The National Rifle Association is opposing a ban on “bump stocks” like the device used by the Las Vegas gunman, stressing its support for more limited regulations. The powerful lobby last week surprised many gun control advocates by embracing possible restrictions on the bump stock devices in the wake of the shootings, prompting bipartisan support…… MORE
Jason Aldean Returns to Las Vegas to Meet Survivors
Country star Jason Aldean has returned to Las Vegas a week after a mass shooting during his performance at a music festival left 58 people dead and hundreds more hurt. University Medical Center of Southern Nevada thanked Aldean on Facebook Sunday for visiting with survivors. The hospital says Aldean’s visit “helped heal hearts and cheer…… MORE
Chief Judge Patrick Flanagan Dies After Sudden Illness
(KOH) – Washoe District Court Chief Judge Patrick Flanagan died Friday just days after being hospitalized for flu-like symptoms. Flanagan had been a district judge since 2007, and was unanimously elected as Chief Judge in January 2016. A bicycle accident in 2001 left him paralyzed, but that didn’t stop him from earning a 3rd degree Black Belt…… MORE
Las Vegas Update
Investigators looking into Sunday’s Las Vegas massacre, which is now officially being called “1-October,” have found no known nexus to terror or connections to ISIS, Undersheriff Kevin C. McMahill told reporters Friday. They have no credible information as to motive, despite more than 1,000 leads and tips. McMahill said authorities are confident there was not…… MORE
Las Vegas Shooter May Have Intended to Survive The Massacre
Chilling new clues suggest the man behind the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history planned to inflict even more carnage. Stephen Paddock didn’t just have 23 weapons in his Mandalay Bay hotel suite, which he turned into a sniper’s nest to kill 58 Las Vegas concertgoers. He also had more than 50 pounds of…… MORE
Sparks City Councilman Announces Run For Mayor
Sparks City Councilman Ron Smith has announced that he’s running for Mayor of Sparks, and has been endorsed by not only current Mayor Geno Martini, but is also backed by the entire Sparks City Council, and 4 out of 5 Washoe County Commissioners. Ron Smith has served as Mayor Pro-Temp for several years under Gino Martini,…… MORE
Atty General Warns of Scams Related to Las Vegas Massacre
Attorney General Adam Laxalt is warning about scammers forming sham charities and seeking donations in the wake of Sunday’s horrific attack. Laxalt and GoFundMe are working to ensure donations meant to help victims of the shooting are actually going to those who need it and not to scammers. Attorney General Laxalt says many are aware…… MORE
Shots Fired in South Lake Tahoe
South Lake Tahoe Police are looking for information about someone firing shots Tuesday night. Shortly before midnight, dispatchers received several 911 calls regarding someone shooting a firearm in the 3900 block of Pioneer Trail. Officers found evidence that a semi-automatic handgun had been shot several times at that location. Witnesses reported two Hispanic men in…… MORE
Gang Related Murder Trial Now Underway in Sparks
The trial for Luis Menendez-Cordero in a double murder that took place in Sparks seven years ago is underway. Menendez-Cordero is accused of shooting and killing 19-year-old Kevin Melendez and 21-year-old Moises Vasquez Sanchez at a party on El Rancho Drive in Sparks in 2010. Police say the suspect shot the pair because they were…… MORE
Person of Interest Being Held in Connection With Downtown Murder
A person of interest is now being held in connection with an August 31st fatal shooting in downtown Reno. It happened about 2am in an alley at 1st Street between Arlington and West Streets, near Our Bar. 26-year-old Vidal Smith was found shot to death. Police say Smith had been in an altercation with somebody…… MORE
