After four years, the Nevada Department of Agriculture is terminating its cooperative agreement with the American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign. AWHPC sent notice they would not be fulfilling the agreement, and the NDA now seeks a new coordinating partner that has the tools and resources needed to manage feral livestock. NDA Director Jim Barbee says,…… MORE
Brother of Las Vegas Shooter Arrested For Possession of Child Porn
The Las Vegas shooter’s brother has been arrested for suspicion of possession of child porn in Southern California. Bruce Paddock was taken into custody Wednesday morning in North Hollywood. Law enforcement had been investigating Bruce Paddock prior to the 1 October mass shooting, but were unable to locate him until after the shooting. Paddock was…… MORE
Sparks Police & Fire Conducting Active Shooter Training
Sparks Fire and Police will be out near Mill Street and Edison again today, preparing their teams in event of an active shooter.… MORE
Police Searching For Assault & Robbery Suspects
Reno Police are searching for a group of men who beat and robbed a man on Lake Street near the RTC 4th Street Station. Police say the robbery happened around 1:40 a.m. Tuesday. The man was walking down the street when he was approached by two or three men. Police say the men beat him…… MORE
Some Controversy Over The School District’s Lice Policy
The Washoe County School District is updating it’s lice policy. The district announcement was presented to the Board of Trustees Tuesday afternoon. Since 2011, the school district does not stop kids from coming to class, riding to school bus, or participating in other activities, even if they are known to have lice. Dana Balchunas, the…… MORE
Authorities Investigating at Least Four Armed Robberies
Authorities are investigating at least four armed robberies that occurred early Wednesday. An armed robbery happened around 12:50 a.m. at the 7-Eleven on 15th Street near Prater Way. The robber is described as 5’7 to 5’10, 180-200 pounds, last seen wearing a gray and red beanie, a brown jacket and black shorts. A second armed…… MORE
B and G Clubs in Carson City Area Celebrate Lights on Afterschool
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada will celebrate Lights On Afterschool on October 26th from 4:00 to 6:00 PM at two of its sites in Carson City and Carson Valley. The celebration will highlight the many afterschool and community partners and will feature STEM activity for youth and their families. At the Carson…… MORE
Nevada Raking in the Tax Dollars From Marijuana
The state is making even more on marijuana sales. 5 million dollars is the tax haul for August according to the Department of Taxation. They collected 3.7 million in July, the first month of legal recreational sales. The President of the Nevada Dispensary Association, Andrew Jolley is predicting steady sales growth over the next several…… MORE
Heller Campaign Says Tark Flip-Flopped on McConnell
Senator Dean Heller’s office is calling out primary challenger Danny Tarkanian for his flip flop on Majority leader Mitch McConnell. Tarkanian recently declared he would vote against keeping McConnell as leader, but just a couple of months ago declared, “I plan on supporting, I don’t have anything against Majority leader McConnell.” Heller campaign spokesman Keith…… MORE
Ira Hansen Blasts Recall Attempts Against Dem Legislators
It isn’t just democrats calling the attempted re-call of three legislators an abuse of the recall process, conservative Ira Hansen of Sparks has chimed in. Hansen says in a Tweet that recalls are for “Egregious breaches” and are “Not warranted here.” He added “Fairness over partisanship, let voters be heard at the ballot box.” Democrats…… MORE
