By Vicki Gonzalez, KCRA-TV El Dorado County has completed three human trafficking stings this year — in South Lake Tahoe, Placerville and El Dorado Hills, according to the district attorney’s office. “We have young victims as well as older victims that are at risk so we are targeting all areas of the county,” Deputy District […]
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By Meghin Delaneym, Las Vegas Review-Journal Reports of bullying in Nevada’s schools nearly doubled during the 2015-16 school year before dipping last year, a byproduct of stronger reporting and better investigations, according to a state official. The state passed an anti-bullying law during the 2015 legislative session, a few months before the 2015-16 school year […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Violence on New Year’s Eve at Stateline used to be the norm. People were struck by flying Champagne bottles. One year someone was shot. Disobedience ruled. At the peak about 100,000 people filled the casino corridor – many of them underage. Closing Highway 50 at the bewitching hour and then […]
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By Hailey Branson-Potts and Nicole Santa Cruz, Los Angeles Times After a brief respite from the relentless gusts that have driven the deadly Thomas Fire for more than two weeks, powerful winds are expected to return, adding to the challenges facing firefighters working to contain the mammoth blaze. The fire, which began near Santa Paula […]
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By Kathryn Reed CARSON CITY – Less than a minute. That’s how fast a dry Christmas tree can be reduced to charred pine needles. Most people will start to dismantle their tree in a week or so. Now is when trees start drying out, potentially creating a disastrous scene that could ruin the holiday in […]
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The Douglas County School District board at a special meeting on Dec. 18 voted to put the former Kingsbury Middle School site back on the market for $3.4 million. This is the midpoint between two appraisals the district has for the Stateline parcel. The most recent appraisal was done this fall and came in at […]
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By Adam Ashton, Sacramento Bee Last week’s death of a state firefighter battling a December blaze in Ventura County underscored a stark message from this year’s devastating fires: There is no end to fire season in California anymore. Since 2004, no CalFire firefighter had died on duty after October in a calendar year. That changed […]
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A good Samaritan had to be taken to Barton Memorial Hospital on Monday for mild hypothermia after rescuing a dog in the Tahoe Keys. “A pregnant lady was walking her dog. The dog got loose or ended up on the ice and fell through the ice,” South Lake Tahoe Fire Chief Jeff Meston told Lake […]
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South Tahoe Public Utility District was notified of an individual posing as a district staff member last weekend. The incident occurred off North Upper Truckee. A customer received a knock at the door and the man asked to be let into the house to shut-off the water because the customer did not pay their bill […]
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By George Avalos, Bay Area News Group State regulators last week approved new rules aimed at improving fire safety in multiple areas of California, a move taken after an array of deadly infernos in the North Bay and Southern California. PG&E and other utilities in the fire-prone Golden State would be required to increase the […]
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