Incline Village, NV….This spring, the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District purchased new vehicle extrication tools through grant funds awarded to the fire district through the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety’s Zero Fatalities Program. The Zero Fatalities Program utilizes the Nevada Strategic Highway Safety Plan http://zerofatalitiesnevada.com to educate citizens and increase awareness regarding safe driving […]
Sacramento, CA…Covered California™ announced that insurance companies signed contracts to participate in the newly created health benefit exchange. Twelve health insurance companies will offer coverage in the individual exchange, with six of those companies offering plans through the exchange’s Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) market as well. A 13th tentatively selected company, Ventura County […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA (August 7, 2013) – At about 10:50pm last night (Tuesday August 6th, 2013) a patron walked into the USA gas station, located at 2470 Lake Tahoe Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe. The patron discovered the adult male clerk lying on the floor with blood around him. The patron immediately called 911 […]
Washington, DC….August 1, 2013 “Mr. Speaker: Yosemite Valley is a national treasure that was set aside in 1864 with the promise it would be preserved for the express purpose of “Public Use, Resort and Recreation.” Ever since, Americans have enjoyed a host of recreational opportunities and amenities as they have come to celebrate the splendor […]
Sonora, CA…Congressman Tom McClintock is sponsoring a public forum on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposal to list the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog and the northern distinct population segment of the mountain yellow-legged frog as endangered species, the Yosemite toad as a threatened species, and designate critical habitat of these species. The forum will […]
Sacramento, CA…State Controller John Chiang today released a series of audits focusing on the City of Stockton. The Controller found significant weaknesses in the City’s fiscal management practices and internal controls which, if left unaddressed, will continue to invite wasteful spending and abuse of public resources. The audits also found that the City misused cash […]
Washington, DC…Given that a number of our embassies and consulates were going to be closed in accordance with local custom and practice for the bulk of the week for the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan, and out of an abundance of caution, we’ve decided to extend the closure of several embassies and consulates […]
Incline Village, NV… The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a death that occurred on Saturday, August 3, 2013 at Sand Harbor State Park in Incline Village. At approximately 12:15 p.m. on August 3, an unresponsive male was seen in the water off the beach at Sand Harbor. Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Deputies and […]
Washington, DC…”Hi, everybody. This week, I went down to an Amazon warehouse in Tennessee to talk more about what we need to do to secure a better bargain for the middle class – to make sure that anyone who works hard can get ahead in the 21st century economy. Over the past four and a […]
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 […]
