Firefighters put out a brush fire in the area of Hoge Road and North Virginia Street Sunday afternoon. According to the Reno Fire Department, the fire started just before 1pm and burned five acres. The fire is now 100% contained. Reno Fire says while crews were battling the flames, they realized the fire was not…… MORE
Police Investigate “Gang Related” Shooting
Reno Police and the Regional Gang Unit responded to the 2600 block of Yori Avenue at around 8 p.m. Sunday night on a call of shots fired. According to witnesses, a fight between two groups led to gunfire. Officers located one victim who died at the scene. Police say they believe the shooting is gang…… MORE
30 Acre Sun Valley Fire in Mop-up Phase
Fire crews are mopping up a 30-acre brush fire in the hills east of Sun Valley. The Hill Fire began at around 8 p.m. Sunday night, helped by strong winds. An aggressive attack helped crews contained the fire to 30 acres. The BLM has taken over operations, and were on scene overnight.… MORE
Small Brush Fire Knocked Down in Stead
A cigarette butt is believed to be responsible for a small brush fire that started just after 5am this morning near Stead Boulevard & Lear Street. When crews arrived on scene they say the small fire burned a 10 by 20 foot area. No injuries were reported.… MORE
Renown Pays $9 million Settlement
Renown Health has agreed to pay $9.5 million to settle a Medicare fraud allegation brought against it by the federal government. Renown decided to settle the complaint rather than pursue a costly defense. The case began when a former Renown employee, Cecilia Guardiola, filed suit in June 2012 against Renown under whistleblower provisions of the…… MORE
Court Launches New Breathalyzer System
The Reno Municipal Court has launched a new state-of-the-art smartphone breathalyzer system to detect alcohol-use by offenders who are under court supervision. With this new technology, the court can perform random sobriety checks. It is less expensive than other electronic monitoring systems, and less intrusive than an ankle bracelet. The new technology uses a smartphone,…… MORE
Rate Drop For NV Energy Customers
Starting today, NV Energy’s northern Nevada residential, commercial and industrial electric customers will experience another overall electric rate decrease of just under two percent. Since March 2015, the utility has made cuts to electric bills averaging nearly 17%. Combined with the five electric price decreases experienced in April, July and October of 2015 and January…… MORE
Heller Behind VA Disclosure Effort
Sen. Dean Heller is behind an effort to require the Department of Veterans Affairs to disclose to Congress the bonuses and awards that high-level VA directors get. The push for added transparency comes as the VA has faced criticism for backlogs of veterans waiting for medical appointments, while VA executives were awarded bonuses. Heller is…… MORE
Nevada Gaming Revenue Fell Last Month
Nevada gaming revenue fell more than 4 percent last month. The Gaming Control Board says Nevada casinos won more than $958 million in May, down 4.53 percent, from more than $1 billion the same month last year. For the fiscal year, however, statewide gaming revenue is still up 0.16 percent. Washoe County gaming revenue was…… MORE
Three Women Steal $3,800 Worth of Goods
Sparks Police are looking for three black women accused of stealing $3,800 worth of items from a local CVS Pharmacy. The women walked into the store at 2300 Oddie Boulevard May 25th abound 6:00 p.m. All three were carrying large purses, and they just started stuffing them with stolen merchandise. When a store employee confronted…… MORE
