TORRANCE, Calif., [February 24], 2011 — Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today announced that it will conduct a voluntary safety recall of approximately 20,000 2006 and early 2007 Model Year GS 300 and GS 350 All-Wheel Drive vehicles to modify the shape of the plastic pad embedded in the driver’s side floor carpet. In […]
Truckee, CA…Truckee CHP is reporting a jack knifed big rig blocking lanes on westbound I-80 near Cold Stream Road. There is a Safeway truck over the side and another big rig jack knifed. A Sig Alert has been issued. There is also a vehicle into the center divider near Donner Pass Road and another incident […]
Gold Run, CA….Emergency crews are responding to a traffic collision at EB I80 and Hamshire Rocks Road. Please travel with caution in the area.
Placer County has reduced costs for the use of cell phones and other mobile communication devices by 58 percent over the last three years as part of an ongoing effort to trim its expenditures. The county spent approximately $900,000 during the 2007-08 fiscal year on the use of BlackBerries, other cell phones, pagers and other […]
Placer County’s budget outlook for next fiscal year appears challenging, but manageable based on an estimated deficit of $2.8 million for 2011-12 once achievable adjustments are made. Such adjustments do not include the use of reserves beyond internal service funds. The county’s outlook could change dramatically, however, depending on what happens to approximately $30 million […]
Washoe County’s roads crews are once again gearing up for a series of winter storms predicted to hit late tonight or tomorrow. And, once again, they are asking for the public’s help and patience as they begin a new round of snowplowing more than 1,000 miles of roads within the unincorporated areas of Washoe County […]
Kirkwood, CA…Crews are being called to remove a jack knifed big rig near the Carson Pass Summit. Please use caution in the area…
Sacramento, CA…SACRAMENTO – Governor Jerry Brown today announced the following appointments: Wylie Aitken, 69, of Anaheim, has been appointed to the California Arts Council. He was previously appointed to the Council in March 2010. Aitken is a partner at Aitken, Aitken and Cohn, the law firm he founded in 1970. He is also a trustee […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA…On 2/20/11, 2100 hours, at around 9pm, Officers Jake Herminghaus and Ray Poole responded to a report of a DUI driver in a large front end loader tractor. Concerned witnesses called to report that, while conducting snow removal operations at an apartment complex on Ski Run Blvd., the loader’s driver had knocked […]
Carson City, NV –Nevada Senator Harry Reid today addressed a joint session of the Nevada State Legislature to discuss how to make Nevada competitive in a 21st Century economy. Reid is the first member of Nevada’s Congressional delegation to address this session of the Nevada Legislature. Below are Reid’s remarks as prepared for delivery: It’s […]
