An El Dorado County father and son are accused of running a marijuana operation on the West Slope. The two were arrested Friday, but have since posted bail. Members of the West El Dorado Narcotics Enforcement Team searched two properties in the 4500 block of Ingot Lane in the Garden Valley area near Coloma on July 23. They […]
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By Tamara Audi, Wall Street Journal LOS ANGELES — Wildfires scorching California this summer have already cost one life, 24 homes and millions of dollars. They are also consuming another precious resource: water. An entrenched drought, now in its fifth year, has dulled huge swaths of the Golden State, helping spur 21 blazes statewide. It […]
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The missing Bay Area teacher has been found dead next to his motorcycle on a rugged trail in El Dorado County. The sheriff’s department received a call Aug. 4 at 11:20am from a member of the family’s search crew who located a motorcycle matching the description of Edward Cavanaugh’s and a deceased person nearby. The […]
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By Kathryn Reed Those wanting a vacation home rental permit in South Lake Tahoe under the current rules have an extra month to get one. The City Council today approved the controversial ordinance that will take effect Oct. 1. This ordinance only affects VHRs in residential neighborhoods, of which there are about 1,200 parcels. Ten […]
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By Daniel Rothberg, Las Vegas Sun President Obama sought to mark his legacy on Monday with an ambitious rule that would roll back greenhouse-gas emissions with regulations that curb emissions from power plants, the largest source of carbon pollution. And while the rule is expected to face considerable opposition, with attorneys general preparing legal challenges […]
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A motorcyclist was airlifted to Renown Medical Center in Reno Monday night after crashing on Highway 50. The rider, whose name has not been released, was headed up Spooner Summit from Lake Tahoe when the crash occurred about 5:38pm Aug. 3. The rider was first put in an ambulance for treatment, but then was taken […]
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By Jenny Kane, Reno Gazette-Journal Burning Man is right around the corner, yet Burning Man organizers and Bureau of Land Management officials have been mum about the progress of the permit which allows the event to take place. The two entities are working out their differences, which became the center of controversy in late June […]
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By Gary Richards, San Jose Mercury News Gas prices may soon begin falling to levels not seen since the Great Recession in 2008 to under $2.50 a gallon in California and — gasp! — to below two bucks nationwide. That would be a pleasant shock on the West Coast, coming just two weeks after rising […]
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By Kathryn Reed A Central Valley man with an arrest record that encompasses several pages was arrested last week in Incline Village for allegedly shooting at a vehicle in Meyers. Ignacio Arizaga, 35, turned himself in to Washoe County sheriff’s deputies on July 30 saying he thought he killed someone. Multiple rounds were fired at […]
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The six Douglas County sheriff’s deputies involved in a fatal shooting last week have at least six years of experience with the department. It still has not been released how many bullets struck Mark Perkins, 48, of Gardnerville. He died at the scene. The number of deputies who discharged their weapon also has not been […]
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