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El Dorado County, court collaborate on dispute resolution program
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 01/29/2013 - 12:42pmThe County of El Dorado and the Superior Court are partnering to continue the highly successful Alternative Dispute Resolution program. The program is an alternative way to resolve civil disputes without the burden of litigation.
Poland out on bail; more charges possible
Submitted by admin on Mon, 01/28/2013 - 10:43am
South Lake Tahoe police Officer Johnny Poland is out of jail on a $100,000 bond. He is scheduled to be in court on Feb. 14 to face five federal charges related to witness and evidence tampering.
Former El Dorado County man pleads guilty in federal court in multimillion dollar fraud scheme
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/24/2013 - 3:09pmA former El Dorado County man pled guilty Thursday to wire fraud in connection with a multimillion dollar investment fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner said in a news statement.
According to court documents, between January 1, 2007 and November 31, 2011, Daniel Chartraw, 39, formerly of El Dorado County, defrauded numerous investors by falsely representing investments in mines, mining and refinery equipment, oil commodities, precious metals concentrate, and multimillion dollar certificates of deposit.
South Shore transit case goes to mediation
Submitted by admin on Sat, 01/19/2013 - 2:35am
It took the judge in the MV Transportation-STATA court case the entire day to finally tell all the parties they are going to mediation.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Gregg Zive on Jan. 17 also ruled on a slew of motions. All parties have until Feb. 19 to let Zive know who the mediator will be and when the sessions will begin.
Text of Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval's State of the State address
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 01/16/2013 - 7:20pmAs Prepared for Delivery Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013:
Madam Speaker, Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Legislature, Honorable Justices of the Supreme Court, Constitutional Officers, Senator Heller, honored guests ...
'Fedora Bandit' pleads guilty to three robberies, admits to bank heists at South Lake Tahoe, Kings Beach among others
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/11/2013 - 2:17pm
The 'Fedora Bandit' who robbed banks in South Lake Tahoe, Kings Beach and Carson City, among several others, pled guilty Friday to three counts of armed bank robbery, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
Warriors push through physical games
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/11/2013 - 6:00amThe Warriors had home court advantage Tuesday, but it didn't feel like it. The boys and girls both lost hard-fought, physical matches to Virginia City in front of a boisterous visiting crowd. Th...
Former South Lake Tahoe pot club owner pleads guilty to federal trafficking charges
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 01/09/2013 - 12:07pmGennaro "Gino" DiMatteo, 43, of South Lake Tahoe, pled guilty Wednesday to count two of the indictment, possession with the intent to distribute marijuana, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. DiMatteo is scheduled to be sentenced in April.
This case is the product of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department, and the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office. Assistant United States Attorney Jason Hitt is prosecuting the case.
Homewood lawsuit remanded back to TRPA on one issue
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 01/07/2013 - 7:28pmOn the question of whether the Homewood Mountain Ski Area Resort, a ski area on Lake Tahoe’s West Shore, can be revitalized, the U.S. District Court validated all of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s environmental findings in the decision on the Sierra Club’s lawsuit challenging the project. The court remanded the case back to TRPA on one very limited issue concerning the adequacy of the economic analysis related to one of the alternatives studied, TRPA officials said.
El Dorado County Teen Court offers training for South Lake Tahoe students
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/04/2013 - 2:54pmEvent Date:
January 17, 2013 - 5:00pm
The El Dorado County Teen Court program in South Lake Tahoe will conduct training for new student volunteers and for all student attorneys on Thursday, Jan. 17 from 5-6:30 p.m. at the El Dorado Superior Court, 1354 Johnson Boulevard, Department 4, South Lake Tahoe.
Lake Tahoe agency helps families provide for a better Christmas
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 5:29pm
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency staff dug into their wallets and scoured shopping and grocery stores continuing the tradition of bringing a little cheer to local children and families in need over the holidays.
This year staff provided gifts of clothes and toys to 35 foster children ages 4 – 17 through Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA).
Letter to the editor: Leaders need to take charge
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/19/2012 - 6:00amHow much longer will our presidents, Supreme Court justices, senators and representatives allow themselves to be held hostage by the National Rifle Association, a group representing only about 1 pe...
