Legal prostitution hasn’t ended sex trafficking on the streets of Reno, and it may even be on the increase. A group that provides help to victims says some of the women forced to work the streets start as young as 11. KOH’s Jim Fannin has more… … MORE
Overuse of Online Games Now Considered a Disorder
The World Health Organization now recognizes the overuse of online gaming as a disorder. Doctor Andrew Saxon, chair of the Council on Addiction Psychiatry, says the W.H.O’s definition is associated with other conditions – such as depression, anxiety and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Saxon says the World Health Organization is recognizing the disorder because of its…… MORE
Love Beer & Chicken Wings? Then You Might be Busy This Weekend
If you like beer, then you’ll love what Northstar California Resort is up to this weekend. It’s the 12th annual Beerfest & Bluegrass festival in the resort’s village, and features more than 40 breweries. The resort is opening the event up to kids this year, with children’s activities and they can even sample some sodas.…… MORE
NHP Investigating After Woman Was Found Injured on an Offramp
The Nevada Highway Patrol is asking the public for information about a woman found hurt on an offramp Wednesday night. Shortly before 10PM troopers responded to a medical call on the Wells Avenue westbound offramp from Interstate 80 in Reno. The call indicated there was a female lying on the ramp. Troopers found a woman…… MORE
Investigation Underway Following a Barge Fire on Lake Tahoe
An investigation is underway following a barge fire that broke out after an annual fireworks show on Lake Tahoe. According to the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, the fire broke out just before 12:30 a.m. Thursday. It happened on one of the three barges used to launch fireworks during the South Lake Tahoe Lights on…… MORE
Tahoe Cleanup Draws Nearly 500 People
499 people volunteered along the shoreline of Lake Tahoe to protect the national treasure. As part of a lakewide cleanup organized by the League to Save Lake Tahoe, “Keep Tahoe Blue” participants removed 1,458 pounds of litter that would have harmed the Lake’s ecology. Cleanup participants gathered at five locations around Lake Tahoe, and together…… MORE
New Scam Targets Sex Offenders
The Nevada Department of Public Safety (DPS), Sex Offender Registry has received reports of a potential scam in an effort to collect money from registered sex offenders. Calls are being made to offenders informing them they are non-compliant with their registration requirements, that a warrant has been issued for their arrest and that the offender…… MORE
ID of Body Found Near Gardnerville Ranchos Released
The Douglas County Sheriff’s office is investigating the discovery of a woman’s body in a field in the Gardnerville Ranchos. The body of 56 year old Charlene Heaphy of Dresslerville was found around noon July 4th on Dresslerville Road, between Muir Drive and Riverview Drive. According to investigators, the body had been in the field…… MORE
Mistake Costly to USPS, Boon to Nevada Artist
The Postal Service is being ordered to pay $3.5 million to the sculptor of a Statue of Liberty replica at the New-York-New York casino-resort in Las Vegas. An image of that replica was mistakenly used on a postage stamp. Sculptor Robert Davidson sued the Postal Service for copyright infringement over the “forever” stamp design released…… MORE
Reno Fire Dept Responds to Six Fires on The Fourth of July
The Reno Fire Department responded to six brush fires on Wednesday night, and investigators believe most were likely caused by fireworks. Fire locations included Robb Drive between McQueen High School and the Northwest Library, Vassar Street and Kirman Way, the 2100 block of Camellia Drive, leadership Parkway and McCarran Boulevard, and the 2800 block of…… MORE
