David Griffith Osborne — aka the Fedora Bandit — was sentenced today to nine years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for three counts of armed bank robbery. The 75-year-old former Carson City resident earlier this year pleaded guilty to several bank robberies. He robbed: Bank of the West, 2160 […]
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By Katherine Mangan, Chronicle of Higher Education The graduation gap between minority and white college students is slowly narrowing, and the campuses having the most success aren’t necessarily the wealthiest or most selective, according to a new report by the Education Trust. “Colleges that decide student success is the No. 1 priority have been able […]
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By Andrew Doughman, Las Vegas Sun Call it the Jerry Maguire theory of budgeting. At a time when large wildfires have charred wide swathes of land in both Northern and Southern Nevada, the state’s forestry division faces millions of dollars of cuts in federal fire prevention grants and has little recourse but to go to […]
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By Paul Gabrielsen, Santa Cruz Sentinel An employee gathering carts from a sunny parking lot of a Santa Cruz Safeway said shoppers are warming up to the city’s new ban on single-use plastic bags. But some still miss the bags’ convenience. “Wrong thing to do,” said a middle-aged man of the ban. “But they’re killing […]
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A bicyclist and skateboarder from South Lake Tahoe were injured Wednesday when they collided near Stateline. Steven Magelssen, 20, was unconscious when police and paramedics arrived at Highway 50 and Heavenly Village Way at 8:30pm July 17. Officers said Magelssen, who was on the bike, regained consciousness and lost it a few times before he […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe would like Peter Darvas to start with a new canvas. Darvas would rather work with the outline he has. In September 2012, Darvas’ sprawling house on Pioneer Trail and April Drive was destroyed by fire. Flames also engulfed the house next door on April. Today the neighbors have a […]
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By Melody Gutierrez, Sacramento Bee California license plates could get a high-tech makeover with a digital screen and wireless capabilities as part of a Senate bill making its way through the Legislature. Senate Bill 806 authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to create a pilot program at no cost to the state with as many […]
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By Fox News Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt and the attorneys general of 11 other states sued the Environmental Protection Agency Tuesday, demanding that the agency turn over documents the states allege will show the agency cooperates with environmental groups as part of a “sue and settle” legal strategy to develop regulations. The lawsuit, filed […]
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By Alexandra Sifferlin, Time Diabetes, obesity and elevated blood pressure typically emerge in middle-age, but more young children are showing signs of chronic conditions that may take a toll on their health. The latest report on the trend, from researchers at Harvard Medical School found that children and adolescents are increasingly suffering from elevated blood […]
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By Brian Hickey, KCRA-TV Record dry and warm weather across California has put the state in a severe drought, according to the National Weather Service. Earlier this week the California State Water Resources Board issued a “Notice of Surface Water Shortage for 2013.” The document warned that some water rights holders may see their diversion […]
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