A Southern California woman died in a single-vehicle accident near Glenbrook on June 3. Darlene M. Hall, 75, of Skyforest was pronounced dead at the scene of the 8:35am accident on Highway 50. She was wearing her seat belt. One of the two dogs in the vehicle also died. The other was taken to a […]
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By Lance Williams and Katharine Mieszkowski, Reveal A new law that attempts to preserve California’s precious groundwater comes with a catch: The state will hide the names of people draining this vast underground water source, Reveal has learned. The secrecy provision could make it impossible for the public to identify water wasters and learn whether […]
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By Associated Press Ordered to use a fourth less water during this record drought, Californians managed to get about halfway to their goal in April, regulators announced Tuesday. California residents reduced overall water usage by 13.5 percent compared to the same month in the benchmark year of 2013, water officials said. That’s the second-best conservation […]
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A woman and her dog were killed in a car crash Wednesday morning near Glenbrook. The single-car accident on Highway 50 was called in at 8:36am June 3. The name of the deceased and details about the accident will not be released until Thursday at the earliest, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol. The driver […]
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By Kathryn Reed In the same week El Dorado County interim CAO Pamela Knorr wanted to cut senior programs she asked the Board of Supervisors to give key employees, including herself, a 15 percent raise. The raise was tucked into the June 2 consent agenda. This is usually where items that don’t need discussion from […]
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By Associated Press The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles is changing its license plate numbering scheme for the first time in more than three decades. Division Administrator of Central Services Sean McDonald says the department simply ran out of the 12 million possibilities possible under the numbering system created in 1982. Instead of starting with […]
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By Kathryn Reed With the approval of two items Tuesday, the South Lake Tahoe City Council took significant steps to mapping out the city’s future. One issue was the Tahoe Valley Area Plan and the other was single room occupancy hotels. The council members individually said how important these two votes were on June 2. […]
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By Jeff DeLong, Reno Gazette-Journal A legal battle between bear advocates and a Lake Tahoe couple who says they were threatened and intimidated after reporting a problem bear to authorities will continue after a judge said evidence suggests “cyber-stalking” occurred. Richard and Adrienne Evans failed to prove the Bear League intentionally interfered with the relationship […]
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By Adam Liptak, New York Times WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday made it harder to prosecute people for threats made on Facebook and other social media, reversing the conviction of a Pennsylvania man who directed brutally violent language against his estranged wife. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., writing for the majority, said […]
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By Sandra Chereb and Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — The Nevada Legislature came to a halt at midnight Monday, capping a day that saw approval of a record $1.1 billion general fund tax package to fund Gov. Brian Sandoval’s aggressive education package and a dizzying day of dealmaking. When combined with $336 […]
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