The body of man who had been missing for nearly 48 hours was recovered from the South Fork American River on Monday afternoon by El Dorado County search and rescue team members. Raymond Nocon, 32, of Folsom had been rafting with a friend when both went in the water and became separated about 9pm Aug. […]
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By Christopher Mims, Wall Street Journal Sometimes, like the moments leading up to when a police officer decides to shoot someone, transparency is an unalloyed good. And especially lately, technology has progressed to a point that it makes this kind of transparency not just possible, but routine. So it is in Rialto, where the entire […]
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The Boca Fire east of Boca Dam had grown to 75 acres as of 6pm Aug. 18. The forward progress of the fire has been stopped and there is no threat to Truckee, according to officials. The fire is burning away from Truckee. The fire initially made a run up the slopes east of Boca. […]
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By Ned Resnikoff, MSNBC Hungry students don’t enter the on-campus food pantry at New York’s LaGuardia Community College; instead they sit in an office in the college’s financial services center while a staff member or volunteer runs upstairs to get their food, bringing them unmarked grocery bags to take home. Little more than an unlabeled […]
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South Tahoe Public Utility District customers in the States Street area of South Lake Tahoe are without water this morning. This is because of an emergency line shutdown. STPUD hopes to have service resorted by 12:30pm Aug. 18. Also without water is the Tahoe Meadows area. Crew have been working in this area off Tahoe […]
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Human remains were discovered in a field Sunday on the West Slope. El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies said an autopsy will be conducted to determine the identity of the woman and cause of death. A person walking by the field southeast of Missouri Flat Road near Highway 50 in Placerville found the remains Aug. 17 […]
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Two Bay Area brothers were in the plane that crashed just short of the Swansboro Airport near Placerville on Saturday night. Killed on impact was Perry Nieland, 52, of San Jose. Richard Nieland, 55, of San Jose was injured when the Starduster biplane went down Aug. 16 about 7pm. It is unknown who was piloting […]
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By Susan Wood With a mere 3 inches of snowmelt adding to the level of Lake Tahoe this year, the dire trickle-down effect of the drought on recreational outlets like Lake Tahoe Balloons has not been overinflated. By the time the anticipated lake level for Tahoe reaches its natural rim of 6,223 feet by mid-October, […]
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By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee An argument blisters amid the weathered storefronts of old Placerville. It boils down to this: When is a traffic circle just a circle? And when is it a conspiracy? Voters in the town of 10,500 residents are going to the polls in November to decide on a local initiative that […]
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By Keith Ridler, AP BOISE, Idaho – Drones flying over wildfires could lead to firefighter injuries and force retardant bombers to be called off, wildfire managers say. At least three drones have flown within or near restricted airspace intended for wildfire fighting aircraft so far this year, the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise announced […]
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