More than 300 honor Judge Gamble
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/11/2012 - 9:59amJudge Dave Gamble's retirement party on Friday resembled one of his court sessions: Lots of straight talk, humor, compassion and a bit of faith.More than 300 people crowded into the Shannon Ball...
Supreme Court rules government may be liable for flooding
Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 12:45pmBoys basketball team brings maturity, chemistry to court
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 6:00amThis year, the Vikings threw out the playbook.Well, not entirely, but head coach Chris Proctor did trim it down to the bare minimum. And why shouldn't he?The boys basketball team is, after all, ...
South Lake Tahoe man faces federal fraud charges; allegedly skied and collected workers compensation
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 3:06pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned an 11-count indictment today against Mark E. Leung, 58, of South Lake Tahoe, charging him with wire fraud, mail fraud, and making a false statement to obtain federal workers’ compensation, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
Supreme Court asked to rule on Nevada same-sex law
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/05/2012 - 4:23pmLAS VEGAS (AP) - An advocacy group is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a challenge to Nevada's ban on same sex marriage.The Idaho-based Coalition for the Protection of Marriage on Wednesday...
Thief nabs copper cell wiring
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/04/2012 - 5:53pmAn unknown thief has made off with about $500 in copper grounding wire from the Verizon cell phone tower on Boulder Court, according to a Douglas County Sheriff's deputy's report.On Nov. 13, a tech...
Court case debates question of off-duty marijuana use
Submitted by admin on Sat, 12/01/2012 - 7:15pmBudget cuts limit court days
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/30/2012 - 6:29pmDue to California's budget crisis and subsequent budget cuts to the trial courts, the El Dorado Superior Court will implement limited operation days on Dec. 24, 26, 27, 28 and 31. Limited operation...
Supreme Court inaction allows people to videotape, record cops
Submitted by admin on Wed, 11/28/2012 - 8:50amFemale military members sue to serve in combat
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/28/2012 - 6:00amSAN FRANCISCO - Four female military service members have filed a lawsuit challenging the Pentagon's ban on women serving in combat.The lawsuit was filed in federal court in San Francisco Tuesday a...
Nonprofit fire safe council files for bankruptcy
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 11/21/2012 - 12:13pmThe financially troubled Nevada Fire Safe Council filed a voluntary petition this week with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court seeking to essentially go out of business and liquidate its debts.
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Fire Safe Council files for bankruptcy
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/21/2012 - 11:05amThe financially troubled Nevada Fire Safe Council filed a voluntary petition this week with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court seeking to essentially go out of business and liquidate its debts.Reno bankrupt...
DiMatteo bail hearing scheduled
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/16/2012 - 6:19pmA federal court judge is scheduled to hear arguments regarding the release of former South Lake Tahoe medical marijuana dispensary owner Gino DiMatteo next week.A bail review hearing for DiMatteo i...
Former El Dorado Hills man arraigned for mail fraud, money laundering charges
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 11/14/2012 - 1:14pmGregory J. Chmielewski, 43, formerly of El Dorado Hills, is scheduled to be arraigned today for 24-counts of mail fraud and money laundering, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. The indictment, from February 17, 2011, was sealed until Chmielewski’s arrest in Arizona on October 24, 2012.
High court to take new look at voting rights law
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/10/2012 - 6:00amWASHINGTON - The Supreme Court said Friday it will consider eliminating the government's most potent weapon against racial discrimination at polling places since the 1960s. The court acted three da...
Court: Online travel agencies not liable for local tax collections
Submitted by admin on Thu, 11/08/2012 - 7:02amSaunders: Another drug war nightmare
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/07/2012 - 6:00amThe government has the power to seize your assets for a crime you did not commit. That's essentially the argument being made in a Boston federal court this week as the U.S. Department of Justice an...
Vikings clinch state with semifinal win
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/06/2012 - 8:36pmThe Vikings left every scrap of energy they had on the court Saturday.The girls played more than five hours of all-out volleyball through nine straight games to grind out a trip to state playoff...
