A 62-year-old Truckee man died Sunday when the vehicle he was using for snow removal slammed into a garage. Truckee police said it appears there was a medical event while the man was driving. The self-employed contractor was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident occurred in the early afternoon of March 13 on Palisade Street in […]
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By David A. Lieb, AP JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — State capitols are often referred to as “the people’s house,” but legislatures frequently put up no-trespassing signs by exempting themselves from public-records laws. That tendency was apparent when the Associated Press sought emails and daily schedules of legislative leaders in all 50 states. The request was […]
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By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The board of Wounded Warrior Project, one of the nation’s largest veteran support groups, has fired two top officials amid news reports accusing the group of wasteful spending. According to a statement released on behalf of Wounded Warrior Project, chief executive officer Steve Nardizzi and chief operating officer Al Giordano […]
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By Mark Glover, Sacramento Bee A California Highway Patrol officer sustained “major injuries” after being struck Saturday afternoon by an out-of-control sport-utility vehicle in wintry conditions along westbound Interstate 80 near Donner Summit, according to CHP officials. The injured male officer, who was taken to a hospital in Reno, has not yet been identified. CHP […]
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By Noam Scheiber, New York Times WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia highlights a growing rift between the country and the nation’s highest court on questions of economic power and support for big business. And that gap, legal experts say, is unlikely to be significantly narrowed by […]
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An El Dorado County man convicted of attempted murder on a police officer had his parole denied this month. It was the eighth time he was turned down. A jury convicted Brian Montgomery, now 49, in 1991. He was sentenced to seven years to life, plus eight years. He is in the Solano State Prison. […]
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By Ryan Sabalow and Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee With prolonged and steady rain falling on Northern California for the first time in weeks, tensions are rising over how to manage the stormwater flows now streaming through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Saying too much water is flowing out to sea, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Friday […]
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The Placer County Board of Supervisors voted this month to fund 11 in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Money will come from grants and transient occupancy tax revenues. The 11 new projects are: Truckee River Trail restoration: The project will strengthen and improve various reaches of the Truckee River Trail between 64-acres Park and the entrance […]
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By Kathryn Reed A formal complaint has been filed with the Fair Political Practices Commission against South Lake Tahoe City Councilwoman JoAnn Conner. The allegation stems from Conner’s participation in the city’s parade policy discussion at the last council meeting because her business is a beneficiary of that policy. Conner at the March 1 meeting […]
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By Ali Winston, Reveal Facebook’s new “Reactions” – a thumbs-up, a heart and four faces with expressions ranging from mirth to shock, sadness and anger – are intended to help users better express their responses to posts. As Wired reported last week, advertisers are salivating at the prospect of additional data about consumer preferences and trends. In the […]
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