The Sparks Fire Department responded to a fire at a home on the 1600 block of G Street in Sparks early this morning. Crews found a small fire in the basement of the home, but prevented it from spreading to the rest of the house. No one was in the home at the time of…… MORE
Election Results Certified
Washoe County Commissioners canvassed the returns from the Primary Election held in the County on June 14th. The Commissions approved the proposed Declaration of Canvass of Vote and Order for the 2016 Primary Election, which makes the results official. Washoe County Registrar of Voters Luanne Cutler reported more than 21 percent of registered voters cast…… MORE
Nevada Is Not Last In Education
Nevada is not dead last in education. The state is now second-to-last, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s annual “Kids Count” report. The report found Nevada improved on four key education indicators between 2008 and 2014. The share of young children not in school, decreased from 70 percent in 2007, to 68 percent in…… MORE
Median Price For Reno Homes on The Rise
The median price of a home in Reno has hit a post recession high. The median price hit $326,000 dollars in May. That’s up seven percent from April and eleven percent higher than May 2015. Home sales are up more than three percent from last May. Washoe County’s median home price is also up to…… MORE
Judicial Council Approves $3 million in Funding
The Judicial Council of the State of Nevada, has approved $3 million in funding for 34 specialty courts statewide. Three specialty courts received new funding in Las Vegas, Reno, and Sparks. In Las Vegas, money will be used to fund a veterans treatment court, while in Reno money will be earmarked to fund a youth…… MORE
Law Enforcement Cracking Down on Boaters
Law enforcement officers across Nevada will be on heightened alert for those violating boating “under the influence laws” during the annual Operation Dry Water weekend, June 25th and 26th. Operation Dry Water is a nationally coordinated heightened awareness and enforcement campaign, focused on deterring boaters from boating under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Game…… MORE
Health Officials Offering Help to Smokers
Smokers in Nevada can get free gum, patches and lozenges from the Tobacco Prevention and Control Program of the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health between June 20 – July 1, or while supplies last. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s “Tips From Former Smokers” education campaign is encouraging smokers to call 1-800-QUIT-NOW…… MORE
Man at Trump Rally Tries to Steal Officers Gun
A federal officer says a man arrested at a Donald Trump rally in Las Vegas told authorities he tried to snatch an officer’s gun so he could kill the presumptive Republican nominee. A complaint filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Nevada charges 19 year old Michael Steven Sandford with an act of violence on…… MORE
Update: Escaped Inmates Both Caught
Both of the inmates who walked away from a Northern Nevada work camp have been found and arrested. 25 year old Nicco Way was found sleeping near a Reno business Monday. 23 year old James Westbrook was caught near Elko The pair escaped from the minimum security camp northeast of Lockwood.… MORE
Funding For Specialty Courts
The Judicial Council of the State of Nevada, has approved $3 million in funding for 34 specialty courts statewide. Three specialty courts received new funding in Las Vegas, Reno, and Sparks. In Las Vegas, money will be used to fund a veterans treatment court, while in Reno money will be earmarked to fund a youth…… MORE