Former South Lake Tahoe pot club owner Gino DiMatteo arrested on federal charges
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/02/2012 - 4:21pmFormer South Lake Tahoe medical marijuana dispensary owner Gennaro “Gino” DiMatteo faces federal charges after being arrested prior to a court hearing in Placerville Friday.
As DiMatteo entered the El Dorado County Superior Court's Department 7 courtroom during a recess about 2 p.m., a District Attorney's investigator told him they had to talk, took his arm and shuffled him over to a corner of the courtroom between the audience and where arguments are heard.
Supreme Court to hear 2 cases involving K9s and drug arrests
Submitted by admin on Mon, 10/29/2012 - 8:40pmEl Dorado County joins Howard Jarvis taxpayer group in fire fee lawsuit
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 10/24/2012 - 11:13amEl Dorado County has agreed to join the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association class action lawsuit seeking to overturn California's controversial fire fee.
“Hundreds of residents have contacted the county to voice their frustration about the fire tax,” said Supervisor John Knight. “The Board of Supervisors can’t sit idly by while the state is running a legalized extortion scheme on rural residents.”
Letter to the editor: A victory for the League to Save Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/24/2012 - 6:00amDear Robert A. Damaschino, president of the League to Save Lake Tahoe, and Darcie Goodman-Collins, executive director,Congratulations and thank you! On Oct. 11, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ni...
Tennis serves up All-Academic
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/24/2012 - 6:00amThe Vikings earned points in the classroom as well as on the court this season. The girls and boys tennis teams both won All Academic State Friday at the Reno competition. "The two teams that we...
Snow closes Lake Tahoe Unified School District schools, Whittell and Zephyr Cove delayed
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 10/23/2012 - 5:56amAll schools within the Lake Tahoe Unified School District are closed today after the first significant snow of the season blew into South Lake Tahoe Monday and overnight. Whittell High School and Zephyr Cove Elementary are open today with delays. Douglas County School District transportation operators report the school bus pick up on Upper Kingsbury will be on Tina Court and Ski Court due to icy road conditions.
Court to hear arguments in Calif. clean fuels case
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/16/2012 - 10:11amSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal appeals court will hear arguments in a case seeking to stop California's first-in-the-nation mandate requiring petroleum refiners and ethanol producers to make cleane...
Investment broker sentenced to prison
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/12/2012 - 6:44pmA federal judge has sentenced a South Lake Tahoe resident to more than three years in prison for embezzling clients' money.U.S. District Court Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. sentenced Lori Zoval, 47,...
South Lake Tahoe woman sentenced for stealing from clients' accounts
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 10/12/2012 - 3:13pmU.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. sentenced Lori Zoval, 47, of South Lake Tahoe, Friday to three years and eight months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release for embezzling client money while employed as a licensed investment broker with a brokerage firm in Folsom, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. A hearing was scheduled for November 2, 2012 to determine the restitution amount.
Federal appeals court sides with League to Save Lake Tahoe over Sierra Colina project
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 10/11/2012 - 4:01pmA Lake Tahoe conservation group has prevailed in its appeal of a court ruling over a major development at the lake.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the League to Save Lake Tahoe on Thursday in an ongoing legal battle against the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency over its approval of the Sierra Colina project on Tahoe’s South Shore.
Appeals court overrules Sierra Colina decision
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/11/2012 - 3:52pmA federal appeals court sided with the League to Save Lake Tahoe Thursday in the environmental group's challenge to a proposed development near Stateline.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Cir...
Court decision on Stateline’s Sierra Colina project favors League to Save Lake Tahoe
Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/11/2012 - 3:16pmNevada Ranks 3rd Among States For Best Tax Climate For Business
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 10/09/2012 - 9:54amCARSON CITY – Nevada is one of the 10 best states for its business tax climate, while companies in states like New York, New Jersey, and California have a far less pleasant environment to deal with, according to a new report by the Tax Foundation.
Court: Red Hawk Casino receiving excessive amount of water
Submitted by admin on Sat, 10/06/2012 - 5:10pmWarriors volleyball wins with intensity
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/05/2012 - 6:00amThe volleyball match belonged to the Warriors from the moment Colette Craig stepped on the court and started bombing serves over the net.The Warriors setter put up eight unanswered points to ope...
