By Kathryn Reed “No vacancy” signs, traffic on the roads midweek, parking lots full. All of these are indicators of an economy that is on the rebound. There are days, construction aside, when one cannot drive as fast they would like. Even the increase in bikes and pedestrians is slowing down the normal pace. It […]
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Update 11:30pm: The Bison Fire has grown to 1,400 acres, with approximately 15 percent containment. No structures have been damaged and no injuries reported. The fire has moved from the previously threatened structures. Approximately 220 firefighters are working this blaze. Air support has been suspended for the night. Hand crews will monitor the fire through […]
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At least one person was taken to Barton Memorial Hospital on Thursday afternoon after a fight broke out at ski beach on the South Shore. A U.S. Forest Service K-9 unit took a suspect down. That is the person who was taken to the hospital. The extent of the injuries is unknown. This is the […]
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An El Dorado County sheriff’s deputy shot a gun out of a man’s hand just before midnight Wednesday. Deputies were called out July 3 to investigate a report of a man brandishing a small handgun and threatening people who had refused to give him a ride to the Raley’s Market in El Dorado Hills. Deputies […]
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Three people were flown to a Reno hospital Thursday morning after two vehicles collided head-on in Carson City. The accident occurred on Highway 50 near Flint Street about about 11:43am July 4. Nevada Highway Patrol officers have not released the names of the victims. The two occupants of the Kia received serious injuries, while the […]
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By Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee The number of cases of chlamydia and gonorrhea, the two most common sexually-transmitted diseases, rose in Placer, El Dorado and Yolo counties from 2011 to 2012, part of a steady, statewide jump, state figures show. For Chlamydia, El Dorado County saw a 20 percent increase in cases from 2011 to […]
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Douglas County School District will provide full-day kindergarten at all seven of its elementary schools for the 2013-14 school year. Full-day kindergarten was implemented last year for students in the Carson Valley attending Jacks Valley, Scarselli and CC Meneley. Additional funds have been identified to now include students at the district’s remaining four sites: Zephyr […]
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By Karoun Demirjian, Las Vegas Sun Douglas County’s public lands issues now have a proposed federal solution, after Nevada Sens. Harry Reid and Dean Heller introduced a bill Tuesday to address everything from economic development to wilderness and sage grouse protection. The bill, titled “The Douglas County Conservation Bill,” would give the necessary permission for […]
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By Kathryn Reed What was designated a workshop on South Lake Tahoe’s Tourist Core Area Plan turned out to be little more than a normal presentation by staff. At the July 2 special City Council meeting the electeds were briefed by planner John Hitchcock about the process. The CEQA document and TRPA environmental checklist were […]
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Placer County sheriff’s deputies are trying to find three women who are accused of using stolen credit cards in Tahoe City and Truckee. Deputies say the three were caught on video using the cards. The vehicle they were in was also photographed. The cards were taken from a vehicle and then immediately were used, authorities […]
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