A South Lake Tahoe man suspected of burglarizing two local restaurants was arrested Tuesday. Shawn DeCosta, 49, was taken into custody in connection with the Jan. 4 burglary at IHOP and is a suspect in the burglary at Blue Angel Café. A window was smashed at the pancake house, according to police Lt. Brian Williams. […]
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By Kathryn Reed More medical issues at SnowGlobe this year could be the result of concertgoers using harder drugs. That was the message Russell Liles, detective with South Lake El Dorado Narcotics Task Force, told the local drug coalition on Jan. 5. Rock Med was in charge of all onsite medical issues for the three-day […]
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By Michael Doyle, McClatchy News Service Yosemite National Park’s former concessionaire surprised federal officials by quietly trademarking high-profile park names and then “grossly” overvaluing the intellectual property in an unjustified bid for millions of dollars, government lawyers contend in a new legal filing this week. With an aggressive, 25-page lawsuit response that foreshadows more maneuvering […]
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By Brady Dennis, Washington Post The ads have popped up everywhere in recent years, from TV commercials featuring celebrities to model-adorned magazine spreads to banners splashed across websites. E-cigarette marketing has become so ubiquitous that it now reaches more than two-thirds of U.S. middle and high school students, according to a report Tuesday — a development that […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal The state will dedicate resources through the Governor’s Office of Economic Development toward the autonomous car industry in a bid to become the nation’s leader in the testing and development of vehicles that drive themselves. At a workshop meeting of transportation regulators and car manufacturers Tuesday, Gov. Brian Sandoval […]
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By Mark Anderson, Sacramento Business Journal In another sign that Sacramento’s hospitality market is becoming more attractive to investors, a hotel in El Dorado Hills recently sold for a robust price. A San Francisco investor purchased the Holiday Inn Express in the El Dorado Hills Town Center on Dec. 15 for $14.4 million, or $155,203 […]
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By Anne Knowles RENO — The Truckee River Operating Agreement is a done deal. Parties to the landmark water compact, which went into effect Dec. 1 after nearly three decades of negotiations and work, took time out Tuesday to celebrate. “From a drought perspective, this is a game changer,” Leo Drozdoff, director of the Nevada […]
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By Jason Hidalgo, Reno Gazette-Journal Uber is doubling down on the area after its recent Tahoe launch by offering passengers an additional service option. The ridesharing company announced that its UberSKI service is now available to customers in the region, making Reno-Tahoe only the second area in the nation to have the option available. UberSki […]
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By Scott Smith, AP Residents of drought-stricken California used 20 percent less water in November, falling short of the governor’s 25 percent conservation mandate for a second straight month, officials reported Tuesday. Despite missing the mandate, California remains on course to beat its long-term goal through February, said Felicia Marcus, chair of the State Water […]
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Ed Manansala was sworn in Jan. 5 as the superintendent of El Dorado County Office of Education. Most recently he had been the deputy superintendent of educational services for the district, a position he has had since June 2013. Prior to his work at EDCOE, he served as interim chief of staff at Sacramento City School […]
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