By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times Thousands of felons serving time in county jails would be allowed to vote in California elections from behind bars under a bill moving swiftly through the state Legislature despite widespread opposition from law enforcement officials. Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, D-San Diego, introduced the measure with an aim that providing convicts the […]
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By Associated Press Many motorists are clogging their car’s engine by not using gasoline with enough added detergents. That’s the conclusion of a study by the AAA auto club. Federal rules in place since 1996 require all gasoline to have some engine-cleaning additives, but many major brands have extra detergents. AAA said tests it commissioned […]
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By Joy Resmovits, Los Angeles Times For the last 15 years, a number between 200 and 1,000 told parents in California how good their child’s school was. Up next: They might have to decipher performance through a series of colored boxes. California is in the process of redefining its system for rating public schools, […]
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Carson Tahoe Health is in the process of revamping its master plan that will be the vision for the next decade. The Carson City-based healthcare group will delve into what types of services might be needed in the future and facilities to make that happen. Looking at what is working today and how to be […]
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Nevada State Parks and Nevada Department of Wildlife have set up a bear trap at Sand Harbor. The need to trap the animal is because it has been getting into garbage at the popular Lake Tahoe beach. The animal has had easy pickings because dumpsters have not been closed properly and have been overflowing, according […]
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By Ryan Sabalow, Sacramento Bee It wasn’t just generous spring rains filling north-state reservoirs that had California’s urban water districts pushing back so hard against mandatory water cuts this year. As water use plummeted because of the statewide conservation orders implemented last summer, many water agencies found themselves struggling to cover operating costs. Less water […]
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By Seth A. Richardson, Reno Gazette-Journal Several of Nevada’s top Republican elected officials are skipping the Republican National Convention this year, including the entire GOP congressional delegation and Gov. Brian Sandoval. Many Republicans nationwide have declined to attend the July 18-21 convention in Cleveland, some of whom outright cite presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump as […]
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By Jeremy B. White, Sacramento Bee Being a California gun owner just got more complicated. Bolstering a body of firearms laws already considered among the nation’s strongest, Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a half-dozen bills to regulate ammunition sales, ban large-capacity clips and quick-reloading devices and clamp down on lending weapons, among other things. Some […]
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By Associated Press Authorities have arrested a man they say flew a drone over a Northern California wildfire and grounded firefighting aircraft. Fifty-seven-year-old Eric Wamser of Foresthill in Placer County was arrested Friday on suspicion of interfering with firefighting operations. It’s not clear whether he has a lawyer. State fire spokesman Daniel Berlant says Wamser […]
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A Truckee man was arrested Thursday night on felony driving under the influence charges. A bike patrol officer said he saw a pickup driven by Bradley Deboer, 65, turn left across a pedestrian filled sidewalk and park on the railroad track at 7:15pm July 14. Officers said Deboer was too intoxicated to safely operate a vehicle. […]
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