By KTVN-TV Thousands of people gathered in state capitals across the nation Saturday to rally against stricter gun control measures. One of these “Guns Across America” rallies happened in Carson City. Hundreds gathered outside the capitol and Legislature buildings in Carson City around noon Saturday. They waved signs about the second amendment as passing drivers […]
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A house in the middle of South Lake Tahoe was completely destroyed early Sunday after flames swept through the dwelling. No one was injured in the 12:30am Jan. 20 blaze, but the house is gone. “Flames were raging and the house was completely engulfed,” Fire Chief Bruce Martin said in describing what firefighters found when […]
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Lake Tahoe Unified and Douglas County school districts will be receiving money through the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act. The money is distributed to counties and then to school districts. “These payments are part of the Department of Agriculture’s long-standing commitment to rural communities, schools and American youth,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said […]
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The Placer County Board of Supervisors last week approved three items related to the Kings Beach Commercial Core Improvement Project. There are 294 parcels within the proposed district’s boundaries, of which the county owns eight. In its first action, the board authorized the county executive officer to vote “yes” on county-owned parcels to be assessed […]
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By Daisy Carrington, CNN Two French aviation design studios are betting on gambling in the air. Jean-Pierre Alfano of AirJet Designs and Frédérique Houssard, the founder of Designescence, have teamed up to create the Casino Jet Lounge, a luxe bar-***-casino they hope will one day become standard on long-haul commercial flights. The Casino Jet Lounge […]
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By Kathryn Reed It took the judge in the MV Transportation-STATA court case the entire day to finally tell all the parties they are going to mediation. U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Gregg Zive on Jan. 17 also ruled on a slew of motions. All parties have until Feb. 19 to let Zive know who the […]
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By Bill Saporito, Time Maybe you didn’t notice it in the Christmas crush, but a huge shift took place this holiday shopping season: merchants changed the price of goods online more quickly than at any other time in retail history. How often? According to Eric Best, CEO of Mercent, a Seattle firm that creates and […]
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By Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee An 18-year-old is in jail on suspicion of homicide after the stabbing death of another young man Wednesday night in El Dorado County. El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies said they responded to the area of Brown’s Road and Cold Springs Road, just north of Placerville, about 4pm Wednesday where they […]
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By Stephen Magagnini and Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee The face of new Californians – once predominantly Latino – is increasingly Asian American, census data show. A seismic shift in immigration has occurred in California over the last decade, with Asia replacing Latin America as the primary source of the state’s immigrants. “This is a pretty […]
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Several burglaries occurred in the early morning hours of Jan. 15 in Douglas County, including at the Genoa Bar. Burglars hit two unoccupied homes in Genoa, and several vehicles at two auto repair shops in Gardnerville. Sheriff’s deputies said evidence recovered at the various scenes makes them believe the burglaries are related and were committed […]
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