Washoe School Police say a code red lockdown at Spanish Springs High School is over, as is a precautionary code yellow at nearby Shaw Middle School. The investigation began late Tuesday morning when students at the high school overheard a conversation indicating a student may be taking a gun to school. When police were notified,…… MORE
Northern Nevada Unemployment Up
Unemployment in Washoe County, Carson City and Storey County increased slightly from December to January, but is down from a year ago, according to the Nevada Department of Employment and Training. For the Reno-Sparks metropolitan area, which includes Washoe and Storey counties, unemployment reached 6.2 percent, up from 5.5 percent in December. It was 7.4…… MORE
Water Coming Back
The last few years of drought have been catastrophic for Nevada farmers who have received less and less water each consecutive year. But now there is a change in their luck. The Truckee-Carson Irrigation District board has decided that farmers will get a minimum of a 70% allocation this year. TCID District Manager, Rusty Jardine,…… MORE
Fundraiser For Late CHP Officers Family
A fundraiser has been set up to help the family of Officer Nathan Taylor, who died after being hit during a traffic stop. There will be a basketball challenge fundraiser Saturday in Truckee from 6-9PM at the high school gym. Entry is $5 per person and commemorative t-shirts will be available for sale. Also, the…… MORE
Big Reward For Horse Killer
The Bureau of Land Management is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever is responsible for shooting and killing a wild horse in early October 2015, at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center, near Carson City. About 60 wild horses and burros are trained and adopted at the facility…… MORE
Avalanche Dangers On Sierra Crest
The National Weather Service in Reno issued an avalanche warning along the Sierra Crest after a weekend storm dumped up to 20 inches of snow on the mountains around Lake Tahoe, and up to a foot at lake level. With all the recent snowfall we’ve been experiencing and more on the way, it’s a good…… MORE
Voter Suit Settled
Voting rights advocates and the state settled a lawsuit over implementation of a federal law aimed at registering low-income voters. Under terms of the settlement, the state’s Department of Health and Human Services will provide each of its clients a voter registration application, help them fill out the forms and send the applications to state election…… MORE
7-Eleven customer shoots, kills hatchet-wielding attacker
(CNN) — A customer drinking coffee at a Seattle 7-Eleven Sunday morning drew a pistol and shot dead a hatchet-wielding man who went after him and the store clerk, authorities said. Investigators haven’t yet identified the suspect, who’s believed to be in his 40s and was wearing a mask when he entered the store early…… MORE
One Man Dead in Officer Involved Shooting
One man is dead after an officer involved shooting near the Lemmon Drive underpass along 395 last night. Police say a man called emergency dispatchers around 8:00 PM threatening to harm himself and others. Officers were dispatched to help the man, and when they arrived on scene, they were quickly pulled into a pursuit which…… MORE
University is Looking at Expansion Plans
The University of Nevada Reno wants to embark on a 9 acre expansion of the campus, so they can add buildings like a a new business hall, but a number of hurdles stand in the way, including a number of historic homes and one park. The university needs to expand thanks to increased enrollment at…… MORE
