During the Christmas Eve storm in the Sierra a California Highway Patrol vehicle was totaled. The officer was not injured, just “shaken up”, according to the department. The patrol truck was on eastbound Interstate 80 in Truckee when it was hit. There were whiteout conditions at the time. — Lake Tahoe News staff report
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By Rebecca Greenfield, BloombergBusiness With marijuana legalization spreading state-by-state across America and the U.S. government backing away from aggressive enforcement of federal laws, employers in the Weed Belt have begun to reconsider their substance abuse policies. They’re making them tougher. In a first-of-its-kind survey, the Society of Human Resource Management asked 623 HR managers in […]
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Fifteen people were arrested in El Dorado County on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs from 12:01am Dec. 18 through midnight Dec. 23. This is the second weekend of the National 17 Day DUI Mobilization DUI-Saturation Patrols that will be conducted in Placerville, South Lake Tahoe and the unincorporated areas of El Dorado County. […]
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By Daniel Rothberg, Las Vegas Sun With no discussion, state regulators this week voted unanimously to slash the value of credits rooftop solar customers earn for generating excess energy. The three-member Public Utilities Commission adopted a proposed order that would reduce by 75 percent the amount NV Energy pays customers for excess power their solar […]
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By Scott Sonner, AP Fifteen years after U.S. regulators started assessing damage and health risks at an abandoned Nevada copper mine, the Environmental Protection Agency is moving to add the contaminated site to its Superfund National Priority List, according to documents obtained by the Associated Press. Rural neighbors of the World War II-era mine that […]
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By Associated Press The international ski federation is banning camera drones from its World Cup races after a drone crashed and nearly hit Austrian skier Marcel Hirscher during a slalom race in Italy. FIS men’s race director Markus Waldner tells the Associated Press that drones will be prohibited “as long as I am responsible … […]
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By Howard Riell, Vegas Inc. Business owners increasingly are recognizing the need to market to millennials, young people ages 22 to 34 — as well they should. “Millennials are the chosen generation for many marketers because of their sheer number and perceived buying power,” according to NPD Group, a market research company. Millennials comprise nearly […]
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By Associated Press LAS VEGAS — When several reporters for the main newspaper in Las Vegas were taken off their beats and assigned to investigate three judges, the decision seemed strange because it came from the paper’s new owners, not a newsroom editor. The mystery deepened weeks later, when the public learned that casino mogul […]
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By Bettina Boxall, Frank Shyong and Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times A series of powerful snowstorms in the Sierra Nevada has resulted in a small milestone in drought-stricken California: The snowpack is now higher than average for this time of year. The storms, which are likely to continue into Friday, have fattened the mountain snowpack […]
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The National Weather Service in Sacramento has issued a tornado warning for the West Slope of El Dorado County until 4pm Dec. 24. A 3:14pm the public reported a tornado near Folsom or El Dorado Hills. Doppler radar showed this tornado moving east at 20mph, according to the NWS. Locations impacted include Placerville, Cameron Park, […]
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