By By Alexa Capeloto, Columbia Journalism Review Navigating government bureaucracy is painful, but filing Freedom of Information requests can be downright torturous—for journalists and members of the public alike. Requests might be ignored, bounced around, pegged with impossible price tags, or subject to other machinations while requestors wait (and wait) for a response. Save a […]
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By Associated Press LAGUNA BEACH — Personal information about more than 18.5 million Californians was hacked, stolen or otherwise exposed last year and as many as one-third of those people will become victims of fraud, California Attorney General Kamala Harris said Tuesday in a report on data breaches in the nation’s biggest state. Retailers, banks, […]
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El Dorado Savings Bank’s third quarter profits were 17 percent than a year ago. The Placerville-based bank, which has branches in South Lake Tahoe reported profits this week of $2,704,532. Earnings for the first nine months of this year total $8,606,106, compared to $6,145,993 in 2013. CEO George L. Cook, Jr. attributes this to strong performance of the […]
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By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County supervisors are not ready to sign-off on the Meyers Area Plan. Instead, they want the community to weigh in at one more public meeting. The Meyers issue was the main item on board’s agenda during their annual meeting in Lake Tahoe on Oct. 28. It was clear the supervisors, […]
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While the state gaming numbers were down in September compared to 2013, in Stateline they were up. The Nevada Gaming Control Board released the figures Oct. 28. The statewide win was $901.7 million last month. This is a decrease of 5.96 percent from last year. At Stateline, the win was $23.8 million, an increase of […]
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By Dee-Ann Durbin, AP DETROIT — Once a hulking symbol of American excess, sport utility vehicles are quickly becoming the world’s favorite way to get around. It’s a surprising rebirth for a vehicle that was the subject of obituaries when gas prices spiked in 2008. Automakers won back customers by making smaller, more fuel-efficient SUVs […]
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By Jackie Valley, Las Vegas Sun When most people think of domestic abuse, they picture the victim as a young woman. But here’s the reality: The abused person very well could be a wealthy neighbor who keeps the beatings a secret for fear of social repercussions. Or the quiet husband who’s ashamed to admit his […]
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By Kathryn Reed Where has the money gone? Why was the maintenance deferred? How can people be expected to pay more? Those were just a few of the questions asked Oct. 27 by some of the approximately 30 customers of Lukins Brothers Water Company. The meeting at Lake Tahoe Airport was an opportunity for people […]
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A South Lake Tahoe man was arrested Monday in connection with the Oct. 23 burglary at the Trailhead Lodge. The theft at the South Lake Tahoe motel occurred after business hours in the locked, unattended front lobby. Surveillance footage shows the suspect entering the lobby by forcing open the locked front door and stealing money from the […]
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By Peter Whoriskey and Dan Keating, Washington Post More than a million times a year, a terminally ill patient in the United States is enrolled in hospice care. Each time, the family confronts a decision that, while critical, often must be made almost blindly: Which hospice to hire? A boom in the industry allows patients […]
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