A group of Reno Police officers were honored at Wednesday’s City Council Meeting, by Chief Jason Soto. The award stems from a “Shots fired incident” on Grove Street in November 2015. Officers Ty Trail and Andrew Hickman heard screams and gunfire, and rushed to the scene, where a man had terrorized a group of residents,…… MORE
DUI Related Crashes on The Rise
DUI related crashes and fatalities have doubled in the last two weeks in Washoe County. Office of Traffic Safety’s Victoria Hauan says, it’s just horrible. Hauan is an Impairment Program Manager. It is her job to help create programs that will curb drinking and driving. It’s said that that a first time DUI offender has…… MORE
Paiute Tribe Has a Message For Burners
The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe wants to send a message to burners heading to Black Rock City to obey the rules of the road while working your way through the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation. They’ have added more tribal law enforcement to monitor the area this week and next. Be extra cautious when driving, don’t…… MORE
Counterfeiters Busted in Carson City
An investigation into people making and spending counterfeit money in the Carson City area has led to the arrest of three suspects. 21-year-old Conrad Hilbmann, 22-year-old Lorrie Lockwood, and 22-year-old Kathleen M. Lockwood were arrested on suspicion of counterfeiting, possession of a financial forgery lab, possession of forged bills, passing counterfeit money and conspiracy to…… MORE
Nevada’s ACT Scores Are Worst in Nation
Nevada students’ average score on the “ACT”, a pre college test, is the worst in the nation. State superintendent Steve Canavero noted that Nevada has a diverse and often transient student body, but says that shouldn’t be used as an excuse for the poor scores. Last year was the first year every Nevada junior took…… MORE
DUI Death Arrest
A Sparks man, who was at the wheel in a crash that killed two people August 13th, has been arrested on suspicion of DUI causing death. 36 year old Ricardo Alfonso Fuentes was released from a hospital Wednesday, and charged in the deaths. Police say Fuentes ran a red light on Rock Boulevard, hitting an…… MORE
Well Owners Rights Threatened By State
People who own private water wells in Nevada, are afraid the state water commisioner is coming after their water. They say the Nevada Water Commission is trying to force water meters on all domestic wells, at the owners expense, and wants to cut their right to water from 2 acre feet per year to 1/2…… MORE
Hundreds Cited In “Joining Forces” Campaign
The latest Joining Forces Traffic Safety campaign, aimed at reducing distracted driving on Washoe County roads, ended with more than 400 drivers cited for speeding or cell phone use. From July 22 through August 8th, units assigned to this effort cited 194 drivers for cell phone use and 213 for speeding. The total number of…… MORE
Suspect in Officer Involved Shooting Identified
The man killed during an officer involved shooting last friday has been identified as 29 year old Reno resident Kyle Zimbelman. Reno Police Officer Tim Broadway says the incident began just after noon, when NHP tried to pull over Zimbelman who was driving a U-Haul van east of Sparks. That led to a chase that…… MORE
NV Candidate Responds to Nude Photo Scandal
Reno police are reportedly investigating the release of nude photos of Jim Riger Sr, a GOP candidate in Assembly District 24. He says he didn’t release them, that they were hacked from a private account. A photo was sent to Kim Bacchus, Campaign Chair of Washoe Republican Women, who filed a police report about it.…… MORE
