The Nevada Department of wildlife says they’re getting more calls about aggressive coyotes in Washoe County, especially in Spanish Springs, parts of Sparks, and Hidden Valley. Even though there’s plenty of prey in the back country, coyotes like an easy meal, if they can get it, and dog food, your compost pile, and even fruit…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2017
County Commissioners Approve Funding For Rape Kit Testing
Washoe County Commissioners approved a 1.6 million dollar grant from the Nevada Office of the Attorney General to hire an additional six full time DNA Criminalists for one year, and fund a laboratory remodel to accommodate them, and to cover costs associated with the testing of sexual assault kits collected from January 2015 through June…… MORE
Family Displaced After House Fire on Smithridge Drive
No one was hurt, but six people are displaced after a fire at a Smithridge Drive townhouse fire Tuesday morning. The Reno Fire Department responded shortly before 10AM to the 400 block of Smithridge and found smoke coming from the upper window of a two-story home. Fire crews broke down the front door to get…… MORE
Nevada Attorney General Joins Other States in Protecting Groundwater Rights
Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt led a ten state coalition of attorneys general, in filing a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court defending the ability of state governments to regulate groundwater usage. The brief urges the Court to review a recent Ninth Circuit decision that concluded that the federal government has broadly reserved rights…… MORE
National Republican Senatorial Committee Supporting Dean Heller in 2018
The National Republican Senatorial Committee is expressing support for Sen. Dean Heller, who now faces a primary challenge from Danny Tarkanian. In a statement shortly after Tarkanian announced his candidacy, committee spokesman Michael McAdams says Heller has repeatedly “proven he is unafraid to put Nevadans first.” Tarkanian has attached himself to Donald Trump and criticized…… MORE
The Aftermath of The Prater Fire in East Sparks
Sierra Front reports the Prater Fire in Sparks is now fully contained. New numbers after a flyover indicate the fire burned about 2800 acres. Fire officials say the cause appears to be lightning, which hit between Northern Nevada Medical Center and S Hill on the east end of Prater Way the afternoon of August 6th.…… MORE
Heller Calls Latest Nuclear Regulatory Commission Vote, “A Waste of Taxpayer Money”
Senator Dean Heller released a statement on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s vote to use past unobligated funds for work related to its review of the Department of Energy’s application for authorization to construct a high-level radioactive waste repository at Yucca Mountain. Heller says it’s another waste of taxpayer money on a failed project that has…… MORE
A Drive Collecting School Supplies to Help Students in Need
Washoe County Social Services and St. Mary’s Health Network are teaming up to help foster kids get the supplies they need for the school year. In Washoe County, there are plenty of foster kids affected who stand to benefit from this drive. Mikie Franklin of Washoe County says they have 900 kids in the system.…… MORE
Washoe County Creates The Human Services Agency
In an effort to be more cost-effective and streamline several critical services, county commissioners approved the merger of the Washoe County Departments of Social and Senior Services into one, unified agency called the Washoe County Human Services Agency. HSA provides services to children, adults and senior citizens. Services offered to Washoe County’s most vulnerable populations…… MORE
Human Cases of West Nile Virus in Lyon County
Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting the first human cases of West Nile virus in Lyon County for 2017. The individuals confirmed to have WNV were diagnosed with the less severe form of the illness. These are the first human West Nile virus cases to have been reported in the Carson City, Douglas…… MORE
