Washington, DC…Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 162,000 in July, and the unemployment rate edged down to 7.4 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment rose in retail trade, food services and drinking places, financial activities, and wholesale trade. Household Survey Data Both the number of unemployed persons, at 11.5 million, and […]
Stateline, NV…On Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at 9:25 pm, Douglas County Sheriff Deputies responded to a report of a gun shot in the 700 block of Milky Way Court, Stateline, NV. When Deputies arrived they located an adult male in the upstairs bedroom, deceased, due to an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The […]
Reno, NV… Volunteers from the Specialized Vehicle Unit of the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team felt they needed a better understanding of how to work with horses during, or as part of, their missions. So they turned to the Sparks Police Department’s Horse Mounted Unit and asked if they could collaborate on […]
Anderson, CA – Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) announced today that Judge Leslie C. Nichols, sitting by appointment in the Plumas County Superior Court, dismissed a lawsuit brought by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) for monetary damages against Sierra Pacific Industries and other defendants. The state and several private plaintiffs had […]
Washington, DC…Remarks of President Barack Obama. Weekly Address, The White House, July 27, 2013. “Hi everybody. On Wednesday, I spoke about what we need to do as a country to build a better bargain for the middle class – to make sure everyone who works hard has a chance to get ahead in the 21st […]
Sacramento, CA… Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced the arrest of three individuals who allegedly engaged in fraud against the State of California by taking bribes, misappropriating taxpayer money and forging documents. The complaint alleges that Michael Mathison, owner of Veteran Toners Services, supplied inflated quotes to the Department of Fish and Wildlife and […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA…The South Lake Tahoe Police Department is requesting assistance from the public to help identify a suspect, who attempted to rob the El Dorado Savings Bank located at 3443 Lake Tahoe Blvd, in the Bijou Shopping Center, at about 3:30 this afternoon. The suspect appears to be an elderly white male adult, […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA (July 23, 2013) – SLTPD detectives and patrol officers continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the stabbing death this past weekend on Pioneer Trail of 28-year-old South Lake Tahoe resident Julian Acevedo Salvador. This is the first homicide investigation in South Lake Tahoe during 2013. The suspect remains unidentified and at […]
THE PRESIDENT: I wanted to come out here, first of all, to tell you that Jay is prepared for all your questions and is very much looking forward to the session. The second thing is I want to let you know that over the next couple of weeks, there’s going to obviously be a whole […]
DETROIT – Gov. Rick Snyder today authorized Detroit’s emergency manager to seek federal bankruptcy protection for the city, saying it was the only viable option to provide the 700,000 people of Detroit with the public services they need and to restore the city. “The fiscal realities confronting Detroit have been ignored for too long. I’m […]
