Republican Congressman Mark Amodei voted yes for tax reform saying, after having devoted almost the entire week with everyone in his Washington office to determine how this bill would affect individual taxpayers, joint filing taxpayers, and businesses, he concluded that for the vast majority of federal taxpayers in CD-2, this bill results in simplified filing…… MORE
Rain Helping Firefighters Battling Chris Fire
Rain is helping firefighters in their efforts to suppress the 370-acre Chris Fire. The fire is now 70 percent contained. The Chris Fire was started by a vehicle accident on U.S. Route 395 about five miles north of Sonora Junction near the Chris Flat Campground around 11:28 a.m. on Nov. 13. The fire burned west…… MORE
Business Owners Call on Congress to Continue HIT Tax Moratorium
Local business owners are calling on Congress to continue a moratorium on the Health Insurance Tax, also know as the HIT tax.… MORE
School District Shortfall Blamed on Miscalculation by The State
The RGJ is reporting that an error made in the per pupil spending formula by the state caused the 6.6 million dollar “Surprise” shortfall last summer at the Washoe County School District. That’s exactly what the school district asserted at the time, while the state Department of Education blamed the miscalculation on the district. The…… MORE
Businesses in Carson City Lending Support to Teen Crash Victims
Businesses in Carson City are donating a portion of their daily profits to benefit the teens who were injured in a rollover November 9. Firehouse Subs and Fox Brewpub in Carson City donated some of their profits to the GoFundMe account to benefit the victims. Jim Phalan, owner of the Fox Brewpub, said he agreed…… MORE
Reno City Council Delays Approving Cold Springs Project
The Reno City Council says more study is needed before it can approve a housing development in Cold Springs. The developers for the StoneGate project went before the council yesterday, seeking a zoning change so they can build 5,000 housing units over the next two decades. But the plan faces opposition from people currently living…… MORE
Nevada Atty General Joins Coalition to Repeal Drug Enforcement Act
Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt and a bipartisan coalition of 43 attorneys general sent a letter to congressional leaders, urging them to repeal a 2016 federal law, to hold registered drug manufacturers and distributors accountable for willfully contributing to the nation’s oversupply of opioids. The letter explains how the “Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug…… MORE
South Lake Tahoe is on Flood Watch
National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for the greater Lake Tahoe region that’s in effect through Thursday night. The service says an moderate to strong atmospheric river is moving through the area, bringing lots of rain, and could cause creeks and streams to rise and possibly flood. If you live on the South…… MORE
Plumas County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Death of Reno Man
The Plumas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a Reno man. The body was found November 11th along Highway 70 between Vinton and Chilcoot. The body has been identified as 44-year-old Anthony Richins. Preliminary autopsy results indicate Richins possibly died as a result of a heroin overdose, though toxicology results are pending. The…… MORE
El Dorado County Investigators Find Two Bodies
The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office has recovered two bodies in the last few months in Fallen Leaf Lake, thanks to a group called Bruce’s Legacy, a non profit that assists in search and recovery efforts. The first person discovered August 29th was a woman who investigators say drowned in 2001, but who’s body was…… MORE
