Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful said 806 volunteers removed 42.21 tons of trash and more than 16.5 tons of invasive weeds and green waste during Saturday’s annual Great Community Cleanup. Volunteers went to 26 sites throughout the community.… MORE
Wrong-Way Driver Killed in Crash on I-80
A wrong-way driver died in a crash on Interstate 80 early Sunday. State Police received a call of a wrong-way driver in a sedan heading east on westbound Interstate 80 near Derby Dam at about 1:42 a.m. About 15 minutes later they received a report of a collision between the sedan and a tractor-trailer rig…… MORE
Governor’s School Safety Bill Passes Assembly
Gov. Joe Lombardo’s school safety bill AB330 — has passed on a 38-4 vote in the Assembly and is now headed to the Senate. The bill backs away from “restorative justice” provisions passed in 2019, and takes a tougher stand on violence and drug abuse. Students as young as 6 years old could be expelled,…… MORE
Motorcyclist Killed in Crash in Spanish Springs
A motorcyclist was killed after a crash in Spanish Springs. It happened last night just after 10 p.m. near the intersection of Pyramid Way and West Sky Ranch Blvd. Nevada State Police say the motorcyclist crashed into a car while it was turning at the intersection. He was taken to the hospital where he was…… MORE
Reno Man Gets Life Sentence For 2020 Murder
A Reno man will spend at least 30 years in prison for a 2020 murder in a homeless camp near Greater Nevada Field. 57-year-old Robert Lonnell Smith Jr. was sentenced to life in prison with parole eligibility after 30 years. Smith shot and killed 34-year-old Michael Roach on May 22, 2020, after the two argued…… MORE
Washoe County “Point in Time” Homeless Count Released
Washoe County’s Point in Time count of the Homeless, done in January, says there are 1,690 people experiencing homelessness, which is a slight increase compared to last year’s count of 1,605. They added that the higher number is due to an increase in the number of people in emergency shelter. The total number includes 329…… MORE
Reno Police Investigating Injury Accident
A crash investigation closed multiple lanes at the intersection of South McCarran Blvd. and Neil Road Tuesday night. A small passenger car traveling westbound on South McCarran Blvd. hit a Toyota 4Runner traveling southbound on Neil Road at McCarran. The 4 Runner was knocked on its side. The crash happened just after 7:30. According to…… MORE
Lyon County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Possible Child Luring Case
The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a possible child luring case in Fernley. It happened about 4:30 Thursday afternoon near the intersection of Vance Drive and Ranch Road. The sheriff’s office describes the suspect as a white man in his late 20s to mid-30s, with dark hair and a mustache. He drove an early…… MORE
Motorcyclist Killed in Crash on McCarran Blvd
A portion of eastbound McCarran Blvd along with multiple lanes of Kings Row were closed for a few hours due to a fatal motorcycle crash. A motorcyclist traveling west on McCarran Blvd. attempted a left turn onto Kings Row around 7:00 p.m. last night when he was struck by a pickup truck traveling east on…… MORE
President Ends Covid Emergency Declaration
It’s official, the three-year-long national COVID emergency is over, the President signed a bill ending the National Covid Emergency Declaration. This means many Americans will start paying for treatments and vaccines they previously received at no charge, and certain Medicare and Medicaid waivers will end. Uncle Sam will stop distributing free COVID tests and your…… MORE
