Crime went up in El Dorado County in 2015 compared to 2014. Sheriff’s investigators want another year of data to be able to analyze if the change is because of Proposition 47. That is the voter-approved initiative that changed how some crimes are reported as well as the sentences for them. One reason the number of […]
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By Joann Eisenbrandt PLACERVILLE – Accountability. Integrity. Service excellence. Collaboration. These are the four organization core values that form the foundation of the three-year strategic plan El Dorado County is in the process of developing. Work on the plan began in September 2014, when the Board of Supervisors had its first special workshop to discuss […]
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By Jaime Hayde, KRNV-TV The Truckee River surged to its highest peak on Saturday since 2012 thanks to recent storms, bringing into light the issue of collecting rainwater. In Nevada, it’s illegal to catch rainwater with any type of system. However, the hot topic could be up for debate during the next legislative session. Nevada […]
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By Daniel Rothberg, Las Vegas Sun An economic development organization Tuesday approved the formation of the Center for Advanced Mobility, part of a state initiative to place Nevada on the cutting edge of automobile technology at a time when the industry is quickly pushing to develop autonomous vehicles. The center will fall under the Nevada […]
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South Lake Tahoe police are looking for two men who may be connected to the fatal shooting last weekend of an Amador County man. Dennis Wright Jr., 40 was gunned down in the parking lot of the Beverly Lodge on Jan. 30 about 7:45pm. His friend Kendra Ghiorso told officers they were there to sell […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe voters will likely be asked in November to raise taxes in order to pay for a laundry list of needs and wants that was discussed by the City Council on Tuesday. “We need ongoing funding for long-term capital needs,” City Manager Nancy Kerry stressed. As was pointed out in […]
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An altercation between two brothers on Tuesday night ended with one behind bars and the other in the hospital. Christopher Amato, 24, of South Lake Tahoe was arrested Feb. 2 on assault with a deadly weapon charges. Bail was set at $25,000. His stepbrother, who is in his 30s, was taken to Barton Memorial Hospital […]
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By Joy Resmovits, Los Angeles Times Starting next year, California and seven other states will have more control over how they spend the millions of federal dollars tied to a questionable tutoring program. Under the George W. Bush administration’s No Child Left Behind law, schools that serve high concentrations of poor students and were rated […]
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By Peter Fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle Worsening drought conditions may be doing more damage to forests in California and throughout the West than their ecosystems can handle, causing a spiral of death that could have a devastating impact on land managers, a U.S. Forest Service study concludes. The 300-page report issued Monday — “Effects of […]
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By Ian James, Desert Sun The Obama administration has begun an initiative aimed at making the United States more water-efficient, saying the country has the potential to reduce its total water use by a third. Deputy Interior Secretary Mike Connor said some of the White House’s objectives include encouraging more recycling of wastewater and promoting […]
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