The South Lake Tahoe Police Department is warning about a telephone scam involving someone claiming to be with the IRS. The caller tells victims they have a warrant for their arrest or owe taxes. They then tell the victim they must pay using a pre-paid debit card, credit cards or wire transfer, and threaten those…… MORE
Nevada Governor Urging Congressional Support For CHIP
The Governor is again urging Nevada’s congressional delegation to support funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program. He says without some funds Nevada runs out of federal funding December 15th. The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services has received approval from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services on its request for redistribution funding…… MORE
Helicopter Crashes at Truckee Tahoe Airport
The Truckee Airport District reports a helicopter crashed at the east end of the airport about 3:40 p.m. Thursday. It was a crash and not a hard landing. Two people were taken by medical helicopter to Reno for treatment. Their status has not been released. The helicopter is a two-seat Robinson R-22 and is owned…… MORE
Reno Fire Investigators Looking For Cal Neva Arson Suspect
Reno Fire Department investigators are looking for a man suspected of setting some furniture on fire inside the Club Cal Neva Hotel Casino on East 2nd Street. It happened Tuesday around 3 a.m. Investigators say the man attempted to set multiple fires by setting lit matches on slot machines, and in planters. After he successfully…… MORE
Amodei Wants “DACA” Out of Major Bills
Congressman Mark Amodei released a statement after signing the discharge petition relating to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or “DACA” program. The purpose of the petition is to bypass the legislative committee process, which in Amodei’s opinion, has produced no results for the last six years. Amodei says some of his colleagues believe DACA…… MORE
Reno Police Investigating Fatal Shooting on Selmi Drive
A 24-year-old man was killed after a shooting at an apartment complex on Selmi Drive in Reno last night. Police say the victim suffered a single gun shot wound. Officers also took a call about a second person injured by a near-by Burger King. Police are investigating whether these two cases are related. Police say…… MORE
City Partners With Renown Health to Promote The Reno License Plate
The City of Reno has partnered with Renown Health on a campaign to sell more Reno license plates by the end of December. Owning a plate gets you free parking downtown on Fridays, and two annual park passes worth $720.… MORE
Montage Shooter Identified, Mental Health Issues May be a Factor
Reno police say 30-year-old Lucas Stone, the gunman who was killed by a SWAT team after he opened fire from the eighth-floor of The Montage may have been suffering from mental issues. Reno Deputy Police Chief Tom Robinson says radio chatter indicated the suspect who had taken a woman hostage may have been seeing things.… MORE
Townhall Meeting Tonight to Discuss The Wildcreek Project
The Washoe County School District will host a townhall meeting to share information about the Wildcreek Project. That will be tonight 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Hug High School Cafeteria, 2880 Sutro St. The Wildcreek Project is the proposed construction of a high school that would provide updated facilities for students currently zoned…… MORE
Carson City School District Looking to Fill Nearly 50 Positions
Carson City School District will host a Job Fair Tuesday, Dec. 5th, from 3 to 6:30 p.m. inside Carson High School, 1111 North Saliman Road. Nearly 50 positions will be available. The district is looking to hire bus drivers, cooks and bakers, instructional assistants, classroom aides, ESL assistants, custodians, substitutes, teachers and more. Positions are…… MORE
