A video from 2001 involving Douglas County sheriff’s Capt. Dan Coverley has resurfaced in the four-way race for sheriff. In a statement Coverley said this of the episode, “For the incident in 2001, I was disciplined and suspended for one day for using an improper lifting technique. The incident was investigated for excessive use of […]
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By Ray Hagar, Nevada Newsmakers State Sen. James Settelmeyer, R-Minden, says he plans to seek the leadership role of the Republican Senate caucus for the 2019 session of the Nevada Legislature. “I am going for leadership, and we’ll have that vote after the election to determine who will be the best to lead us during […]
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By Tony Bizjak, Sacramento Bee El Dorado County had the highest median home sales price in the region last month, at $486,000. Placer’s median home price in April was $482,000. Both were up substantially over the past year. The median price has now risen every month in the last six years, hitting $357,000 in April, […]
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By KTVN-TV Placer County Sheriff’s Office reports that two Concord men were arrested on charges of burglary and vehicle theft, after a multi-agency investigation. Placer County Sheriff’s deputies stopped a truck speeding through Carnelian Bay in North Lake Tahoe on May 15 and found stolen construction tools and equipment. They say some of the equipment […]
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By Tami Luhby, CNN Money The economy may be chugging along, but many Americans are still struggling to afford a basic middle class life. Nearly 51 million households don’t earn enough to afford a monthly budget that includes housing, food, child care, health care, transportation and a cell phone, according to a study released this […]
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By Adam Ashton, Sacramento Bee Firefighters can’t say they weren’t warned. A new professional standards program at CalFire is giving the department a mechanism to hand down discipline in a consistent manner across the state for the first time in its history. It’s racking up pay reductions, suspensions and dismissals at a rate that rivals […]
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By Sam Gross, Reno Gazette-Journal In an approximately 31-minute timef rame, somewhere along the Amtrak route through the Sierra Nevada mountain range between Reno and Truckee, Aaron Salazar mysteriously disappeared from his moving train. Ten days after the 22-year-old Portland State University student was found critically injured feet from the train tracks on the edge […]
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By David Crary and Wayne Parry AP For sports leagues and gambling industries, the imminent expansion of legalized sports betting promises a bonanza. For the experts and organizations already concerned about pervasive problem gambling, it promises a whole new roster of worries. Much of the apprehension relates to the prospect of myriad forms of online […]
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A cyclist was hurt in a hit-and-run accident on Wednesday in Crystal Bay. The cyclist was going north on Highway 28 at 4pm May 24 when he was struck by a vehicle going south. The vehicle, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol, turned left at Stateline line Road right into the cyclist. The bicyclist struck […]
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By Reuters U.S. travelers will hit the roads, rails and airports this Memorial Day Weekend by the largest numbers in more than a decade, despite the highest gasoline prices in four years, the nation’s largest automotive advocacy group said on Monday. More than 41.5 million Americans will travel 50 miles over Memorial Day weekend, the […]
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