By Alexei Koseff, Sacramento Bee Citrus Heights police Officer Wesley Herman recently arrested a parolee carrying stolen jewelry and a deceased man’s identification card. If the property were valued at more than $950, the case was a felony that would let him take the man into custody. If not, it was a misdemeanor and he’d […]
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By Sandra Chereb, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — State officials are dimming the lights and preparing to phase out an ambitious but short-lived program initially intended to help people stay in their homes as Nevada’s housing market crumbled and home values plummeted during the Great Recession. The Nevada Home Retention Program set a lofty goal […]
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By Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee A pilot program by the California Lottery in which gamblers can buy lottery tickets at gas pumps is being embraced by players, but the convenience raises concerns for an anti-gambling group. “Play at the Pump” lets motorists buy up to $20 worth of Quick Pick tickets when they pay with […]
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An updated Lake Tahoe Basin Community Wildfire Protection Plan will be presented to the public during the Lake Tahoe Environmental Summit on Aug. 24. This plan was collaboratively developed by the 18 member organizations of the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team and is the culmination of a three-year effort. At last year’s Lake Tahoe Summit, the […]
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A firefighter working in a remote area between the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit and the Eldorado National Forest has died. He was struck by a tree about 5:30pm on Aug. 8. The name of the firefighter has not been released pending notification of family. This is the second firefighter to […]
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A Truckee man wanted on domestic violence and other charges was arrested Aug. 8. Corbin Nunnally, 30, was wanted for his possible involvement in several felonies including domestic violence, kidnapping, child endangerment and robbery. Truckee officers tried to apprehend Nunnally at the Gateway shopping center on Donner Pass Road on Aug. 6 Truckee PD received information from the Reno […]
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By Henry K. Lee, San Francisco Chronicle The U.S. Forest Service issued a report Wednesday saying that for the first time in its history it was spending more than half of its $5 billion annual budget battling wildfires, and the toll will only get bigger in years to come With the increased emphasis on fighting […]
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Smoke for the past couple days has been drifting in and out of the Lake Tahoe Basin from fires burning in Northern California. Local fire officials believe with the winds being out of the west on Saturday that mostly likely the current haze is from the Rocky Fire. It has burned nearly 70,000 acres in […]
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A 70-year-old man was airlifted to Renown Medical Center in Reno today after crashing his bike near Tahoe Paradise Park. The cyclist, whose name and hometown have not been released, was riding near the Upper Truckee River when he struck a tree. He was not wearing a helmet. He was taken out of area July […]
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Washoe County sheriff’s deputies are looking for the person who painted graffiti on the St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church in Incline Village. The vandalism occurred between 8pm Aug. 5 and 8am Aug. 6. The suspect, or suspects, painted graffiti on the church building and a car that was parked on church property. Letters mounted to the front […]
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