By Joyce M. Rosenberg, AP NEW YORK — If you’re looking for signs that the U.S. economy is growing and that the job market is improving, just talk to small business owners. After cutting back on spending for years, people are splurging again. That’s evident at Lady M Cake Boutiques. Revenue is up 40 percent […]
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By David Goldman, CNN Google and Microsoft have joined a growing chorus of businesses that oppose Marriott’s attempt to block guests’ Wi-Fi hotspots in their hotel rooms. Marriott and the hotel lobby American Hospitality & Lodging Association asked the FCC this summer to allow hotels to deploy equipment that prevents people from turning their phones […]
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By Abbie VanSickle, Center for Investigative Reporting Americans are nearly twice as likely to die from suicide by firearm as they are to be killed by someone else with a firearm, contributing to a rising suicide rate in this country, according to a new study published in the Annual Review of Public Health. Suicides accounted […]
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By Joyce Tsaijtsai, San Jose Mercury News A growing national consciousness on the dangers of food allergies is reflected in a state law that goes into effect Jan. 1, recommending schools keep vital medication on hand to prevent student deaths. The Emergency Epinephrine Auto-injector Act, which was passed in September, recommends that at least one […]
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By Charles Piller, Sacramento Bee The search for a 77-year-old Citrus Heights man ended Thursday night when he was located in Truckee, according to Citrus Heights police officers. A family member had reported James Mengel was missing as of 11:30pm Wednesday. Citrus Heights police Sgt. Nicole Garing said his family believed Mengel was driving alone. […]
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By Barbara Barte Osborn, Sacramento Bee Placer County health officials on Wednesday warned that a nationwide outbreak of listeriosis associated with commercially produced caramel apples may have extended locally. Initial reports indicate that an El Dorado County resident recovering from listeriosis probably acquired the illness from a caramel apple purchased at a retail store in […]
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A South Lake Tahoe man was arrested Dec. 25 in conjunction with a burglary in the Al Tahoe area of South Lake Tahoe. People renting a vacation house on Fresno Avenue were awakened about 6:30am to a man rummaging through their belongings. He allegedly entered through a second story sliding glass door. He ran out […]
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Three meetings are scheduled for January to discuss the Highway 89/Fanny Bridge Community Revitalization Project in Tahoe City. Comments will be accepted through Feb. 17. The proposed project aims to improve traffic congestion at the intersection of highways 28 and 89 in Tahoe City and address the long-term structural integrity of Fanny Bridge over the […]
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By Associated Press The prizes will no doubt be plenty but so will the competition when the 46th annual World Series of Poker returns for 49 days next year. The premier poker tournament with more than 60 separate events produced by Caesars Entertainment is returning May 27 to July 14 to the Rio All-Suite Hotel […]
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Updated 9:30am: Five condominium units in Kings Beach were damaged Dec. 24 by fire, smoke or water. “The fire went through the attic. We’re not sure how it started,” Dave Zaski with North Tahoe Fire Protection District told Lake Tahoe News. “It took us a while to chase the fire around.” The blaze at 9200 […]
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