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
Take an “Intergalactic” Tour of Nevada
In an intergalactic outreach campaign, the Nevada Division of Tourism, “TravelNevada,” has created a travel itinerary suited to the possible extraterrestrial life forms, identified in the $22 million Defense Department program described in a Dec. 16th New York Times article, that gave the credit for the program to former Senator Harry Reid. The itinerary includes…… MORE
New Opioid Tracking Starts With the New Year
A new law aimed at tracking opioid prescriptions, identifying excess dispensing, and collecting information about overdose deaths begins with the new year. The bill was passed unanimously by the legislature. Most recent data on opioid overdoses comes from 2016, and shows nearly nine out of ten Nevadan’s have been prescribed a controlled substance, and that…… MORE
Holiday Spending Looks Strong So Far
Americans spent at a record pace this holiday shopping season, according to a report from MasterCard’s SpendingPulse. That’s good news for retailers that need to finish strong after a difficult year. Sales jumped nearly 5% between November 1 and Christmas Eve compared to the same time period last year, according to the MasterCard report. That…… MORE
