By Tracy Seipel and Jessica Calefati, San Jose Mercury News SACRAMENTO — A day after a state senator revived a bill to hike the state’s cigarette tax by $2 a pack, a new Field Poll unveiled Thursday found that two-thirds of California voters back such a tax increase. That’s one of the key findings in […]
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A boat parked at Lake Forest Campground in Tahoe City was completely destroyed Aug. 26 by fire. A motor home and nearby vegetation also caught fire Wednesday afternoon. The flames did not spread beyond the campsite. North Tahoe Fire Department officials said rehab of the site is not required. The cause of the fire is under […]
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By Jackie Valley, Las Vegas Sun The Nevada Health Co-Op, a consumer-owned and operated health plan created under the Affordable Care Act, is going out of business because of high costs, state officials announced Wednesday. Consumers insured by the co-op will be covered through Dec. 31, said Janel Davis, spokeswoman for the Silver State Health […]
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By Associated Press SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers advanced legislation Monday seeking to rein in the use of privacy-invading drones, passing one bill to prevent the use of drones by paparazzi and another making it a trespassing violation to fly drones over private property without permission. In the state Senate, lawmakers voted 40-0 to approve AB856 […]
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A Kings Beach man was arrested in Truckee on Wednesday after allegedly firing gunshots into the air. He may also be responsible for starting a small brushfire. Officers were notified of a man carrying a gun in the Meadows area of Glenshire on Aug. 26. “Once the suspect was located by police, the suspect started running, […]
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The youth who drowned at Sand Harbor over the weekend has been identified as Cameron St. Hilaire. He was at the Incline Village beach Aug. 22 when he went under just before noon. People on the beach pulled the 15-year-old to shore and started CPR. He was flown to Renown Medical Center in Reno where […]
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By Joe Flint, Wall Street Journal Signals for one of the nation’s biggest local broadcasters went dark on satellite TV distributor Dish Network Corp. on Tuesday, the result of a dispute over a new distribution contract. Dish and Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. have been negotiating a contract that covers more than 150 local television stations […]
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By Gary Richards, San Jose Mercury News California’s improved economy has brought commutes to an unprecedented slowdown from one end of the state to the other, making drivers here the most stressed out in the nation. A nationwide report released late Tuesday found that motorists in California’s congested population centers spend nearly two work weeks […]
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A bus heading up Spooner Summit was totally destroyed by a fire on Sunday. “The driver was able to pull the bus safely to the right shoulder and assist the passengers in evacuating the bus before it became completely engulfed in flames,” Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Duncan Dauber told Lake Tahoe News. The VIP bus […]
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By Eli Segall, Las Vegas Sun Amid global stock-market carnage this week, shares of Caesars Entertainment Corp. bounced higher after the casino giant announced a restructuring deal with lenders. Caesars and its largest unit, the bankrupt Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., or CEOC, reached an agreement that “secures the support” of the unit’s “largest and most […]
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