The Interim Finance Committee has unanimously approved using non-taxpayer settlement funds to construct and install the Battle Born Memorial to Nevada’s Fallen Warriors in Carson City on the Capitol Complex. During the 2013 Legislative Session, the Legislature approved the memorial. At its June 2017 meeting, the Nevada Veterans Service Commission voted unanimously on the design…… MORE
The State of Nevada Wants to be in The Drone Business
The competition is fierce, more than 200 entities have applied but Nevada is pushing for one of five spots in a federal UAS program, that will allow more complex drone flight testing. The FAA is looking for ways to get drones safely into the national airspace, with things like package delivery and other uses, that…… MORE
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Warning of Yet Another Telephone Scam
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office received more than a dozen reports from the public regarding phone contacts from callers claiming to be a person’s grandchild. The phone number identification accompanying most of these calls is 328-3001 which happens to be the front desk number for the Sheriff’s Office. Typically the scammers identify themselves as a…… MORE
Local Bakery Collecting Donations to Support Veterans
Through the holiday season the staff of Rounds Bakery will be collecting donations to help support the Veterans Guest House. They are asking the community for support and offering a chance to win a years’ worth of the bakeries famous donuts and bagels. Their fundraising will go on till January 6th at 294 E Moana…… MORE
Dayton Man Sentenced For Killing His Sister-In-Law
56 year old James Leo Hamrick of Dayton was sentenced for First Degree Murder with the Use of a Deadly Weapon in the killing of his sister in law Toni Marie Davis. He was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole in 20 years, and a consecutive 15 year term for the use of…… MORE
Three Former Galena High Students Drop Their Lawsuit Against The School District
Washoe County School District says three former Galena High School Students have dropped their federal lawsuit filed against the District, Tom Brown, and Steve Struzyk. The lawsuit alleged that the three students were subjected to bullying by the head football coach at Galena High School, and that the administration and the District failed to address…… MORE
Local Med Spa Launching Toy Drive For “Safe Embrace”
Esteem Medical Spa in Reno is teaming up with Safe Embrace for their annual Holiday Toy Drive. From now until December 15th, Esteem will accept donations of toys at their offices on South McCarran. All toys will be donated to Safe Embrace, a nonprofit that provides shelter and support groups for female domestic violence victims…… MORE
Governor Delighted With Job Growth in Nevada
Nevada’s economic performance in 2017 led the nation in many factors, including a big one. Nevada saw private sector jobs grow by 3.6%, and that’s the fastest in the nation, as the state added 40 thousand jobs in the first quarter, over the growth of the first quarter of 2016. Governor Brian Sandoval says he is…… MORE
Drivers “Click It” But Are Still Speeding and Using Cell Phones
Statistics from the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office participation in a recent Joining Forces “Click it or Ticket” traffic safety campaign indicate that drivers are buckling up, but still need to drive within posted speed limits and stay off their cellphones. Of the 124 citations issued during this two week traffic safety campaign, only five were…… MORE
Utah Gov. Calls Steve Bannon a “Mormon Bigot”
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert slammed Steve Bannon, former chief strategist to President Trump, as a bigot after Bannon accused Mitt Romney of hiding behind his Mormon faith to avoid serving in Vietnam. The governor called it “a low blow because of politics” that was disappointing. “This smacks of good old-fashioned Mormon bigotry. I think that’s…… MORE
