Federal fire agencies to assist as Perry Fire reduces

UPDATE: 11:45 a.m. A crew of 233 firefighters are making progress knocking down the Perry Fire, reducing it to 11,200 acres as of this morning. Evacuations are in place for communities nearby. The cause is still under investigation. __________________________ UPDATE: 10:13 a.m. The Perry Fire is now at 18,000 acres and full containment may take…MORE

Sparks Police Investigating Hit & Run on Pyramid Way

The Sparks Police Department has released photographs of what it said was a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run on Pyramid Way near Burgess Park on July 18. Police say a person was crossing the street about 1:15 p.m. when the late model white Dodge Challenger hit the pedestrian. The Dodge then fled southbound on Pyramid…MORE

Have You Seen This Woman? She Took Someone Else’s Casino Winnings

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is looking for a woman who stole someone else’s gaming ticket on Sunday. It happened about 1:55 a.m. at Casino Fandango. A slot machine malfunctioned when a player tried to cash out and the player went to get a slot attendant. The machine then printed out the ticket and a…MORE

Purse Stolen From Gardnerville Grocery Store

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help finding a woman who took a purse a shopper left at a grocery store. It happened July 21st at the Raley’s at 1363 U.S. 395 in Gardnerville. At about 2pm a shopper accidentally left her purse in a cart. Video surveillance showed the shopper…MORE

Crews Stop Progress of The Mira Loma Fire

Crews are on scene of a 15 acre brush fire near Mira Loma Drive and Veterans Pkwy in southeast Reno. Officials say the Mira Loma Fire is 30 percent contained, and forward progress has been stopped. Fire engines were used to protect homes and other buildings, but flames never got close to any structures.  Officials…MORE

Mobile App Offers a Historical Tour of Reno

Want to see a side of the Biggest Little City that you’ve never seen before? Puzzling Adventures, a mobile app has come to Reno, and will guide you on a walking tour from Idlewild Park to downtown and back, uncovering secrets from the past, looking at the accomplishments of the settlers who moved here in…MORE

Life For Yerington Man Who Murdered His Wife

A man convicted of murdering his wife while she was on her postal route in Yerington has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole. 29 year old Dustin Cooper convicted of killing his wife Johnie Shadden of Yerington, Nevada. Shadden who was 26, stopped at their home in Yerington on a…MORE