By David Bienick, KCRA High above the Sierra Nevada mountains, scientists on board a propeller plane wear oxygen masks as they stare at computer screens. When they pull a cord, a door in the belly of the plane slides open and reveals a large lens. As the plane reaches a certain point above Yosemite National […]
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By Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee Three people have been arrested in the stabbing death three weeks ago of an El Dorado County man. On Feb. 3, El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence in the 3200 block of Sand Ridge Road in unincorporated Placerville where they found the body of 55-year-old Pete Thomas. […]
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A jury this week found an El Dorado County man guilty of three felony counts of first-degree residential burglary and two counts of attempted burglary. Bradley Zaun, 27, went a on a drug-induced crime spree in October and November 2013 between Single Springs and Pollock Pines. El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office called him a […]
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By Haley Sweetland Edwards, Time If you had wandered late last year into Matthew Tosiello’s third-grade science class at Abingdon Elementary School in Virginia, you would have encountered an army of frogs. Origami frogs, that is–palm-size critters made of green index cards, each equipped with a tongue made of either masking tape or water-sodden paper. […]
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By Charisse Jones, USA Today Boosted by the strengthening U.S. economy, Marriott International Inc. posted a $197 million profit in the last three months of 2014, 30 percent more than during that quarter in 2013. The hotel company’s earnings of 68 cents per share was a 39 percent improvement over earnings during that period the […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – A 6,000- to 7,500-seat indoor-outdoor event center on the South Shore is gaining traction. The South Tahoe Alliance of Resorts has put up $100,000 for feasibility and blight studies for the project. The blight study is because it would be considered a redevelopment project. Within the next few months a […]
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An El Dorado County resident was sentenced Feb. 19 to 12.5 years in prison for possession of child pornography. According to court documents, Nicholas Robert Bowen, 63, of Grizzly Flats and a female companion were arrested by Davis police officers after the female was caught exposing herself to 10- to 12-year-old boys while Bowen filmed the […]
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By Allen Young, Sacramento Business Journal California’s legislative analyst on Tuesday proposed a new system for funding school facilities: grants to districts based on enrollment. The grants would be adjusted depending on local resources. The state would require schools to adopt five-year accountability plans. The report addresses an issue that is critical not only to public […]
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By Fenit Nirappil, AP As the California drought drags on, water officials are considering expanding mandatory outdoor water restrictions on homeowners and adding new limits on restaurants, hotels and decorative fountains. At an informational meeting Tuesday, the State Water Resources Control Board also appeared ready to extend existing rules imposed last summer to boost water […]
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By Tim Hearden, Capital Press SACRAMENTO — After a fierce mid-February storm system kept most areas near or above their normal seasonal rainfall totals, Northern California could be in for a wet March. A weak system coming down from Canada this weekend could provide some mountain rain while helping to break down the high-pressure ridge over […]
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