Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District crews put down structure fire in the 300 block of Palace Drive in Lemmon Valley this morning. The blaze was first reported just before 5:30am. A house was fully engulfed in flames and a car was parked in the driveway. Fire personnel searched the house and found no one inside.…… MORE
Serial Urinaters Sought in Carson City
The Carson City Sheriff’s department is on the hunt for three juveniles, who have been harassing a home owner on Conte Drive for around 6 months, and were recently caught on the home’s video surveillance. At least one of them urinated on the front door. Have you seen these miscreants?… MORE
Credit Card Thieves Sought
The Reno Police Department is looking for two women accused of using stolen credit cards, that were taken in car burglaries in Reno and around UNR. The suspects are described as African American, between 25 to 30 years old, and between 5’5″ and 5’7″ tall. The women were caught on surveillance cameras at local stores…… MORE
Man Packed What in His Luggage?
You can find some strange things in peoples luggage at the airport. But at Las Vegas McCarran International, it was still a surprise to find a dead cougar carcass in a bag. The cougar was legally shot, and had a Utah Game tag. But the Cougar was not put on the plane, it was sent…… MORE
Lyon County Schools in a Flap Over Religious Materials, Charities
Lyon County School District will no longer allow charitable organizations to distribute promotional flyers, after an evangelical Christian church threatened to file a lawsuit, since they were banned from distributing religious materials. Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley sent a letter to the Lyon County School District last month demanding equal access, and called the policy an…… MORE
Northern Nevada Home Prices Still Climbing, Near Record
Home prices continue to rise, and many more northern Nevadans are no longer “Underwater” meaning their homes are now worth more than they owe on them. The Reno Sparks Association of Realtors says in 2017 home prices rose 5-6%. The latest median price in the Reno Sparks area is 355 thousand dollars, about 10 thousand…… MORE
U.S. Snowboarding Team Will Train at Squaw Valley
Squaw Valley has signed a five year deal to be an official training site for the U.S. snowboarding team. Squaw will be one of five official sites. They made the agreement last week with U.S. Ski and Snowboard of Park City, Utah. Squaw has produced some of the top snowboarders in the world.… MORE
Man Accused of Making Bomb Threats in Elko County Pleads Guilty
A man accused of calling in bomb threats to the Elko County Courthouse has pleaded guilty to a reduced felony charge. 34 year old Casey D. Overacker of Spring Creek could be sentenced to five years in prison next month. Overacker admitted the state could prove the charges.… MORE
Reno Woman Injured in Domestic Incident Involving a Vehicle
A woman is being treated for a non-life-threatening head injury after a case of domestic battery, according to Reno Police. About 10:30AM Tuesday, police say a man was driving from a home on Mannington Street, west of Silverada, after a dispute with a woman at the home. Police say he hit her with his car,…… MORE
Welding Equipment Blamed For Sparks Apartment Fire
Welding led to a fire that damaged a Sparks apartment building Tuesday. Flames were reported about noon at the complex at 1215 Sullivan Lane. Flames spread from a wall to an attic, and there is water damage from water pipes that were being welded. Four units were involved, and the ten unit complex had to…… MORE
