Washoe County Commissioner Jeanne Herman stepped to other side of the podium, to call on her fellow commissioners to do the right thing for flood victims in Lemmon Valley.… MORE
County Commissioners Moving Ahead With Smoke & Vape Free Parks Plan
County Commissioners are moving head toward creating smoke and vape-free parks in Washoe County. In a collaborative effort, Washoe County, in alignment with regional partners, has moved to approve creating smoke-free parks in Washoe County. The Park Commissions from Washoe County, City of Reno and City of Sparks have voted to support smoke and vape-free…… MORE
Washoe County School Trustees Hold Special Budget Deficit Meeting
Washoe County School Trustees held a special meeting Tuesday, trying to resolve an ongoing budget deficit. They turned back a proposal to eliminate ten teachers who teach English to non English speakers. They will approve a wider “walk zone” around schools, which will mean fewer students on buses, eight to ten fewer drivers and save…… MORE
New Details Released in Carson City Stabbing
Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong has released more details about a woman charged with attempted murder, after stabbing two men and a dog last Friday. 24-year old Melisa Nunez got into an argument with a man at her apartment on Woodside Drive and stabbed him on the side of the head. Another man who was…… MORE
Two Men Arrested After Attempting to Flee From Washoe County Deputies
Two men who made a run for it, as Washoe County Deputies closed in, are in custody, after an incident at South Virginia and Peckham Tuesday afternoon. Deputies with a K-9 unit tried to stop the vehicle as part of an illegal drug investigation, and say the driver slammed on his brakes several times, trying…… MORE
More Than 300 Needy Kids Will Get New Shoes
More than 300 kids in Carson City, at 11 schools are getting brand new shoes. For the 14th year the “Step into Spring” program is providing shoes to needy students in transition. Those are students who lack fixed and regular nighttime residences. School officials say the need for shoes is great, many students come to…… MORE
NDOT Ready For The I-80 Repaving Project
The Nevada Department of Transportation is ready for the $42 million project to repave Interstate 80 west of Reno. The Q&D construction project will resurface both directions of I-80 between Keystone Avenue in Reno and the Nevada-California border. Other project improvements include: Additional flashing warning signals and detection systems on I-80 ramps in the to…… MORE
Can You Help Solve This Mysterious Death?
Detectives with the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office continue to investigate the death of a woman, whose body was found in a burning car on American Flat Road north of Reno on Tuesday, March 20th. The Washoe County Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed the identity of the decedent as 51 year old Christine Townsend of Reno.…… MORE
Sheriff’s “No Shave” Raises Funds for Several Good Causes
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office staff raised more than four thousand dollars for Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation in March as Sheriff’s “No Shave” campaign continues. Washoe County Sheriff’s Office deputies have been allowed to grow facial hair outside the normal grooming standard since November if they supported designated charities each month. The Northern Nevada Children’s…… MORE
Reno Police Investigating Shooting at McCarran & Mira Loma
Reno Police are investigating after someone in an “SUV-type” vehicle allegedly fired a gun at two people. Police say shortly before 5:00 Monday afternoon, two people at the 7-Eleven at McCarran and Mira Loma were arguing with at least one person in the vehicle. Police say the suspect’s vehicle had three passengers. As the three…… MORE
