A federal grand jury returned a three-count wire fraud indictment March 11 against Jeffrey Lamson, 51, of El Dorado Hills. According to court documents, from at least 2009 through 2011, Lamson embezzled more than $400,000 from a company located in Placer and Sacramento counties while he was controller. Lamson used company funds to make unauthorized payments to […]
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By CBS and Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The probability California will experience a magnitude 8 or larger earthquake in the next couple of decades has increased, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. “The new likelihoods are due to the inclusion of possible multi-fault ruptures, where earthquakes are no longer confined to separate, individual faults, […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal You won’t see members of the state Transportation Department’s board of directors backing a bill to increase the speed limit on rural Nevada interstate highways to 85 mph. Fearing that encouraging a study of where higher speed limits would be feasible sends the wrong message about safe driving, […]
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By Kathryn Reed A van in front of the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center rarely leaves the premise. However, that doesn’t mean seniors don’t have any place to go. “I don’t care who owns it and I don’t care who provides it, they just need the service,” City Manager Nancy Kerry told Lake Tahoe News. […]
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By Brad Branan, Sacramento Bee Most people elected to special district boards receive no compensation to oversee the agencies that provide services such as water or local park maintenance. But some district directors receive annual salaries approaching $20,000 and health benefits for a position that has few requirements besides preparing for and attending meetings. Of […]
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By Associated Press CARSON CITY — Rep. Mark Amodei says Nevada lawmakers have nothing to fear from working with the federal government on sage grouse preservation efforts. Amodei assured a joint session of the Nevada Legislature on Monday evening that federal authorities were dedicated to helping preserve endangered sage grouse environments throughout the state. The […]
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By Jason Hildago, Reno Gazette-Journal Tracy Holland of Sparks built a career that was hewn in steel. For the last 28 years, the 52-year-old iron worker counted on construction as his signature trade, helping create the bones of projects such as Aces Ballpark and the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center at the University of Nevada, Reno. Holland […]
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By Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal An undisclosed number of former Caesars Entertainment Corp. employees have lost their retirement income because of the casino company’s bankruptcy restructuring of its largest operating division. The retired employees were notified by the company through a form letter/memorandum that was sent Jan. 15, the same day Caesars Entertainment Operating […]
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A 24-year-old Tahoe City man was killed Saturday after he was ejected from the vehicle he was riding in. Daniel Koenig was pronounced dead at the scene. Kelley Smith, 23, of Tahoe City was arrested March 7 at 2:20am on driving under the influence charges and booked into the jail in Auburn. He sustained cuts […]
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The body of a Carson City man who had been missing since Feb. 25 was found this weekend by hikers. Hikers on March 8 came across a vehicle with a deceased man inside. He has been identified as Bruce Hutter, 62. Douglas County sheriff’s deputies said there is no immediate cause of death. An autopsy […]
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