By Patti Neighmond, NPR When it comes to teenage drinking, the typical venue is a party — where some teens play drinking games and binge. It may surprise you to learn that the majority of parents are aware that alcohol is flowing at these events. On any given weekend, some teenagers receive three to four […]
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By Eli Segall, Las Vegas Sun Mortgage fraud is rising nationally and remains more active in Nevada than in almost every other state, a report shows. Some 74 percent of U.S. home loans last year involved some kind of fraud or misrepresentation on the application, up from 69 percent in 2012 and 61 percent in […]
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By Kathryn Reed Plans are drawn, permits are being sought and the construction bid process is under way for what will be a memorial at Happy Homestead Cemetery for veterans and public safety. “We are trying to make it as good as Arlington or better,” cemetery manager Mike Warren told Lake Tahoe News. It will […]
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A Truckee eighth-grader was stopped Tuesday morning by police officers when he got off the bus at school because they had been tipped that the youth had a gun in his backpack. “(The 14-year-old) had brought a .40-caliber semiautomatic handgun to the campus (Monday) during school hours. The student had the handgun in his backpack […]
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By Evan Halper, Los Angeles Times Tucked deep inside the 1,603-page federal spending measure is a provision that effectively ends the federal government’s prohibition on medical marijuana and signals a major shift in drug policy. The bill’s passage over the weekend marks the first time Congress has approved nationally significant legislation backed by legalization advocates. […]
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By Associated Press Caesars Entertainment Corp. on Monday missed a $225 million interest payment it owes some of its creditors, giving the company 30 days to pay it or default. A company official said in a financial filing that the company wouldn’t pay the $225 million its debt-heavy operations division owes because it was still […]
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A fire Sunday night caused more than $30,000 in damage to a South Lake Tahoe cabin. An electrical outlet shorted out, Fire Chief Jeff Meston told Lake Tahoe News. All of the contents and the second floor of the Marjorie Street house were destroyed Dec. 14. The bottom level is still livable. Lake Valley and […]
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The man accused of starting the devastating King Fire near Pollock Pines in September has been indicted on one felony charge. Wayne Allen Huntsman was arraigned Dec. 15 in El Dorado County Superior Court in Placerville. Huntsman’s attorney filed a motion to recuse the judge. A trial setting conference is scheduled for Jan. 23 with Judge […]
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By Kathryn Reed Despite a multi-year drought, the amount of groundwater in the basin is still more than what is extracted every year — at least for now. But overdrafting – the name for when more groundwater is used compared to what is replenished – is a problem in the Central Valley. When overdrafting occurs […]
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By Shelly Banjo and Sara Germano, Wall Street Journal OCONOMOWOC, Wis.— Elisabeth Hoffman and fiancé Josh Loeser paused by a display of artfully decorated cakes and pastries while shopping recently at a Pick ‘n Save grocery store here. But after a split second of interest, their expressions faded. “They’re not on the list,” said Hoffman, […]
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