The King Fire burning east of Pollock Pines is 98 percent contained, having burned 97,718 acres mostly in the Eldorado National Forest. Full containment is now expected Oct. 5. Most of the work by the more than 2,000 people on the fire is mop up and repair. Today firefighters will continue suppression tactics in the […]
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By Jon Ortiz, Sacramento Bee While state firefighters have battled the epic King Fire west of Lake Tahoe, their union has been struggling with a political question: What can they expect financially in the future from Gov. Jerry Brown? CalFire is in the midst of voting on an agreement with Brown to amend the union’s current contract. The […]
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By Stephanie Hull, KRCR-TV KESWICK — Shasta County Deputies arrested five people after they allegedly tried to rob a marijuana grow Thursday afternoon. Those arrested were Adam Wert, 34, of Redding; Angela Wert, 33, of Lake Tahoe; Nora Hunter, 32, of Redding; Sean Vallodon, 43, of Redding; and George Howard, 51, of Redding. Deputies received a […]
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The King Fire, which is still not completely under control east of Pollock Pines, has blackened 97,718 acres of forest. The increase in acreage is from burning inside the perimeter. Firefighters have completed a line on two of the last three large areas of active fire near the fire’s perimeter. Today firefighters will focus on […]
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By Steve Gorman, Reuters LOS ANGELES — California forestry officials have opened an inquiry into a life-threatening ordeal faced by 12 firefighters who were nearly engulfed by flames in the Sierra Nevada last month before a helicopter pilot flew to the scene and led them to safety. The team had already crawled into foil-lined personal fire […]
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By Associated Press LAS VEGAS — A Nevada inmate serving two life sentences in the 1989 killing of a California real estate agent has died in prison. Nevada Department of Corrections officials say 67-year-old John Colwell died of a chronic medical condition Oct. 1 in High Desert State Prison. Clark County coroner’s officials were called, and […]
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By AP SACRAMENTO — California officials are urging residents and businesses to keep conserving water as the state ends another extremely dry “water year” with no guarantee the coming year will be any wetter. The 2014 water year that ended Tuesday was one of the driest on record, with the state getting less than 60 […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News asked the two El Dorado County District 5 supervisor candidates a series of questions. All are the same except for one that is specific to each candidate. The responses are being run in the order LTN received them. Name: Kenny Curtzwiler Profession/work experience: Room service waiter at Sahara Tahoe – […]
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The King Fire is at 94 percent containment. Crews on Oct. 1 spent time suppressing isolated heat sources south of the Rubicon River on the west flank, but the acreage burned remains at 97,099. Full containment is expected Oct. 4. Helicopters were on scene to stop further spread. The heat and dry weather is causing […]
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By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun Nongaming revenue isn’t just crucial to the success of casino-resorts now — in fact, it’s always been “the story,” Las Vegas mogul Steve Wynn said in a speech this week. Wynn delivered a keynote address to a packed crowd at the first full day of the Global Gaming Expo, […]
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