RFD Responds to Fire at Spice Factory

Reno firefighters knocked out a structure fire just southwest of Reno Stead Airport on Moya Blvd. The fire started inside at a spice manufacturing facility, and was reported about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. No one was hurt and the building was safely evacuated by the time firefighters arrived on the scene. Firefighters say the some particulates…MORE

Conservation Group Fights New Fence

Conservation groups have filed suit to stop the construction of fences in northern Nevada, they say will harm Sage Grouse. The Western Watersheds Project filed suit in Reno Federal Court. They argue the fences are intended to appease ranchers, but are a danger to the bird because they fly into them and die, and the…MORE

ESA Applications Continue to Roll in

The ESA program may be in legal limbo, but the State Treasurer’s Office has received more than 1,000 new applications during the most recent enrollment period, which ended last week. Treasurer Dan Schwartz says, the continued stream of ESA applications indicates the importance which Nevada families attach to educational choice. In spite of great uncertainty…MORE

Sparks Nugget Forced To Pay Million Dollar Fine

The Sparks Nugget has been ordered to pay a $1 million civil fine after the northern Nevada hotel-casino admitted violating federal anti-money laundering regulations. The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Director Jennifer Shasky Calvery says the Nugget egregiously and willfully violated the Bank Secrecy Act’s reporting obligations, anti-money laundering and record-keeping requirements.MORE

Flood Settlement Funds Being Disbursed

January 5th, 2008, a 40-foot-wide section of the Truckee Canal running through a residential section of Fernley collapsed, flooding subdivisions below the canal. About 580 homes were impacted by water. Now a settlement has been reached between the victims of the Fernley flood,  and Truckee Carson Irrigation District. After eight years of litigation, the courts…MORE

Fundraiser For Maya Morrison In Carson City

A little girl battling leukemia could use some help  in Carson City.  Maya Morrison is the subject of a fundraiser at Firkin and Fox on South Carson Street. They are donating a portion of their proceeds April 6th,  to help Maya and her family. They also having a special Whiskey Tasting. Scott Morrison says the…MORE

One Man Arrested For Wells Avenue Shooting

Reno Police have arrested one man in connection with an early morning shooting at the Best Bet Motel on Wells Avenue. It happened around 2:30 this morning. One person was shot and taken to the hospital with non life threatening injuries. The suspect in the shooting was tracked down and arrested at the Motel 6…MORE

Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Catches a Child Predator

Washoe County Sheriff’s Office “Cyber cops,” caught a child predator, to start National Child Abuse Prevention Month. 36 year old Joshua Larsen of Reno, was arrested on child Sexual Assault and multiple child pornography charges, including Use of a Minor in Producing Pornography. Law Enforcement became aware of Larsen after a tip was provided to…MORE

April Brings Lower Rates For NV Energy Customers

April brings lower rates for NV Energy customers. Residential, commercial and industrial electric customers experienced an overall electric decrease of 3.58 percent. Natural gas customers got an overall gas decrease of 11.15 percent. These rates are associated with fuel used in power production, and the company’s generating stations. Lower fuel and purchased power costs are…MORE

Nevada County Deputies Investigate Suspicious Death

The Nevada County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a woman, whose body was found on the road under Interstate 80 shortly after 6 Monday morning. The body was found near the Farad off-ramps and is considered suspicious death, but it is not clear what the cause of death is. The woman has not…MORE