The Nevada Highway Patrol says unsafe passing may have led to a fatal crash on US 95, three miles south of the intersection with I-80 in Churchill County. Preliminary investigation indicates the driver of a Chevy Malibu with six passengers was headed north of 95 at the same time a Chrysler PT Cruiser was being…… MORE
Judge Ordering Police to Release Video & Audio Related to 1 October Shooting
A Las Vegas judge is ordering Metro police to release 911 calls, body camera video and other records that the department tried to keep from the public while investigating the 1 October mass shooting. Judge Richard Scotti ruled the department must begin releasing records to media organizations, which had sought them since the massacre. The…… MORE
UNR Economics Professor Says There’s no Need to Panic Over The Stock Market
Don’t panic about the stock market. That’s the word from University of Nevada Economics Professor emeritus, Tom Cargill.… MORE
Connector Between Spanish Springs and USA Parkway?
The Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County is considering a connector between Spanish Springs and USA Parkway, but it’ll be years before it gets the okay. The agency realizes that a lot of people who work at the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center live in the Spanish Springs and Sparks area, and a through way connector…… MORE
Biggest Solar Project in America, Coming to Nevada
Clean energy advocates cheered the news that Nevada will soon be home to the largest solar development in the country, and the second largest in the world, after Switch announced a partnership with Capital Dynamics to build 1 gigawatt solar farm in Nevada. Switch, which has committed to power its data centers in Nevada with…… MORE
Toxin Affecting Tahoe Groundwater Being Investigated
A toxin that has been leaking into groundwater in South Lake Tahoe near the “Y” where highways 50 and 89 split, since the 80’s, has closed several wells, and prompted a half million dollar study to find the source of the problem. Shelly Thomsen with the South Tahoe Public Utility District says, there’s no need…… MORE
Abduction Attempt Reported Near North Valleys High School
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Detectives are investigating the report of a possible attempt to abduct a teenage girl in the area of North Valleys High School Tuesday afternoon, and are asking for anyone who may have witnessed the incident to contact them. Between 12:10 p.m. and 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, a 16-year-old girl was returning to…… MORE
USFS Says Heavenly Valley Improvements OK
The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, in coordination with Heavenly Mountain Resort, issued a draft decision for proposed improvements to existing skiing and snowboarding terrain at the resort. They found that the projects would cause no significant negative impacts. Proposed improvements would include selective widening of ski trails, removing trail obstacles and…… MORE
Victorian Square Businesses are Open During Construction
Crews are replacing concrete, improving drainage, and replacing tree planters in the area between Pyramid Way and 10th Street on Sparks’ Victorian Square. To do that, that section of Victorian Avenue is off-limits to traffic through Friday. Tough for businesses on the square, who want you to know they remain open. But they admit all…… MORE
Concerns Growing About Spread of Dog Flu
We’ve talked a lot about Flu this year, but not so much about canine influenza, which has now shown up in Nevada. Our news partners at KOLO 8 News Now talked with Veterinarian Dr. Rick Furman with Klaich Animal Hospital. He says there is no local immunity to it, because it hasn’t been here before.…… MORE
