The El Dorado County District Attorney’s office is challenging the court’s decision regarding the former county schools chief’s sentencing. “As to the final 20 days, the court authorized electronic home detention. Our office is filing a motion to reconsider to the court in order for this time to be ‘straight time’ and not to allow the […]
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By Associated Press State officials are acknowledging they don’t know whether Nevada’s juvenile justice programs meet current standards, but say they expect that’ll change with federal help for a sweeping review of how youthful offenders are treated. Gov. Brian Sandoval and state Supreme Court Justice Nancy Saitta announced Tuesday that Nevada is the only state […]
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By Kathryn Reed Contractors who remodeled the hotel rooms at Hard Rock Lake Tahoe are owed $1.7 million, but have been told they’ll be lucky to see 50 cents on the dollar. Now that Paragon Gaming out of Las Vegas is in control of the Stateline property, a game of wait-and-see has changed to hardball. […]
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By Jennifer C. Kerr, AP Government numbers offer a mixed snapshot of progress for the nation’s schoolchildren — with worrisome figures on how many students miss school, stubborn disparities on discipline, but encouraging strides in cutting the overall number of suspensions. The Education Department report found 6.5 million students nationwide were chronically absent in the […]
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Fourteen mosquito samples in Placer County tested positive for West Nile virus on July 13, bringing the count to 26 positive samples this year. Three dead birds have also tested positive. The county is responding with aerial treatments in the agricultural areas in the western county and ground-based treatments to target smaller areas in the following days. […]
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By Michael Doyle, McClatchy News Service California Republicans are spreading out their bets in their annual effort to steer more water to the state’s farmers. In the absence of negotiations, such tactics matter most right now. Framed by a hearing Tuesday, the GOP-controlled House of Representatives will vote this week on whether to retain farmer-friendly […]
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Updated 11:35pm: A brush fire consumed about 15 acres in the Pine Nuts east of Gardnerville on Wednesday. As of late that evening it was mostly contained. Crews will continue to reinforce the line around the fire throughout the evening, and the incident will be re-evaluated Thursday. East Fork Fire Protection District responded to the wildland […]
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Alpine County residents are trying to recall the superintendent of schools. The petition to do so has been filed with the county’s elections department. Patrick Traynor took the helm of Alpine County Office of Education/Alpine County Unified School District in July 2013. He was then elected to the position in November 2014, running unopposed. Prior […]
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Alternatives for where to place advertising dollars seem to grow every day. The one constant is that those choices are digital. Lake Tahoe News is also a constant, having been the only daily news source for the Lake Tahoe Basin since September 2009. Our readership numbers continue to grow inside and outside the basin. With […]
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Construction work on Highway 89 on the West Shore is now on an overnight schedule. Work is from 6pm-6am during week and from 10pm Sunday to 6am Monday. 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. shift during the week and 10 p.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday. This schedule is expected to continue until Aug. 15. After that, […]
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