El Dorado County sheriff’s officials are hosting community meetings throughout the county – except in the Lake Tahoe Basin — to enlighten people about the multimillion dollar public safety facility that will be built in Diamond Springs. The complex is expected to cost $68 million. Of that, $11 million is coming out the county’s pockets […]
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By Kathryn Reed Lake Tahoe Community College no longer has a full time theater arts instructor. The college board earlier this month accepted the resignation of Susan Boulanger. In an email to college faculty on Jan. 15, Boulanger wrote, “You know by now that I have decided to leave LTCC. I have given it a […]
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By Jeremy P. Jacobs, E&E News MONTECITO — Experts analyzing the catastrophic mudslide that claimed 20 lives here say there’s no doubt it will happen again. The big question: Will the state and local governments act to reduce the risks created by development in mudslide-prone areas? “California tries to lead by policy, but unfortunately, we […]
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El Dorado County sheriff’s officials believe a man died after falling into an untreated raw water conduit between Jenkinson Lake and EID’s water treatment plant in Pollock Pines. Deputies responded to the area on Jan. 22 at 6pm and were unable to locate the missing person. El Dorado Irrigation District personnel began to reduce the […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Tahoe Refuse is fed up with having to pick up after dozens of residents whose trash is everywhere but in a proper container. Jeff Tillman, president of the South Lake Tahoe-based company, said consistently his crews have to deal with between 75 and 100 cleanups each of the five days they […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal They came. They saw. They were rejected. MGM Growth Properties’ offer to buy a Caesars Entertainment real estate investment trust spinoff that serves as a landlord to 20 properties, including Caesars Palace, has been unanimously rebuffed by the board of Vici Properties. Vici CEO Edward Pitoniak said in […]
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Updated 10:25am: A multi-hour standoff on Monday night ended without South Lake Tahoe officers able to apprehend the suspect. However, officers this morning were back at the same residence near the Y with the belief the man was there. On Jan. 23 at about 7:30am the victim came home to find Brandon Bannowski asleep in […]
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By Kathryn Reed The South Lake Tahoe City Council at its Feb. 6 meeting is expected to solidify its desires for a ban of polystyrene, also known as Styrofoam. Four tiers are expected to presented to the electeds, who last fall asked for staff to bring back details about what such a ban might look […]
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By James DeHaven, Reno Gazette-Journal Count Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., among those with who hope to hear more from Dayle Elieson. Masto — in a wide-ranging Friday interview that touched on everything from the shutdown to government spying — said she was still looking forward to meeting and talking more with Elieson, the ex-Texas prosecutor and […]
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By Brad Branan, Sacramento Bee When a 22-year-old Hayward man allegedly slammed his Cadillac into a California Highway Patrol vehicle and killed Officer Andrew Camilleri on Christmas Eve, he was under the influence of alcohol and marijuana, officials said. CHP reported that Mohammed Abraar Ali had a blood-alcohol level of .11, above the state limit […]
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