Reno Police are asking for help looking for a 76-year-old man who walked from his home Tuesday morning. Police say Loran Brewer walked from his home near Robb Drive and W. 7th St in Reno. He is 5’6″ and 250 pounds with white hair and blue eyes, and he wears wire rimmed prescription glasses. When…… MORE
Crews Stop Five Acre Blaze in NW Reno
Fire crews have contained a brush fire on the property of the former Northgate Golf Course. Flames were reported shortly after noon Tuesday east of Somersett, off Beaumont Parkway. The progress of the fire was stopped at about five acres. No structures were damaged and no injuries reported. Members of a work crew using a…… MORE
Emergency Landing Closes Runway at Reno-Tahoe International Airport
An American Airlines plane made an emergency landing at Reno-Tahoe International Airport just after 2:30 this morning. According to spokesperson Brian Kulpin, the flight took off from the airport around 2:15 a.m. but turned around after reporting landing gear issues. 169 people were on board and no injuries were reported. One runway is open, another…… MORE
Road Work Today on Highway 50 Through Cave Rock
Traffic is going to be down to one lane in on Highway 50 through Cave Rock as the Nevada Department of Transportation makes some repairs.… MORE
Help a Student in Need Get Ready For The School Year
The Liberty Group of Nevada has signed up to work with Volunteers of America on this year’s “Operation Backpack.”… MORE
Douglas County Man Convicted of Second Degree Murder
Jose Rodriguez-Quezada has been convicted of second degree murder by a Douglas County jury. He had claimed the killing of another man at a Lake Tahoe hotel-casino was self-defense. Prosecutors said Kevin Edwards had been stabbed or slashed 30 times at the Hard Rock hotel in Stateline. The jury determined the killing was not premeditated,…… MORE
Spanish Springs High School Graduates Get a Big Win
Young people from Alaska, Arizona, California and Nevada have been selected the winners of the 2019 Ninth Circuit Civics Contest, an educational outreach effort to high school students sponsored by the federal courts. The theme of the 2019 contest was “The 4th Amendment in the 21st Century – What is an ‘Unreasonable Search and Seizure’…… MORE
Social Media Argument Leads to Shooting in Truckee
An argument that started on social media, led to more arguments, and they ended in a shooting in Truckee. 45 year old Michael Woll turned himself in after a single vehicle crash on the Olympic Heights subdivision. The driver had a gunshot wound to the chest. He told officers Woll shot him in front of…… MORE
The Reno Rodeo is Looking to Grow
The Reno Rodeo Association would like to turn it’s eight thousand seat arena into a 15,000 seat venue, with a reconfiguration of the Livestock Events Center. And why wouldn’t they, looks like every day of this years Rodeo has been a sellout. They also have a million dollars from the legislature to get the plan…… MORE
Judge Rejects Dismissal of Charges in Martinez-Guzman Murder Case
A motion to dismiss two murder charges against Wilbur Martinez Guzman has been rejected by a Reno Judge. Defense lawyers argued the local grand jury didn’t have the authority to indict Martinez Guzman for the crimes he’s accused of in Douglas County. But Judge Connie Steinheimer says the Grand Jury had full legal jurisdiction for…… MORE
