Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District and Sparks Fire are implementing a new “Enhanced Automatic Aid” process, the first of its kind in the region. The idea is to ensure the closest single fire engine will respond to an emergency, regardless of jurisdiction. Historically, both fire departments would be dispatched to an incident when the neighboring…… MORE
University Police Warning About Social Media Scam
The University of Nevada Police Department is warning about a social media scam revolving around a pitch for models. According to a UNR Police Department tweet, “If you come across an Instagram asking for models for Victoria’s Secret, please be aware this is a scam. If you have been in contact with the person, please…… MORE
Local Robotics Team Wins in State Competition
An all-girls robotics team made up of 11- to 14-year olds won the top award at the FIRST Tech Challenge Nevada High School Championship in Reno, and will represent the state at the West Super-Regional in Spokane, Washington in March. The Sonic Screwdrivers , a homeschooled team from Reno, faced off against high school teams…… MORE
Nevada Gov Will Back President on Bumpstocks
Governor Brian Sandoval says he’d work with the President on the Bump Stock Ban. The Governor issued a statement after President Trump issued a memo to the Attorney General Sessions instructing him to “Propose for notice and comment a rule banning all devices that turn legal weapons into machine guns.” Governor Sandoval says “The shocking…… MORE
Stolen Property Viewing With Washoe County S.O.
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is inviting burglary victims to view property recovered by Sheriff’s Office detectives. This will happen from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, at Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, 911 Parr Boulevard. Among the items recovered are jewelry, laptop computers, tires, sporting equipment, and a variety of tools. This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone…… MORE
WCSD: Real Information Helps, Rumors Don’t
The Washoe County School District is asking parents not to spread rumors about school threats on social media, much of which is rooted in student chatter and gossip. In a statement, the district says this online activity only complicates efforts to determine what information is true and what is false. At the same time, the district…… MORE
Pedestrian Killed While Crossing South Virginia Street
A pedestrian was killed after being hit by a car near the intersection of South Virginia Street and Sierra Center Parkway last night. Around 8:30 p.m. a vehicle was traveling north on South Virginia Street and struck a pedestrian who was crossing the roadway. Reno police say the man was pushing a shopping cart full…… MORE
Nevada Governor Releases Statement Following President’s Call For Bump Stock Ban
President Trump says he has directed the Justice Department to ban devices that modify guns, such as the bump stocks used in last year’s massacre in Las Vegas. Last October, gunman Stephen Paddock mowed down a crowd of concert-goers from his hotel room, after attaching bump stocks to at least 12 of his semiautomatic guns.…… MORE
Congresswoman Jackie Rosen Meets With LGBTQ Leaders, Comments on Gun Control
Congresswoman Jackie Rosen came to Reno to talk with the LGBTQ community, and says she’s convinced there are ways to reduce gun violence, or at least lessen the carnage, with a renewed effort to ban bump stocks, and other ideas.… MORE
Rancher Cliven Bundy is Coming to Sparks
Renegade rancher Cliven Bundy will give the keynote speech Friday, at the Independent American Party of Nevada’s state convention at the Sparks Nugget. Last month a federal judge dismissed a criminal case against Bundy and his two sons stemming from an armed standoff with government agents at his Bunkerville ranch in 2014. About 4.5% of…… MORE
