A Placerville company is giving future pet owners a gift this month – free animal adoptions. TravelLite RV Rentals is paying for all December pet adoptions from the El Dorado County animal shelters in Meyers and Diamond Springs. The savings can be significan. Normally fees are $120 for dogs, $42 for cats, $40 for small livestock […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee As the drought enters its fifth year, California is considering tightening its urban water conservation standards. In a series of proposals released Wednesday, state officials said they might require urban water districts seeking to avoid state conservation mandates to prove they have a five-year water supply on hand. Under rules […]
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Nevada Highway Patrol troopers are looking for the driver of a minivan that hit a pedestrian in the Stateline casino corridor. The incident occurred Nov. 13 at about 4am in front of Harvey’s. Troopers said there was a verbal altercation between the driver of a white Ford minivan and a pedestrian that included objects being […]
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By Sandra Chereb, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — A task force of judges, prosecutors, legislators, youth advocates and juvenile probation officials on Tuesday began considering options to improve Nevada’s juvenile justice system and break a cycle of recidivism. Gov. Brian Sandoval established the task force in July to thoroughly review Nevada’s juvenile system and […]
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By Kathryn Reed Devastated. That is how some volunteers with Barton Auxiliary feel after being told they can no longer donate their time at the Attic Thrift Shop or Barton Memorial Hospital’s gift shop. The new rule takes effect Jan. 1. Auxiliary members learned at their Nov. 21 meeting that paid staff would be taking […]
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By Daniel Victor, New York Times Kara Waite, an English teacher at Bunker Hill Community College in Charlestown, Mass., made a rule for herself: For every political rant she posts on Facebook, she must pick up the phone and call a legislator. “It’s kind of a swear jar for political action,” Waite said recently. Activists […]
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By Megan Messerly, Las Vegas Sun Independent candidate Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente has requested a recount of the results of the presidential election in Nevada, his campaign confirmed Tuesday. De La Fuente said in a statement Tuesday that he is asking for recounts in Florida and Nevada “to create a nationwide awareness of the […]
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By Chris Kudialis, Las Vegas Sun PORTLAND — Nevada State Sen. Tick Segerblom’s eyebrows raised as he walked into an Oregon marijuana dispensary Tuesday as part of a day-long fact-finding tour of the state’s recreational marijuana industry. “I’ve realized how good we’ve got it in Nevada,” said Segerblom while walking by a display case full of […]
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By Jeremy B. White, Sacramento Bee Broadening the path to long-sought deals on affordable housing, transportation infrastructure and climate change, California Democrats have again captured a two-thirds supermajority in both houses of the Legislature. Enough late votes were counted in Southern California’s 29th Senate District for The Associated Press to project that Democrat Josh Newman […]
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By Kathryn Reed The drama that was staged before the Lake Tahoe Community College trustees Tuesday night was complex, passionate, sorrowful and heartfelt. It’s like today is intermission and the audience is left not knowing how many acts there will be in the future. That’s because the script is not finished. This production of sorts […]
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