By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee Living like a high roller right to the bitter end, Alfred Villalobos had himself chauffeured to the shooting range where police say he killed himself last month, putting a bullet through his head. The man accused of bribing the chief executive of California’s giant public pension fund was staying at […]
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A rock slide at Cave Rock has closed the west bound lanes of Highway 50. A vehicle came across the slide at 10:41pm Feb. 7, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol. No one was injured. Crews are on the scene. It is not known when the road will reopen. Eastbound lanes are not affected. — […]
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By David Shepardson, Detroit News A government study released late Friday found no evidence that marijuana use leads to a higher risk of getting into a traffic crash. But safety advocates believe it is still dangerous to drive after smoking significant amounts of marijuana, and the government plans more testing. The National Highway Traffic Safety […]
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Updated 5:45pm: A fire burning near Mammoth has consumed at least 40 structures and 7,000 acres. It is 50 percent contained. The Round Fire is burning west of Highway 395 at the Sherwin Grade. The communities of Paradise (not the one by Chico) and Swall Meadows are under a mandatory evacuation. Fire officials said significant […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe businesses with contaminants at their businesses that could reach Lake Tahoe via a storm drain are soon going to face stricter scrutiny. The city is developing a commercial stormwater program that will affect 188 businesses – 12 gas stations, 33 automotive related businesses, 141 restaurants and two industrial enterprises. […]
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By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun Caesars Entertainment’s next chief executive left his last job after revelations of accounting problems at his company and calls for his resignation from some investors. Mark Frissora, the Caesars CEO-designate who formerly headed the rental car company Hertz, now wades into another financially fraught corporate environment. The largest operating […]
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By Richard Chang, Sacramento Bee At least two people are being tested for measles in Placer County, public health officials confirmed Thursday. Robert Oldham, public health officer for Placer County, said the pending cases aren’t any cause for alarm. Measles tests, he said, are constantly being conducted because doctors across the state are carefully watching […]
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Radio Shack’s bankruptcy filing this week is affecting Lake Tahoe. The Incline Village Radio Shack store is on the list to be closed. The South Lake Tahoe store is one of the 1,750 that will remain open. The stores staying open are expected to become co-branded Sprint stores. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this […]
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A jury on Feb. 5 found a Round Hill woman guilty of shooting her husband to death a year ago. Harry Leibel, 64, died of a single gunshot wound on Feb. 23, 2014, at the couple’s home. At first Tatiana Leibel, 51, told authorities her husband shot himself. Jurors on Thursday found her guilty of […]
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By Associated Press A Utah congressman is reviving an effort to ban online gambling throughout the United States. Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz reintroduced his Restoration of America’s Wire Act bill on Wednesday. The measure would reverse the Justice Department’s 2011 decision allowing online gambling with the exception of sports betting. It’s identical to one he […]
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