By KCRA-TV Two people died and another suffered serious injuries Friday in a crash on Highway 50, the California Highway Patrol said. All the victims are young adults — likely in their late teenage years to mid-20s, a Placerville CHP officer told KCRA 3. Police are still working to confirm their identities. Only one car […]
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By Tony Bizjak, Sacramento Bee Motorcycle deaths rose nationally in 2012, a study found, and the culprits may have been warmer weather and economic changes. Notably, though, California motorcycle fatality numbers were slightly down. The Governors Highway Safety Association is estimating motorcycle deaths topped 5,000 across the country last year, a 9 percent increase from […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau KIRKWOOD – When Vail Resorts bought Kirkwood in April 2012, the company did not get all of Kirkwood. What the Colorado-based company bought were the rights to run the actual ski resort, the associated restaurants and retail, and the overnight lodging. Kirkwood Mountain Development retained all real estate development rights. What this […]
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Truckee officials are calling the April 11 fire at the C.B. White House “suspicious” in nature. Officials are hoping the public can help with the investigation by providing information if they saw anyone near the 1874 Victorian mansion before the fire erupted. The fire caused extensive damage to the restaurant at the back of the […]
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By Mark Glover, Sacramento Bee Placerville-based El Dorado Savings Bank reported a quarterly profit of $1.66 million for the three months ended March 31. That was a 22 percent decrease from a profit of $2.13 million in the first quarter of 2012. “The drop in earnings is the result of the low- interest-rate environment that […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one of a few stories about construction planned for the Lake Tahoe Basin this summer. By Kathryn Reed Inadequate bids are forcing the state streets water project in South Lake Tahoe to be delayed for what will probably be at least until 2014. While it’s possible the South Tahoe Public Utility […]
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By Andrew Doughman and Cy Ryan, Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY — Nevada’s health department on Wednesday reversed its practice of sending patients discharged from state psychiatric hospitals alone on bus trips out of Nevada. Gov. Brian Sandoval’s spokeswoman said today that the state will now require escorts to accompany patients who are bused out […]
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By Kathryn Reed Lake Tahoe Community College officials have one week to come up with ideas that would satisfy the state Senate Committee on Education’s concerns regarding the college’s quest to allow some Nevada students to pay tuition at California rates. The first hearing before the senate committee was April 24, with a return trip […]
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By Eliza Barclay, NPR Are the antibiotics the livestock industry uses on animals responsible for antibiotic-resistant infections in people? Bacteria are notoriously hard to follow from farm to fork, but more pieces of the puzzle are coming together that suggest the answer is yes. Earlier this year, government researchers published data on tests conducted on […]
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By Devin Banerjee and James Callan, Bloomberg Caesars Entertainment Corp., the largest owner of U.S. casinos, said it’s creating a venture that will raise as much as $1.2 billion to finance growth investments and bolster the parent company’s balance sheet. The venture, Caesars Growth Partners LLC, intends to buy a stake in Planet Hollywood Resort […]
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