By Laurel Rosenhall, Sacramento Bee Following a spate of ethical problems at the Capitol, a group of California lawmakers Thursday proposed a set of bills they say will change the way they do business. In recent months, two senators have taken leaves of absence to fight criminal charges, and two Sacramento lobbying firms paid record-setting […]
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By Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times U.S. government forecasters say odds are increasing that El Niño, an ocean-warming pattern that alters weather across the globe, will develop later this year. Conditions in the eastern tropical Pacific have shifted enough that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday activated its alert system to issue an […]
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By Kira Terry, Las Vegas Review-Journal A Gallup Well-Being poll released last week shows Nevada among the top three states with the lowest obesity rates with an average of 21.1 percent obesity. Nevada comes in as the third lowest in the nation, falling just behind Colorado at 20.4 percent and Montana at 19.6 percent. Gallup […]
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By George Warren, Channel 10 As El Dorado County Supervisor Ray Nutting prepares to stand trial next month on multiple felony charges stemming from his alleged misuse of state grant money, he’s apparently found time to target the two elected officials who put him in the predicament. Two candidates filed papers this week to run […]
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By Diana Lambert and Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee Young teachers have become far more scarce in California classrooms after school districts slashed their budgets to survive the recession. From 2008 to 2013, California saw a 40 percent drop in teachers with less than six years’ experience, according to a Sacramento Bee review of state data. […]
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An argument on private property escalated to the point a gun was drawn Saturday morning. South Lake Tahoe police officers said John Runnels saw a guy walk across his auto lot at the Y and then they got into an argument. Then the suspect allegedly shoved Runnels to the ground. Runnels, who has a concealed […]
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An argument on private property escalated to the point a gun was drawn Saturday morning. South Lake Tahoe police officers said John Runnels saw a guy walk across his auto lot at the Y and then they got into an argument. Then the suspect allegedly shoved Runnels to the ground. Runnels, who has a concealed […]
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By Christopher Cadelago, Sacramento Bee Republican Art Moore filed paperwork Friday to challenge veteran GOP Rep. Tom McClintock, casting himself as a pragmatic supporter of limited government with roots in the foothill-based 4th Congressional District. Moore said it’s clear that the federal government is not working for the district, which he believes should be represented […]
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By Kathryn Reed Voters will have a slew of decisions to make in June during the primary election. The deadline to file for office for El Dorado County was March 7 at 5pm. That was the same for Placer County. However, for Placer the date is extended to March 12 if an incumbent has not […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe has agreed to pay Leigh-Ellen Yarbrough $49,500 in what it calls a breach of contract case. Her attorney says it was much more than that. City Attorney Tom Watson said he had little to do with the case because it was handled by outside counsel and he was new […]
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