By Trevon Milliard, Reno Gazette-Journal California Highway Patrol has identified the motorcyclist shot dead Saturday on Interstate 80 near Truckee. Jeffrey Sterling Duke, 57, of Georgetown died at the scene on Saturday afternoon, according to authorities. He was shot by three motorcyclists who rode up, fired shots and then took off. CHP Officer Pete Mann […]
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By Mary Williams Walsh, New York Times When one of the tiniest pension funds imaginable — for Citrus Pest Control District No. 2, serving just six people in California — decided last year to convert itself to a 401(k) plan, it seemed like a no-brainer. After all, the little fund held far more money than […]
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The woman who died in the Sept. 23 accident on Kingsbury Grade has been identified as Carrie Hilderbrand. The 47-year-old Wellington woman was driving toward the lake when her vehicle crossed the center line and struck a motorhome driven by Jason Collin, 43, of South Lake Tahoe. Collin, a South Lake Tahoe City Council candidate, […]
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By Ben Botkin, Las Vegas Review-Journal Environmental groups have pumped more than $3 million into Nevada elections, investing money in ads and a ground game that will get canvassers and volunteers out knocking on doors statewide. It’s a reflection in part of how climate change has become an increasingly visible issue, whether it’s drought-stricken farmland […]
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The membership airline SurfAir is expanding the number of flights it has out of the Truckee Airport. Passengers have the choice 12 destinations in California, plus Las Vegas, and this winter European locales will be added. The monthly fee is $1,950. The company has been operating in Truckee since 2014. Initially there were seven round […]
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By Denny Walsh, Sacramento Bee Lawrence “Jake” Spies Jr. had a long history of depression, hospitalizations for mental illness and failed suicide attempts. Yet, he hanged himself while an inmate at the El Dorado County jail in Placerville and nobody noticed for several hours, according to a wrongful death complaint filed last week on behalf […]
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Vail Resorts’ net income was $149.8 million for fiscal 2016, an increase of 30.5 percent compared to fiscal 2015. The Broomfield, Colo.-based company that owns Heavenly, Kirkwood and Northstar ski resorts today reported results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year that ended July 31. The number of season pass sold for this winter through Sept. […]
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By Kathryn Reed Guests at Edgewood Lodge will be able to feel the cool water of Lake Tahoe without ever having to dip a toe into the lake. This is because developers are extending the in-take line used by Edgewood Water Company, routing that water through the hotel and then to the pumping station before […]
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By Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times With the stroke of a pen, California Gov. Gray Davis signed legislation that gave prison guards, park rangers, Cal State professors and other state employees the kind of retirement security normally reserved for the wealthy. More than 200,000 civil servants became eligible to retire at 55 — and in […]
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By Megan Messerly, Las Vegas Sun Citizenship applications in Nevada were up 52 percent in the first six months of the year compared with the same period last year, according to data recently released by the federal government. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services reported that 6,303 permanent residents in Nevada applied to become citizens between […]
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