By Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee A Placer County Sheriff’s deputy is in a medically induced coma after striking his head on a beam during a training exercise. Deputy Austin Harper was on duty helping with police dog training last week when his head struck a steel support beam in a vacant commercial building, according to a […]
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El Dorado Savings Bank reported second quarter profits of nearly $2.9 million, which represented a $79,832 increase compared to 2015. “Earnings for the first six months of 2016 totaled $6,465,488, compared to $5,795,045 in 2015. The continued strong profits reflect the stable performance of the loan and investment portfolios,” CEO George L. Cook Jr. said […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal Forecasters expect worsening fire conditions across Nevada and California for at least several more weeks. That’s according to the latest National Wildland Fire Potential Outlook released on Monday. The forecast, from the National Interagency Fire Center, attempts to gauge the potential for wildland fires based on temperature, moisture and fuel availability […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe City Councilwoman JoAnn Conner has agreed to drop her lawsuit against the city. In December, Conner filed the lawsuit seeking to have the censure imposed on her in October by her four council colleagues be overturned. The censure came about because the council believed Conner’s behavior toward staff was […]
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By Darcy Costello, AP SACRAMENTO — More than a fifth of California’s recycling redemption centers have closed in the past year, stripping consumers of easy access to recycling and limiting their ability to collect the deposits they made when purchasing bottles and cans. More closures may follow, as the state’s subsidy payment program, meant to […]
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By Daryl Loo and Keith Naughton, Bloomberg Caesars Entertainment Corp. surged as much as 11 percent after agreeing over the weekend to sell casino-style online games unit Playtika Ltd. for $4.4 billion to Chinese investors led by Shanghai Giant Network Technology Co. The sale could give Caesars, the Las Vegas-based casino operator, more cash to […]
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By Tim Johnson, McClatchy News Service Who made the United States into a refuge for secretive shell companies? Look toward Congress to find politicians who helped turn Nevada into a major home for shell companies, which can be used to evade taxes and hide illegal assets from around the world. Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., now […]
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By Mark Glover, Sacramento Bee Luxury home sales in the North Lake Tahoe and Truckee areas took off in the first half of 2016, more than doubling numbers reported in the first six months of 2015, according to the regional office of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. Multiple Listing Service data showed 131 single-family homes and […]
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By Kathryn Reed Tweaking ordinances will be the order of the day for the South Lake Tahoe City Council on Aug. 2 The second readings of the vacation home rental, massage and taxi ordinances are on the agenda. The changes passed unanimously at the first reading last month, with Councilman Tom Davis recusing himself from […]
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By Sandra Chereb, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — The entire Nevada Supreme Court recused itself from hearing an appeal between a lender and a developer because of ties the developer has to another company building a new courthouse in Las Vegas. It’s not unusual for judges to recuse themselves from cases to avoid conflicts […]
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