Nevada consumers will flock to shopping destinations to hunt for Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday deals. The shopping marathon will continue into Small Business Saturday and conclude with the final round of sales on Cyber Monday. The Retail Association of Nevada (RAN) estimates that 1.65 million adults in the Silver State are planning or considering…… MORE
WCSO: Beware of Aggressive Door to Door Solicitors
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is asking residents to be on the lookout for aggressive solicitors. Thursday deputies responded to Mt. Rose Highway and Callahan Ranch Road on reports of aggressive solicitors going door-to-door for donations for a children’s book project. Residents say that when they tried to decline, the solicitors became agitated, pushy, and…… MORE
Smokers Switching to Vaping Show Blood Vessel Improvement
While e-cigarettes have been in the spotlight for their popularity among kids and an ongoing outbreak of lung injury due to illegal products, many have also looked to them as a potentially less harmful alternative to smoking. CNN reports on new research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology suggests that adult…… MORE
Nevada, Feds Make Wildfire Collaboration Agreement
The Office of Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak, the U.S. Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized a landmark agreement that calls on state and federal agencies to increase their collaborative efforts to reduce the risk and impacts of catastrophic wildfire. Through the Nevada Shared Stewardship Agreement, the…… MORE
Nevada Highway Patrol Investigating Fatal Motorcycle Crash
The Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash at the westbound Exit 46 off-ramp from Interstate 80 in Fernley. The crash was reported at about 4:02 p.m. The off ramp was closed while the NHP investigated the motorcycle crash. It reopened a couple of hours later. The name of the victim has not been…… MORE
More Cases of Whooping Cough Reported in The Washoe County School District
Three students at Damonte Ranch High and one student at McQueen High School were diagnosed with whooping cough. Early symptoms include a mild cough, runny nose, and low-grade fever. Over the course of one to two weeks, the cough many worsen and include vomiting or a “whooping” noise. With 19 teachers and 16 classified employees…… MORE
Douglas County Rejects Slaughterhouse Over Flood Plain Concerns
The Gardnerville Record Courier says a slaughterhouse that was proposed in Centerville was shot down by Douglas County commissioners this week. The primary issues for the pushback were it’s location in a flood plain and the septic system. An overflow crowd of about 400 people turned out at the meeting to voice their opposition, and…… MORE
An Issue Liberals And Conservatives Seem to Agree on
They found it. With a country as politically divided as ever, a survey by Sparks based Leading2Lean, a leading software provider for the manufacturing sector, proves that nearly everyone can agree about some things.… MORE
RTC Looking to Replace Two Aging Downtown Bridges
The Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County is moving forward with a feasibility study of the Arlington Avenue Bridges Replacement Project, a move to replace two aging bridges in the next decade.… MORE
The Reno City Council Approved Buying New Fire Fighting Apparatus
The Reno City Council voted to this week in favor of purchasing more fire fighting apparatus with an over 6 million dollar loan.… MORE
