Two firefighters sustained minor injuries while fighting the fire in El Dorado County’s wine country. The fire that began June 3 near Mount Aukum and Grizzly Flat roads about 5 miles south of Placerville is fully contained. It burned 25 acres. The cause is still under investigation. — Lake Tahoe News staff report
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By Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle Opponents of teacher tenure and seniority laws in California asked the state Supreme Court to take up their case last week, arguing that an appellate court disregarded evidence that the laws shield incompetent teachers and harm low-income and minority students. The April 14 appellate ruling upholding the laws “abdicated […]
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By Bobby Magill, Climate Central The easing of California’s drought has boosted the state’s early spring hydropower generation to its highest level since 2011, helping it to recover from a 15-year low reached last year. But hydroelectricity production is not expected to improve much overall this year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The […]
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A Truckee woman leading a group of climbers near Donner Summit had to be airlifted to a hospital on Friday. The 33-year-old, whose name has not been released, sustained major injuries after falling from the rock face at Nova Express on the Snowed Wall. Calstar flew the woman to Renown Medical Center in Reno on […]
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Homewood Mountain Resort’s owners, JMA Ventures, now own Homewood High & Dry Marina. JMA, which already owns West Shore Café, said the three properties will share management and marketing efforts. Long-time marina owner David Topol will remain responsible for day-to-day management. The marina will offer new services and amenities this summer including gourmet grab-and-go meals and provisions […]
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By Eli Segall, Las Vegas Sun A federal agency has proposed new regulations for short-term, high-interest lenders in an effort to end borrowers’ “payday debt traps.” The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said its proposal would require payday lenders, auto-title lenders and others “to take steps” to ensure customers have the ability to pay back their […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Nevada Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske responded Friday to a request from a U.S. senator for information about the state’s oversight of companies tied to the PanamaPapers, noting that law enforcement officials have not once asked for records in the past three years. Sen. Ron Wyden, […]
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By Megan Messerly, Las Vegas Sun Across the political spectrum, Nevada voters generally support renewable energy, taxing mining companies, and the preservation of public lands, preferring a collaborative approach with the federal government on land issues, according to a poll released Wednesday. The survey, prepared for the Center for Western Priorities, a nonpartisan conservation organization, […]
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By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County’s proposed budget that was released this week has zero dollars from the General Fund for roads and no money to build the public safety building for the sheriff’s department. This, in essence, was Larry Combs’ parting gift to the county – a budget that does not reflect what the […]
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By KCRA-TV Firefighters made good progress against a wildfire Friday night burning near Placerville in El Dorado County, Cal Fire said. The Aukum Fire, which was initially reported to be 45 acres, has burned 25 acres near Mount Aukum and Grizzly Flat roads, CalFire said. Read the whole story
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