By Janissa Delzo, CNN Fireworks are synonymous with Fourth of July celebrations. But as entertaining as sparklers, bottle rockets and other consumer items can be, they’re also responsible for many injuries, which can sometimes result in death. These injuries, particularly burns requiring hospital stays, are especially high among people 20 and younger, according to new […]
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By Associated Press A Nevada judge didn’t put a last-minute stop on a state plan to begin posting the names of thousands of convicted sex offenders whose cases had previously been deemed low-risk. Clark County District Court Judge Douglas Smith rejected an emergency request on Thursday from attorneys for 17 unnamed plaintiffs who argued that […]
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Placer County voters in November are expected to be asked to raise the sales tax by one-half cent, bringing it to 8 percent. The money would be used to address existing and future traffic and congestion issues, as well as improve public transportation. Three percent of the tax revenues would be earmarked for improvements in the […]
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By Ian Whitaker, Las Vegas Sun Nevada’s long-running battle against student truancy is well known, but should we also be concerned about teachers missing class? According to research by the Education Week Research Center, Nevada has one of the highest rates of teacher absences in the country. As much as 49 percent of teachers in […]
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By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times After two years of decline, the number of violent crimes in California rose by 10 percent in 2015, although the overall crime rate remained among the lowest in decades. The numbers were up in all major categories of violent crime compared with those of 2014, according to reports released Friday […]
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Updated 9:40pm: The Trailhead Fire has blackened 3,387 acres and remains at 12 percent containment. It grew by less than 200 acres on Saturday. Placer County residents have been allowed to return home. There are still 2,600 structures in El Dorado County that are threatened. Mandatory evacuations are in place in EDC, with several roads […]
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Updated 10:27pm: South Lake Tahoe police officers are looking for a man who they thought led them to a trailer in the parking lot of Motel 6 in South Lake Tahoe on Saturday night. When officers entered the trailer after 10pm the suspect was not there. While the man is armed, officers are withholding his name […]
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By David Siders and Jim Miller, Sacramento Bee California voters will confront a smorgasbord of policy questions on the November ballot, with initiatives ranging from marijuana legalization and the death penalty to gun control and taxes qualifying by the Thursday deadline. The Nov. 8 ballot includes the largest number of measures – 17 – since […]
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By Jonathan J. Cooper, AP SACRAMENTO — California’s gun laws, already some of the strictest in the nation, will get even more stringent next year. Gov. Jerry Brown signed onto much of the gun-control agenda advocated by legislative Democrats, who are clamoring to crack down in the wake of high-profile mass shootings including last year’s […]
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By Kathryn Reed SnowGlobe promoter Chad Donnelly wants South Lake Tahoe to pay him $3 million over 10 years to keep bringing the three-day music festival to town. For about a year he has been talking to staff about a long-term contract. The current three-year agreement ends after this year’s event in December. Just prior […]
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