Firefighters Save Lemmon Valley Home

Crews knocked down a fire this morning in Lemmon Valley. Truckee Meadows Fire officials say the fire was first reported just after 12 a.m. on Patricia Drive. They say a fence caught fire and the flames spread to a tree, but were stopped before they could reach the home. Two people are being treated for…MORE

Sparks Police Looking For Robbery Suspect

Sparks Police are looking for the suspect who robbed the Qdoba Restaurant on Disc Drive just before 10 o’clock last night. Police say a white man, approximately 18 to 25 years old walked into the restaurant and robbed the clerk at gunpoint. He then fled the area with an undisclosed amount of cash. Police are…MORE

Teen Arrested For Dangerous 911 Pranks

A 17-year-old has been arrested for allegedly making false reports to emergency dispatch. Between November 12th and November 29th, the Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received over a dozen false 911 calls in the Sun Valley area. These included reports of mass murder, shoot-outs in the street, and a bomb threat to a local elementary school.…MORE

Carson Man Gets Life For Sexual Assault, Robbery

A Carson City man has been given consecutive sentences after pleading guilty to sexual assault and robbery. 27-year-old Nathan Oakie was sentenced yesterday to life with the possibility of parole for sexual assault of a minor, and 60 to 180 months for robbery. Sheriff Ken Furlong says the robbery happened at a 7-Eleven store on…MORE

Elk Foundation Grants For Nevada

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is awarding more than $88,000 in grant funding for  habitat stewardship, and hunting heritage projects across  Nevada.  The grants benefit Elko, Esmeralda, Humboldt, Lander, Nye, Pershing, Storey, Washoe and White Pine Counties. This funding assists on-the-ground efforts to improve native grasses, sagebrush and other forage. In Washoe County it will…MORE

Retrial In Carson For Teenage Killer

Carson City District Attorney Jason Woodbury  will retry 36 year old Peter Elvik, in the death of William Gibson over 20 years ago.  The body of 63 year-old Gibson was discovered at the Carson City Rifle and Pistol range  on August 31st, 1995.  He was killed by multiple shots from a shotgun. Elvik was arrested in…MORE

Medical Plane Lost Power

The National Transportation Safety Board says the Medical Plane that crashed after takeoff in Elko November 18th, appeared to lose power before it went down in a parking lot. The small plane was making it’s initial climb, then turned left and stopped climbing. Four people including the pilot, a patient and two medical crew members…MORE

Caesars Doesn’t Want to Use NV Energy

Caesars Entertainment wants to stop buying electricity from NV Energy, and is asking state regulators for approval. Caeser’s is the latest Silver State company to ask permission to buy their power on the open market. MGM Resorts International and Wynn Las Vegas were a couple of the first companies who stopped buying power from NV…MORE

No Recreational Marijuana For Parolees

The state Board of Parole Commissioners in the Silver State has decided unanimously to not allow parolees to use recreational marijuana, unless the individual has a prescription for medical marijuana. If parolees are caught in violation, they could find themselves on the fast bus back to prison. The board cited conditions for alcohol use, which is…MORE

Nevada Gets Federal Education Grant

Nevada is one of 18 states getting federal grants to develop early learning programs for preschool-age children from low- to moderate-income families. Education Secretary of John B. King Jr. announced that Nevada has been allocated almost $12.85 million of the $247 million being awarded under the Preschool Development Grant program.MORE