Clinton and Brion Dinkel are getting some closure 45 years after their mother’s disappearance. Advancements in DNA analysis helped investigators link a Jane Doe skull found in 1981 near Placerville to their mother, Rebecca Dinkel. 19 year old Rebecca Dinkel, was last seen in 1974 at a Garden Valley cafe with her mother Nancy Webster.…… MORE
Flight to Seattle Forced to Make Emergency Landing in Reno
Turbulence on a flight from Santa Ana California to Seattle forced an emergency landing Wednesday afternoon in Reno. REMSA confirms three people were taken to a hospital. Two more people were hurt, but were not hospitalized. Emergency crews responded to the airport to deal with the situation. The turbulence pretty much dumped everything in the…… MORE
Sandbag Locations Around Northern Nevada
Washoe County Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District Station #223, 130 Nectar St., Lemmon Valley Lemmon Drive and Pompe Way intersection, Lemmon Valley Blue Heron Circle and Warrior Lane intersection, Belli Ranch Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District Station #30, 3905 Old Hwy 395, Washoe Valley Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District Station #16, 1240 Eastlake Blvd, Washoe…… MORE
Google Plans Investment In Data Centers, Including Nevada
Google says it is investing more than $13 billion in data centers this year, including the Nevada location that opened in 2012. Google CEO Sundar Pichai blogged that “These new investments will give us the capacity to hire tens of thousands of employees, and enable the creation of more than 10,000 new construction jobs in…… MORE
Nurses Pull Strike Threat at Barton in South Tahoe
According to a statement from Barton Health in South Lake Tahoe, the nurses’ union has notified Barton Health it has withdrawn its strike notice. In response to this notice, Barton agreed to cancel the use of replacement nurses. Accordingly, Barton RNs will work their normal schedules, and Barton Health will be fully operational. Barton and…… MORE
NPRI Says State Workers Are Not Underpaid, Don’t Need Collective Bargaining
“Nevada Policy” is pushing back against a move to give state employees collective bargaining rights. Robert Fellner argues granting collective bargaining powers to Nevada state workers will increase annual spending by an estimated $500 million annually, a cost that will be passed onto taxpayers through higher taxes, reduced services or both. he also says their…… MORE
Gun Background Check Bill Passes Senate Judiciary Committee
The debate over gun background checks is on in Carson City. At times the testimony was emotional, and included victims of the Oct 1 Massacre.… MORE
Teenage Girl Seriously Injured in Motorcycle Crash
Two people were injured following a motorcycle crash in Reno. Police responded to the scene in the area of Highland Avenue and Beech Street around 9:30 last night. They found the motorcycle and two people down in the roadway. No other vehicles were involved. Police say a 17-year-old girl who was the passenger was taken…… MORE
U.S. Forest Service Releases Tree Mortality Numbers For 2018
The US Forest Service has just released tree mortality numbers for 2018, and the outlook continues to look bleak for the Sierra Nevada mountain range.… MORE
Nevada Governor Says He Will Sign Gun Background Check Bill if Passed
Governor Steve Sisolak says he will sign a background check bill, if it’s passed by the legislature. He says voters already approved this once– The Governor says we don’t always see eye to eye on the path forward when it comes to guns, but that doing nothing is not an option.… MORE
