Enjoy holiday festivities at the Nugget today from 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM . They’ll host the 20th Annual “Star Spangled Sparks Fireworks Spectacular. Enjoy live musical entertainment, food vendors and craft booths, along with the Fireworks. Randy Kennedy at the Nugget encourages you to leave the pets at home. Dogs aren’t big fans of…… MORE
NDOT Reminding You to Secure Your Load
The Nevada Department of Transportation is asking everyone going camping or just for an outing at the beach to secure their load, so it doesn’t end up on the highway.… MORE
NDOW Launching Operation Dry Week
The Nevada Department of Wildlife and local law enforcement kick off Operation Dry Water this week, with extra patrols out on the lake looking for drunk and impaired boaters, kayakers, and jet skiers.… MORE
Free Rides on RTC, and Free Shuttles to Star Spangled Sparks
The RTC of Washoe County’s transit services will be on a Sunday schedule for July 4th. RTC administrative offices will also be closed in observance of Independence Day. The RTC SIERRA SPIRIT will continue operating on its regular schedule, as it does on all holidays. RTC Regional Connector will not be operating Thursday. They advise…… MORE
U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen Visits Tribal Health Center in Reno
US Senator Jackie Rosen stopped in Reno this week to talk with the officials at the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony’s Tribal Health Center about Nation’s Health Care Law and other issues in the medical industry.… MORE
Truck Used in Midtown Shooting Recovered by Police
Reno Police have recovered a pickup believed to have been used in a shooting, and are no longer searching for a second person, after a suspect was arrested in Gardnerville. The shooting was reported about 3:23 p.m. June 30th at an Auto Parts store in the 1700 block of South Virginia. The victim was shot…… MORE
Senator Jacky Rosen Blocking DHS Nominees
Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen is blocking two of Department of Homeland Security nominees, citing “inhumane and substandard” conditions for children at the department’s facilities. Rosen says she will delay the nominations of Chad F. Wolf for DHS under secretary for strategy, policy, and plans and Troy D. Edgar for chief financial officer. Earlier this month,…… MORE
Plenty of July 4th Fireworks Shows Happening Around Northern Nevada
Fireworks are illegal in almost all of Nevada, but there are plenty of professional shows to enjoy fireworks. Sparks hosts the 20th annual Star Spangled Sparks starts at 4 p.m. on Victorian Square. The fireworks show starts at 9:45 p.m. atop the Nugget Casino. Newstalk 780 KOH, will broadcast live. After the Reno Aces game…… MORE
Crews Knock Down Brush Fire in Wadsworth
Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District knocked out a brush and structure fire in Wadsworth, that damaged a house, a barn and four trailers. Flames were reported shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday on Main Street. Truckee Meadows Fire says about an acre burned. No injuries have been reported and no cause has been determined. The house…… MORE
U.S. Marshals Arrest Wanted Man in Washoe County, Suspect Has Gang Ties
US Marshals have arrested what they say is a gang member with a violent criminal history. Along with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, Rodolfo Navarro-Salgado was arrested after a short standoff at a home on Highland Court in Sun Valley Tuesday. Marshals say Navarro-Salgado is an alleged gang member wanted…… MORE
