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Man fatally shot at Hard Rock Casino Ashleigh Goodwin Tahoe Daily Tribune A man was shot and killed on the casino floor of the Hard Rock Casino & Hotel at Stateline, Nev., Saturday morning. The shooting appeared to be the result of an argument, Douglas County Sheriff Dan Coverley said at a press conference conducted at Stateline Saturday afternoon. The victim was identified as Omar Reyes Garcia, 32, who was found near the Center Bar with a gunshot wound to the head. He was the only victim. Deputies responded to the hotel at 8:11 a.m. “A description of the suspect and his associated vehicle was provided by Hard Rock security and
surveillance,” the sheriff said. “The vehicle was located and stopped by El Dorado County sheriff ’s deputies on Highway 50 near Sierraat-Tahoe. Edgar Julian Delgado, 24, and Savannah Racquel Tautaupale, 26, were arrested at gunpoint, according to officials. “Delgado was arrested for open murder by the El Dorado County Sheriff ’s Office at our request,” Coverley said. “Tautaupale was arrested for DUI by the California Highway Patrol.” Both individuals were booked into the South Lake Tahoe jail. “I would like to thank all of the agencies that responded to assist the (Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office),” n See shooting, page A9
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El Dorado County Fire Protection District Chief Tim Cordero, Diamond Springs-El Dorado Fire Protection District Chief Matt Gallagher, along with the new crew of paramedics consisting of Brian Duffy, Aaron Fields, Fallon Braithwaite, Taylor Ferguson, Kyle Lopez and Bradley Gates, reintroduce Medic 49 into service Saturday at Station 49 in Diamond Springs.
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collaboration a cure for Medic 49 Eric Jaramishian Staff writer
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he community celebrated the return of Medic 49 Saturday afternoon after the ambulance was decommissioned last summer due to staffing challenges for the
Diamond Springs-El Dorado Fire Protection District. Stepping in to help, the El Dorado County Fire Protection District provided personnel for Medic 49, which went back to service March 15 out of Diamond Springs-El Dorado Fire Station 49 in Diamond
Springs. It will be staffed by recently pinned paramedics Bradley Gates, Kyle Lopez, Taylor Ferguson, Fallon Braithwaite, Aaron Fields and Brain Duffy of EDC Fire. The trained paramedics n See Medic 49, page A9
Commercial project proposed in ‘heart of Cool’ Mountain Democrat staff
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Plans for a commercial development in the community of Cool include a gas station and commercial space totaling 11,679 square feet. Members of the CoolPilot Hill Advisory Committee say they are “extremely concerned” about potential project impacts such as traffic, sewage and drainage, as well as parking in “the heart of Cool’s town center.” CPHAC members note they asked to be allowed to participate
in a Technical Advisory Committee meeting on the development but were told the public was not invited so CPHAC has organized a public design review meeting regarding the project March 30 at 6 p.m. at the Pilot Hill Grange, 1701 Highway 193 in Cool. CPHAC was advised by the El Dorado County Planning and Building Department that Melvin Higginbotham/ HBD Capital, LLC, is proposing a “two-phase, automobile-based commercial development” on parcel No. 071-080007 in the Cool area, next door to Dollar General,
according to a news release from CPHAC. This site is located on the east side of Highway 49, approximately 100 feet northeast of the intersection with Highway 193. Proposed in phase one of construction is a 9,787-square-foot commercial building with four suites — a 1,250-square-foot visitors’ center, a 1,500-square-foot nondrive-thru tenant, a 2,525 square foot drive-thru quick serve restaurant and a 4,284-square-foot fuel canopy alongside the n See project, page A3
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