The Carson City Sheriff’s Office along with other law enforcement agencies throughout the State are conducting another Join Forces campaign for the rest of this month, focusing on Distracted Drivers. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nationally, 3,179 people were killed and 431,000 were injured in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers in…… MORE
Two Injured in Emergency Landing
Two people received minor injuries Sunday morning at Minden-Tahoe Airport when the airplane they were in had a hard landing and overturned. The single-engine aircraft had malfunctioning landing gear so the pilot tried to put it down in the dirt next to the runway. The two people inside were taken to Carson Valley Medical Center…… MORE
Heck Has Cash Advantage Over Cortez-Masto
Republican Rep. Joe Heck has a $1.4 million cash advantage over his Democratic opponent as they head into a tough Senate race. Heck’s campaign reported $4.8 million in cash at the end of June and raised $1.8 million in the three-month quarter. Democratic former Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto ended the quarter with $3.4…… MORE
Man Shot Sunday in Sparks, Victim in ICU
One man is in the Intensive Care Unit after being found shot in the face early Sunday morning in Sparks. Police got the call to the 800 block of LaLinda Vista Drive just east of McCarran Boulevard between East Prater Way and Baring Boulevard at about 2:30 a.m. According to police, when officers arrived, several…… MORE
Sparks PD Catch A Burglar in The Act
Sparks Police have arrested a man after finding items from several stolen vehicles in his possession. The items were found after police received a call about a suspicious person attempting to open car doors in the parking lot of the Greenleaf Apartments on Nicholas Boulevard around 2:15 this morning. When police arrived, they found Brent…… MORE
Baseball Gear Stolen From Hug High
The Hug High baseball team suffered a major loss last month when someone broke into the team’s storage shed and ripped off around $1500 worth of equipment from the school. Now, Washoe County School District police are trying to get the stuff back. It’s a big setback for the school. A non profit helped the…… MORE
Firefighter Released From Local Hospital
A 23 year old BLM firefighter who was injured in a crash that killed two firefighters, who were returning wildfire spotting patrol in northern Nevada is out of the hospital. Zachary McElroy of Reno has been discharged from Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno. Family members were planning funerals and bureau officials are arranging a…… MORE
“Switch” suing NV Public Utilities Commission
The data storage company “Switch” is suing the Nevada Public Utilities Commission. The company asserts in a filing in federal court, the PUC unconstitutionally denied the company the ability to buy 100% renewable energy on the national market, even though NV Energy was unwilling to provide it. They also charge the PUC’s General Council made…… MORE
19 Year Old Faces Manslaughter Charge
Sparks Police have arrested 19 year old Samuel Turnow for involuntary manslaughter in the death of 23 year old Rodney Wright of Reno. Wright was killed February 12th while riding in a car with a group of people. Turnow had a handgun he was showing to people in the car, when it discharged and hit…… MORE
Ruby Fire Believed to Have Been Human-Caused
Firefighters and equipment are being released from The Ruby Fire in the western slope of the Pine Nut Mountain range. That according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. Crews remained on the fire overnight. The fire appears to be human-caused and an accident, the sheriff’s office said, but did not release any more information. Flames…… MORE
