Memorial Day weekend travel means a busier than usual airport. Reno-Tahoe International expects about 12,000 passengers each day of the holiday weekend. The Transportation Security Administration will staff the Security Checkpoint starting at 4:00 a.m. and will have the Pre-Check line open for registered Pre-Check travelers. Reno-Tahoe International Airport has added eight new flights in…… MORE
Sparks City Council Approves 2017 Budget
The Sparks City Council has approved a General Fund Budget of 61.8 million dollars for 2017. That’s nearly seven percent larger that the current budget. The city is expecting revenues to grow at least 4.4 percent, over 2016. The new budget calls for no reductions in services.… MORE
Senator Heller Blasting VA Secretary
Senator Dean Heller is blasting the VA Secretary for comparing wait times for services at the Veteran Administration, to waiting in line for a ride at Disneyland. Heller has written a scorching letter to Bob McDonald, reminding him that waiting for health care is not a Disney Fairytale, and recent statistics say nealy 10 thousand…… MORE
Early Voting Begins Saturday
Early voting for the upcoming Primary Election begins Saturday. Washoe County has 21 early voting locations this year. Polling locations are open seven days a week. The exact hours and locations of the early voting sites are available at the Registrar’s website. The last day to early vote is Friday, June 10th. Washoe County Registrar…… MORE
New Endorsements For Question 1
The Nevada State Education Association and the Parent Teacher Association are announcing that both organizations are endorsing Question 1, The Background Check Initiative. The measure would close the so called “Gun Show Loophole,” and require criminal background checks on all gun sales in Nevada. Ruben Murillo, Jr., President of the N-S-E-A says Nevada’s students deserve…… MORE
WCSD Schedules Another Overcrowding Meeting
As schools in the Washoe County School District continue to face severe overcrowding, repair needs, and projected growth, the District invites the community to provide input, and learn more about the challenges and choices facing schools, during a series of five townhall meetings. The next is Thursday at Mc Queen High School Theater starting at…… MORE
Man Arrested After High Speed Chase
Storey County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Silver Springs man Monday morning after a high-speed chase. Deputies were conducting traffic enforcement in Six-Mile Canyon when 23-year-old Dallas Ott was seen speeding in his car. When deputies tried to stop Ott for the traffic violation, he tried to get away from them by driving more than 70…… MORE
Sparks Police Searching For Trailer Thieves
Sparks Police are trying to find two vehicles involved in the theft of a travel trailer. A 2010 North Trail Heartland 32’ travel trailer was stolen from Spanish Springs Mini Storage yesterday. The first vehicle is described as light color, late 1970’s Ford 4×4 Regular Cab. The second vehicle is a silver Volkswagen Passat with…… MORE
RPD Looking For Unsuccessful Bank Robber
Reno Police are looking for a man who tried to rob a bank last Friday, but was unsuccessful. It was around 3:30 in the afternoon Friday, when the suspect walked up to the bank inside the WalMart on Kietzke Lane and demanded money. The teller refused, and the man walked away. He was gone by…… MORE
Standoff Ends Peacefully in Stead
Reno Police have arrested a man following a domestic dispute and a brief standoff in Stead Sunday evening. Police were called to a residence on Mount Lassen Street in Stead shortly before 6:00. They were told that a domestic dispute between a man and woman who lived there had become heated. The woman and some…… MORE
