The City of Spark’s new fire chief will be sworn-in today. Christopher Maples is succeeding Tom Garrison, who is retiring. Sparks City Manager Steve Driscoll said the city has a tradition of selecting a new chief from the ranks. Maples has worked for the Sparks fire department for 21 years, moving up from firefighter to…… MORE
Three Injured in Cop Vs. Cab Crash
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a crash involving a Reno Police officer and a taxi cab. It happened around 5:30 yesterday evening at the intersection of Kietzke and Second Street. The officer and two people in the cab were transported to the hospital with minor injuries. The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is taking…… MORE
Police Searching For Stalking Suspect
The Sparks Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a man accused of aggravated stalking. 37 year old Mario Mendonca is also suspected of violating a temporary protective order. Police described him as white, 5 feet, 8 inches tall, 220 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.… MORE
Hillary Clinton not feeling well, leaves 9/11 event early
(CNN) Hillary Clinton appeared wobbly Sunday and stumbled as Secret Service agents helped her into a van to depart the 9/11 commemoration ceremony early. The Democratic presidential nominee felt overheated, her campaign said, when she left at about 9:30 a.m. ET and traveled to her daughter’s nearby apartment. “Secretary Clinton attended the September 11th Commemoration Ceremony…… MORE
Clinton: Half of Trump supporters are in ‘basket of deplorables’
New York (CNN) Hillary Clinton’s campaign is standing by politically incendiary comments she made Friday night grouping half of Donald Trump’s supporters into “the basket of deplorables,” people who are racist, sexist, homophobic or xenophobic. In an effort to explain the support behind Trump, Clinton, speaking at a fundraiser, also described the rest of his…… MORE
Nice Cushion For Outgoing Reno Manager
Reno City Manager Andrew Clinger is resigning effective October 9th, and he’s getting a significant payout to leave, despite being under suspicion of sexual harassment. Mayor Hillary Schieve called a special meeting of the Council on Wednesday, an hour before the regularly scheduled 10 AM meeting . She wants to ensure the organization remains solely focused on moving Reno forward. Clinger’s…… MORE
Former Nellis AFB Leader Rips Trump
Former Nellis Air Force Base Chief of Staff, Retired Colonel Steven Seroke, is blasting Donald Trump after the comments he made on national security at the recent, Commander-in-Chief forum. The Colonel says Donald Trump proved once again that he is unqualified to serve as our next commander-in-chief. Instead of discussing serious plans for U.S. foreign…… MORE
New polls show tight races in battlegrounds: North Carolina, Ohio, Florida
(CNN) New polling released Thursday shows a competitive presidential race in some of the most crucial swing states. A survey from Quinnipiac University found Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump by five points in Pennsylvania and four points in North Carolina, differing from an earlier poll released from the Tar Heel State showing Trump with a…… MORE
City Manager to Resign October 9th
Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve says City Manager Andrew Clinger is resigning effective October 9th. Schieve has called a special meeting of the Reno City Council Wednesday September 14th at 9 in the morning, before the regularly scheduled 10 o’clock meeting of the council. She says she has called the meeting as a necessary step to…… MORE
Support Growing For Kaepernick
Colin Kaepernick’s 49ers jersey has become the N-F-L’s top seller, and not just among people who want to make videos setting one on fire. The former Nevada star Q-B says he’ll pay the profit forward. Kaepernick says he’ll give all the profits from his jersey sales to charity. Kaepernick is getting support for his refusal…… MORE
