Three people have been arrested in connection with the November 2006 murder of El Dorado County resident Tobias Kaiser. Eric Mehlmauer of Placerville was arraigned Jan. 20 on first degree murder charges and Ronald Garcia of Sacramento was arraigned on accessory after the fact.” Brian Daly was also arrested as part of this investigation but has […]
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By Taylor Goldenstein, Los Angeles Times Drought, fire-suppression techniques and changes in land use have made California forests denser with smaller trees and more susceptible to fast-moving wildfires, a study to be released Tuesday has found. Researchers at UC Berkeley, UC Davis and the U.S. Geological Survey compared tree surveys conducted between 1929 and 1936 […]
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By Kathryn Reed While there hasn’t been much snow to clear from roads this winter, crews in the Lake Tahoe Basin have been busy putting brine on streets when the threat of weather has been in the forecast. This salt-water solution that is designed to prevent icing on the roads leaves a white film behind. […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee The Nevada businessman facing charges in the CalPERS bribery case apparently shot himself to death with a 9mm semiautomatic handgun. Reno police released new details in the death of Alfred Villalobos, 71, who died about a month before he was due to go on trial in California on charges of […]
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By Randall Hackley, Bloomberg International conflict and water crises lead the list of top 10 global risks, according to a survey by the World Economic Forum ahead of this week’s meeting in Davos. The 2015 report published last week highlighted the most significant threats expected over the next decade, according to almost 900 WEF members […]
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By Denny Walsh and Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee Eric McDavid was running late for his interview Wednesday, unavoidably delayed when a detective asked to chat with him after he stopped at the Placer County Sheriff’s Office to register as an arsonist. After nine years in federal custody, McDavid, 37, had been out of prison just […]
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By Kathryn Reed TRUCKEE – Gated communities with manicured golf courses and spas – home to people who may have multiple addresses. A couple miles away much lower end housing inhabited with people living check-to-check. While this dichotomy of the haves and barely hanging ons seems to becoming the norm throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin, […]
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By Kyle Roerink, Las Vegas Sun In his third and most ambitious State of the State speech, Gov. Brian Sandoval unveiled a litany of education initiatives and tax reforms he wants the Legislature to tackle in the upcoming session. He set the stage for a session that will harbor intense debates about Nevada’s outdated revenue […]
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By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun When the largest operating division of casino giant Caesars Entertainment filed for bankruptcy protection on Thursday, it was just the most recent piece of what has already been an intense and controversial path toward financial restructuring. Expect more drama as the process moves forward. For years, Caesars has struggled […]
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By Mark Glover, Sacramento Bee The Lake Tahoe real estate market continued its post-recession improvement last year, according to Nevada-based Chase International. The 2014 median sales price of a Lake Tahoe home increased 7 percent year-over-year to $475,000; the average price was $807,088, up 4 percent from the previous year. Unit sales, however, were down […]
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