Three South Lake Tahoe gang members were arrested in connection with a home robbery, with a fourth suspect still at-large. The victim, whose name is not being released, reported the Oct. 11 crime to police officers on Oct. 13. “They entered the victim’s residence, assaulted him – no weapons were used – and took several […]
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Two people were hurt Saturday afternoon in a head-on collision in Kings Beach. Alexander M. Bell, 30, of Kings Beach, crossed into oncoming traffic Oct. 18 on Highway 28, according to the California Highway Patrol. His vehicle collided with a vehicle driven by John M. McKnight, 68, of Carnelian Bay. Both men were airlifted to Renown […]
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A motorcyclist was seriously injured Monday after being hit by an alleged drunken driver in Truckee. The collision occurred Oct. 20 at 7:02pm at the intersection of Brockway and Highway 267. Highfield has one prior DUI conviction and is on court probation for DUI. The name of the 32-year-old Truckee resident riding the motorcycle has not […]
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By Tony Bizjakt, Sacramento Bee Faced with public concern about the risks of crude oil shipments, the Union Pacific railroad last month boosted its rail inspection program on mountain passes in California and the West, dispatching high-tech vehicles with lasers to check tracks for imperfections. UP officials say they have leased two rail inspection vehicles, […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee The ski industry generated $564.5 million worth of economic impact on Lake Tahoe’s economy last season, according to a study by San Francisco State University. The study of the 2013-14 ski season comes as the Tahoe region struggles with a long slide in tourism, the result of the rise of […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee CARLSBAD — Along this patch of the Pacific Ocean, welders and pipefitters nearly outnumber the surfers and sunbathers. Within sight of the crashing waves, the laborers are assembling what some hope will make water scarcity a thing of the past. They are building the Carlsbad Desalination Project, which will convert […]
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By Kimberly Pierceall, AP Caesars Entertainment said Friday it is prepared to start formal discussions with some of its bank lenders as it works to reduce its debt and stave off what some see as near certain bankruptcy. In a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the casino company announced that it has reached […]
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By Steve Morre, Las Vegas Review-Journal An advisory task force to oversee Nevada’s preparations for Ebola is being organized to ensure plans are in place to contain the deadly virus in the event of an exposure in the state, Nevada Chief Medical Officer Tracey Green said Friday. An Ebola tool kit is available online with information about […]
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By Michael B. Marois, Bloomberg California voters are being asked to lighten criminal penalties for low-level drug possession and nonviolent thefts such as shoplifting, to help ease crowding in the state’s prisons. Support for the ballot initiative is uniting billionaires on opposite ends of the political spectrum, from financier George Soros and Netflix Inc. Chief […]
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By Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee A search is under way for a man who Friday morning shot at an El Dorado County sheriff’s deputy. At about 8am Oct. 17, the deputy contacted a man near Cable Road in Camino. A struggle began with the 6 feet 2 inch 225 pound man. The man then retrieved […]
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