If you’ve been putting off getting registered to vote, time is quickly running out. There are two deadlines this month. The first deadline is on May 14th. That’s the last day that you can change your address, or your party, via snail mail or at the DMV, if you want to vote in June. The…… MORE
City of Sparks Helping Your Spring Cleaning
From removing yard waste to clearing household clutter, spring cleaning is an annual tradition in homes. With that in mind the City of Sparks spring excess waste program aims to give folks an easy way to dispose of extra trash. Each week for the entire month of May, the spring excess waste program will allow…… MORE
Reno Arch Goes Blue This Month
Tonight, City Officials will join Reno Police and Law Enforcement agencies from Northern Nevada, and surviving family members of officers killed in the line of duty as they gather under the Reno Arch, to turn it blue in recognition of National Law Enforcement Memorial Month. The event is free and open to all surviving family…… MORE
Mt. Rose Project Begins in Incline
Starting today, the Nevada Department of Transportation will begin a project to enhance the State Route Mt. Rose Highway truck escape ramp. The truck ramp is located on the westbound side of the highway in Incline Village. During construction, drivers will see periodic short-term shoulder and lane closures. Truck traffic will not be permitted on…… MORE
Fire Ravages Gardnerville Home
A mobile home in Gardnerville was ravaged by fire early Sunday morning, according to the East Fork Fire Protection District. The residents who lived at the Kingslane Mobile Home Park have been displaced and the American Red Cross is on scene to help them. No one was home when the fire started and no injuries…… MORE
BLM Wants To Roundup Thousands of Horses
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s Nevada director wants to free up more federal rangeland for livestock grazing this summer by rounding up 4,000 wild horses in Elko County. That’s more mustangs than were gathered across 10 Western states combined last year. BLM Nevada Director John Ruhs, Gov. Brian Sandoval and state wildlife officials say…… MORE
Commerce Tax Heads to Supreme Court
A battle over a new business tax passed last year by the Nevada Legislature is heading to the Nevada Supreme Court. Justices will hear arguments on whether a petition to repeal Nevada’s commerce tax is legally sound. A Carson City judge ruled a few months ago that it was, but defenders of the tax appealed.…… MORE
Local Tip: Pet owners make better mates
Looking for long-lasting love but don’t know where to find it? Start with animal lovers & pet owners! According to Power of Positivity, people who love animals and have pets tend to make stronger relationship partners… but why? Here are a few reasons: 1) They know how to love unconditionally. 2) They believe in love at first sight.…… MORE
Will Ferrell reportedly abandons playing President Reagan
(CNN) Will Ferrell has reportedly abandoned plans to play President Reagan after outcry over portraying the former world leader when he had dementia. The NY Post reports the actor has pulled out of the project. “The REAGAN script is one of a number of scripts that had been submitted to Will Ferrell which he had considered,” Ferrell’s…… MORE
Doctor Named In Drug Raids
Dr. Robert Rand, a Reno physician, is among nine people, including several employees of the Jones West Ford dealership, accused of running in an illegal prescription drug “pill mill” distributing business. A statement from the FBI and U.S. attorney’s office in Nevada said Dr. Robert Rand was arrested today in San Francisco. The statement says…… MORE
