By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee The murder defense of Placerville grandmother Colleen Harris came down today to a drop of blood and a terrible accident. “I’d like to talk to you about a drop of blood,” defense lawyer David Weiner began as laid out his closing argument that Colleen, 73, is not guilty of the […]
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By Patrick McGreevey, Los Angeles Times California has become a battleground between the tobacco industry and health groups as lawmakers push proposals that include increasing cigarette taxes by $2 a pack and raising the legal smoking age from 18 to 21. The state once led the nation in snuffing out smoking, but health activists say […]
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STATELINE — A local government agency is interested in leasing the former Kingsbury Middle School in Stateline. Lisa Noonan, superintendent of Douglas County School District, told the board on April 14 that an entity has expressed interest in potentially taking over the site for 30 years. The school and accompanying acreage have been on the […]
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By Ian James, Desert Sun U.S. Forest Service officials on Friday said they are making it a priority to examine a long-expired permit that Nestle has been using to pipe water out of a national forest to use for bottled water. Nestle Waters North America has long drawn water from wells that tap into springs […]
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What started as a controlled burn in Truckee on Monday caused some concern when it got out of control. Truckee firefighters along with U.S. Forest Service, Calfire, and Northstar Fire responded to a controlled burn that got away with the approaching winds. High winds threatened one structure after fanning the flames. No structures were lost […]
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By Kathryn Reed Two budgets in one year. That is essentially what South Lake Tahoe will have. While the City Council will go over the midyear budget a week from today, the reality is that what will be presented by staff is more like a brand new budget. This is because timing of events did […]
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By Scott Mayerowitz, AP Today’s traveler faces a bewildering choice of hotel brands with similar-sounding and confusing names. Want to stay at a Hyatt? Take your pick. There’s Hyatt Regency, Park Hyatt, Grand Hyatt, Hyatt House, Hyatt Place and, coming soon, Hyatt Centric. Vacationers once relied on big-name hotel brands to signal the kind of […]
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By Barbara Osborne, Sacramento Bee Bicyclists and pedestrians who have braved Truckee’s infamous “mouse hole” tunnel on Highway 89, the busy route between Interstate 80 and Tahoe City, soon will have safer passage. The 25-foot-wide, concrete arch beneath Union Pacific railroad tracks was constructed in 1928. It has no shoulders or space to accommodate more […]
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By Associated Press A Reno woman and her mother have lost an appeal after becoming the first people prosecuted in Nevada for interfering with the capture of troublesome bears at Lake Tahoe. Season Morrison and her mother, Cheryl Morrison, of Truckee, admitted they deliberately tripped a culvert bear trap state wildlife officials set in October […]
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By Patricia Cohen, New York Times It’s not only what you have, but how you feel. When it comes to membership in the middle class, earnings and assets are just part of the definition. Nearly nine out of 10 people consider themselves middle class, as a recent survey by the Pew Research Center found, regardless […]
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