Mark DeForest has been in and out of jail several times. Officers would like him back behind bars. The 30-year-old is accused of burglary and grand theft from Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort in 2016. He posted bail and never showed up for court last November. A felony arrest warrant has been issued. DeForest was also arrested […]
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Two Carson City residents died in the head-on collision on Kingsbury Grade on July 4. Thomas William Guard, 52, was driving and Moriah Ann Williams, 38, was the passenger. Guard’s 2012 Scion Xb crossed the center line into the direct path of a Ford F150 that was headed west. The collision occurred at 9:26pm Tuesday […]
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By Karen Weise, Bloomberg “Are you with Tesla or Panasonic?” the waitress asks with a smile. It’s morning in Reno, and it’s natural to assume anyone eating breakfast among the rustic wood walls and Instagram-worthy succulents of the Whitney Peak Hotel would work at the mammoth Tesla Gigafactory, jointly run by the two tech companies. […]
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A 4-month-old bear was found July 4 near D.L. Bliss State Park, with no signs of her mom. She is now at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care. According to officials, the 15-pound cub was barely able to walk and had difficulty breathing. The lacerations on her legs have been stitched up. Because she did not have […]
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By Maya L. Kapoor, High Country News Over three months in 2016, the Soberanes fire burned 132,127 acres of Central California’s coast, blazing through dry swaths of dense chaparral, mixed hardwood timber and redwoods. Costing $260 million to suppress, it became the most expensive fire in the country’s history. And it wasn’t caused by lightning, which […]
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By Elliott Almond, Bay Area News Group Earthquakes midfielder Matheus Silva was swimming in Zephyr Cove early Tuesday when he cried out for help as the sun began peeking over the Sierra. Then he went under the icy water. Friends thought the 6-foot-2 Brazilian was joking. But he didn’t resurface during a 6am swim to […]
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By Sarah Litz , Benjamin Spillman and Dustin Quiroz , Reno Gazette-Journal Four major wildfires ignited in Northern Nevada this week and have burned thousands of acres in the Reno area. Combined, the Winnemucca Ranch Fire, Earthstone Fire, Truckee Fire and Limerick Fire scorched nearly 108,000 acres – almost 169 square miles. The most recent […]
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A federal bill that would increase the ability to store water, especially in times of drought, has passed the House. The bill was introduced by Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Garden Grove. It is called the Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act. The House approved it 233-180. The congressman, who represents Lake Tahoe, on the House floor said, […]
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The man who drowned near the Tahoe Keys on July 4 has been identified as William Weaver of Citrus Heights. The 41-year-old was in a double kayak with his wife when the vessel over turned. Weaver was not wearing a life jacket. He was pronounced dead at Barton Memorial Hospital just after being pulled from […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee A Placer County sheriff’s off-highway vehicle enforcement operation turned into a rescue effort Saturday when deputies encountered an ill U.S. Forest Service employee. Sheriff’s deputies were on off-highway vehicle patrol in the backcountry near Foresthill when they stopped at the Duncan Peak fire lookout, where they discovered a Forest Service […]
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