Any rise in fatalities is truly tragic, and the loss and toll on individuals and families across the state […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau The South Lake Tahoe’s 2011 New Year’s baby was actually born the day after New Year’s. Kaleb Morales was born at 7:23am on Jan. 2 at Barton Memorial Hospital. He weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces and measured 20 inches. He is the first child for parents Yuliana and Francisco Morales of South […]
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On New Year’s Day at approximately 10:10am, troopers from the Nevada Highway Patrol were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident on the Mount Rose Highway near Fawn Lane that resulted in a chase and one person being arrested. Witnesses to the accident and the victim-motorists at the scene provided troopers a description of the errant […]
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The National Weather Service has cancelled the winter weather advisory for today in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Mostly sunny weather is in the forecast for this first week of the new year. Highs are expected to be about 30 degrees at the beginning of the week, warming to balmy 42 on Friday.
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By Jessie Marchesseau In any given hour at Sierra House Elementary School in South Lake Tahoe, half a dozen kids are in and out of the nurse’s office. Illnesses, injuries, bloody noses and burns are among the ailments. A young girl wearing purple jeans and a bright orange bow in her hair wanders into the […]
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By Lynda V. Mapes, Seattle Times Horse people hope the new year will bring a solution to an old problem: too many horses. A horse summit planned for the first week of the year is expected to draw to Las Vegas representatives from Northwest tribes, federal agencies and conservation groups, as well as wildlife advocates, […]
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By Rob Sabo, Northern Nevada Business Weekly After 21 consecutive months of declining revenues from taxes on hotel occupancy, the Reno-Sparks market saw gains for six of 10 months at the start of this year, leading to optimism that the worst might be over. The declines in hotel room tax began in March of 2008 […]
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By Ray Hagar, Reno Gazette-Journal As Nevada prepares for Monday’s inauguration of Brian Sandoval as governor, a sense of hope stirs among some state leaders. They hope Sandoval’s tenure will be marked by cooperation and compromise and not the rancor that existed under the administration of Gov. Jim Gibbons. “Everybody feels positive,” said Dan Klaich, […]
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The ground was rumbling near Markleeville at 3:57 Saturday afternoon. The U.S. Geological Service recorded a 3.6 earthquake 4 miles from the tiny Alpine County town. It was felt 146 miles away in Sacramento. — Lake Tahoe News staff report
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