Caltrans will soon begin some unusual work to raise the vertical clearance of nine structures in Placer County that cross Interstate 80. The overcrossings include eight vehicle bridges and one railroad trestles from the Brace Road overcrossing in Loomis to the Magra Road overcrossing east of Colfax. The vertical clearance of these structures is being […]
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By Joel Rosenblatt, Bloomberg Google Inc., the world’s largest Internet-search provider, is seeking to black out portions of a transcript from a public court hearing that includes information on how it mines data from personal emails. Google, fighting a lawsuit claiming its interception of emails amounts to illegal wiretapping, asked U.S. District Judge Lucy H. […]
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By Kathryn Reed KINGS BEACH – If State Parks, California Tahoe Conservancy and North Tahoe Public Utility District officials cannot find a way to work together in a manner that residents can live with, it’s possible state legislation will resolve the issue. State Sen. Ted Gaines, R-Roseville, said in the next week he wants all […]
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By Nextgov Facing international pressure, the U.S. government has agreed to give up control over important technical aspects of the Internet. The Commerce Department will no longer oversee the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers, a nonprofit group that manages the Internet’s address system. Larry Strickling, the assistant secretary of Commerce for communications and […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee A Nevada man is in El Dorado County jail, accused of attempted murder after he allegedly held a gun to a teenager’s head and threatened to kill him. Sheriff’s deputies responded to the 2900 block of Spruce Street in Pollock Pines on Wednesday evening regarding a report of shots fired […]
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Douglas County is looking to have Larry Werner be the interim county manager when Steve Mokrohisky leaves in April. The commissioners on March 20 directed staff to work out a contract with Werner. Werner retired last year as manager of Carson City. He is also a former public works director for Douglas County. Peckham & […]
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More rabid skunks have turned up in El Dorado County. The number is at seven. “While it isn’t unusual to find animals that test positive for rabies in California, the reporting seems early and the activity higher compared to previous years for our county. We aren’t sure if more skunks are active due to the […]
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By Kathryn Reed It doesn’t matter if one is on the street or the beach, the area near the Alta Mira building in South Lake Tahoe is not visually appealing. At lake level there is a large pipe coming out of the bluff that is delivering water into Lake Tahoe. At curbside the structure blocks […]
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A two-car accident on Highway 50 in front of the Lakeridge development near Glenbrook sent five people to the hospital. The March 20 collision occurred about 7:30pm. Traffic was affected for a couple hours. Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper John Jessee told Lake Tahoe News that a white 4Runner driven by a 16-year-old Stateline boy “failed […]
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By Richard Knox, NPR When sweeping new advice on preventing heart attacks and strokes came out last November, it wasn’t clear how many more Americans should be taking daily statin pills to lower their risk. A new analysis provides an answer: a whole lot. Nearly 13 million more, to be precise. If the guidelines were […]
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