By Kathryn Reed Douglas County voters clearly want Ron Pierini to be sheriff. Assuming he carries the momentum he had Tuesday into November, he will continue on as sheriff. With 100 percent of the precincts reporting June 10, Pierini dominated his opponents by tallying 69.36 percent of the votes with 6,335 votes. David Brady had […]
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By Stephen Magagnini, Sacramento Bee Next month, the largest gambling emporium in Sacramento County will open in a long-dormant shopping center on Antelope Road off Interstate 80 in Citrus Heights. Kings Casino LLC of San Diego has invested $15 million in the Stones Gambling Hall, a double-barreled complex with two card rooms and a Wild […]
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By Jennifer Medina, New York Times LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday that teacher tenure laws deprive students of their constitutional right to an education, a decision that hands teachers’ unions a major defeat in a landmark case that overturns several California laws that govern the way teachers are hired […]
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The West Shore’s Glenridge Water Company’s water tank has been prone to vandalism, with the latest coming late last month. Dry sticks and logs were placed against and all around the water tank to create a campfire in the woods. The area is extremely dry and this kind of activity could lead to a catastrophic […]
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By Eli Segall, Las Vegas Sun After years of court battles, Las Vegas alcohol distributor Larry Ruvo’s company has been awarded more than $5 million from a competitor that was found to have illegally undercut him. But whether Ruvo, who also has a place in Glenbrook, collects all of his court-ordered payments is another issue. […]
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By Susan Wood Nevada Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki may serve his last day on the job come January, but it will always be Labor Day in which he made the most lasting impression on former state official Sue Wagner. Fourteen years ago on that day, Wagner narrowly survived a plane crash with Krolicki while campaigning […]
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Vernon “Cody” Mathews, 23, has not been heard from since June 6. Mathews was dropped off at the family cabin in the Ice House area June 4. His mother spoke with him via telephone June 6 just before he went for a hike. Mathews was staying at the cabin alone. He has no vehicle and […]
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Two people died and three were injured in an accident on the Geiger Grade that involved three motorcycles. The accident occurred June 7 just after 9am on Highway 341 approximately 2½ miles south of the Highway 395 junction. Nevada Highway Patrol troopers said a 2001 orange Harley Davidson driven by James L. Wood, 68, along […]
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By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times Most Californians surveyed say the statewide drought has had little or no impact on their daily lives, and a majority oppose the suspension of environmental protections or large-scale public spending to boost water supplies, a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll has found. Although 89 percent characterize the drought […]
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Placer County has released the final environmental impact report for the Northstar Mountain Master Plan. On-mountain improvements include upgrading existing ski lifts, widening existing ski trails, replacing and adding ski lifts and ski trails; and infrastructure to accommodate these features including on-mountain skier service facilities and upgrades, snowmaking facilities, utilities and seasonal spur roadways. In […]
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