The Reno Police Department has identified three people charged in a Columbus Day incident involving a man who drove his truck through protesters blocking traffic under the Reno Arch. 18-year-old Nicholas Mahaffey has been charged with a misdemeanor count of provoking an assault. According to police, Mahaffey attended the protest earlier and drove past the…… MORE
Joe Heck Has Not Re-Endorsed Trump
Apparently Kellyanne Conway, Donald Trump’s campaign manager got it wrong. Joe Heck has not re-endorsed Trump for President. Congressman Heck has faced hostility and hecklers at campaign events since calling for Trump to drop out of the race. Democrats are making hay out of all this, of course. Mairead Lynn spokesperson for the state democratic…… MORE
Gov Has No Plans To Abolish Death Penalty
There won’t be a proposal from Governor Brian Sandoval to abolish the death penalty after Nevada ran out of lethal injection drugs, and couldn’t find anyone to sell the state more. But the Governor is also telling the Las Vegas Review-Journal that he won’t propose alternative methods of capital punishment, such as a firing squad.…… MORE
Crews Knock Down Clear Creek Fire
Evacuees have been allowed to return to their homes, after a brush fire threatened structures in the Clear Creek Road area east of U.S. 395. No acreage estimates are immediately available, but officials say there were no reports of injuries, and no structures lost. Crews were on the scene overnight as winds were a concern.…… MORE
Lyon County Deputies Investigate Shooting
The Lyon County Sheriff’s office is investigating the shooting death of a man that occurred in Silver Springs a little before 5:00 yesterday evening. Deputies were called to the report of the shooting at the Chevron Station at the intersection of 95-A and 50 where an arriving deputy found a man with gunshot wounds. Investigators…… MORE
Hillary Leading, Heck Hurting in New Poll
The new poll by Public Policy Polling shows Clinton maintaining a lead over Trump in Nevada. The poll of likely voters conducted Monday and Tuesday, shows 47% support Clinton, 43% support Trump and 10% are undecided. Looks like Joe Heck hurt himself by “Un endorsing” Trump, the PPP found 43% support for Catherine Cortez Masto…… MORE
Native Americans Ask City Council For Justice
Native Americans packed the Reno City Council meeting to ask for justice, after anti Columbus Day protesters were hit by a truck under the City’s iconic arch Monday. They expressed shock over the incident that put Kitty Colbert in the hospital with a broken pelvis as her grandchildren watched in horror. The speakers called for…… MORE
Carson City Man Stabbed in Domestic Incident
A man was stabbed in Carson City yesterday while his daughter was moving out of an apartment. 28-year-old Kenneth Paz was was arrested on suspicion of battery with a deadly weapon and is being held on $30,000 bail. The stabbing occurred just before 5:30 on the 600 block of West King Street. Witnesses told deputies…… MORE
Two Arrested After Standoff in Carson City
The Carson City Sheriff’s Office has arrested two suspects in connection with a burglary at the Crossroads Lounge. Deputies responded to an apartment on College Parkway last night around 8 o’clock after receiving information that a suspect from the early morning robbery might be there. This led to a stand-off that lasted just over an…… MORE
Smoke in Reno Coming From Prescribed Burns
Smoke in the Lake Tahoe and Reno areas is coming from prescribed burns in the El Dorado and Lake Tahoe national forests. That’s according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. As of 10 pm last night, the air quality in the Truckee Meadows reached the unhealthy level for sensitive groups.… MORE
