The US Marshals Office says a police chase late Tuesday morning, ended with the arrest of a man wanted for attempted murder in Utah. Eddie Samora is accused of shooting a man in Layton, Utah October 26. He has gang ties, according to police. The chase ended when Samora crashed into another car at the…… MORE
Man Arrested For Battery After Leaving Victim at The Hospital
A Gardnerville man has been arrested after leaving the hospital where he dropped off a woman for treatment. Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies responded to Carson Valley Medical Center. They were told a man had walked into the emergency department and asked for a wheelchair. Then he wheeled in a woman and left. Hospital staff got…… MORE
Sparks Police Looking For an Assault Suspect
Police are looking for a homeless man named Jared Spiegel after he reportedly attacked another homeless man Tuesday causing substantial injuries to the man. Sparks Police say Spiegel and the other man began arguing along the Truckee River bike path near Gateway Park when Spiegle attacked the 23-year-old victim. The man was taken to Renown…… MORE
The Bears are Bouncing Back in the Great Basin
A new study from the Wildlife Conservation Society, Nevada Department of Wildlife , and the University of Nevada-Reno finds says conservation efforts have resulted in the re-colonization of black bears into portions of their historic ranges in the Great Basin. The animals had been absent from these areas for more than 80 years. Beside habitat…… MORE
ACLU Sues to Stop Roberson Sanctuary Cities Initiative
The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada has filed a lawsuit in the First Judicial District Court challenging State Sen. Michael Roberson’s anti-immigrant ballot initiative. They say the entire “Prevent Sanctuary Cities Initiative” – from the language of the proposed amendment, to the description of effect – is misleading to voters. Even the term “sanctuary…… MORE
Bud Business Booming in Nevada
Nevada marijuana sales continue to outstrip projections. Licensed dispensaries sold 27.7 million dollars worth of recreational cannabis in the third month of legal sales. That’s five million dollar more than the state projected, but down slightly from July. 27 million dollars worth was sold in July. In the first three months of legal pot sales…… MORE
Name of Pedestrian Killed on Pyramid Highway Released
The Nevada Highway Patrol has released the name of a pedestrian killed on the Pyramid Highway Sunday. Troopers say 25-year-old Kody Nicholas Strong of Sparks was wearing dark clothing and there was no overhead lighting in the area. He was pronounced dead at the scene after being hit. The accident happened near Spring Ridge Drive…… MORE
“Pill Mill” Doctor Robert Rand Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
Dr. Robert Rand has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter and drug distribution charges. Rand said during sentencing yesterday in U.S. District Court in Reno that he was sorry for the terrible harm he caused to the family of Michael Yenick. Yenick died of a drug overdose…… MORE
Sparks Man Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison For Fraud And Burglary
44 year old Travis Craven of Sparks, a co-defendant in last week’s case involving a habitual criminal convicted on fraud and burglary charges, has been sentenced to 24 years in prison. The case involved the cashing and attempted cashing of fraudulent checks at several local businesses and the possession of a financial forgery lab. The…… MORE
Sunday Schedule For RTC Transit Services Over The Holiday
As you plan for the holiday, keep in mind all Regional Transportation Commission transit services will be on a Sunday schedule for Thanksgiving, November 23. RTC INTERCITY will not operate Thanksgiving, and administrative offices will be closed. Administrative offices will remain closed on Friday, November 24, while transit services will resume a normal schedule. Passenger…… MORE
