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
Bicyclist Killed in Crash on Plumb Lane
Reno Police say a bicyclist died Thursday evening at about 6:00 after being hit by a car on Plumb Lane just west of Kietzke Lane. They believe the bicyclist was crossing the street in the Orange Lane area and was hit by a westbound Lexus driven by a 76-year-old driver whose vision apparently was restricted…… MORE
OJ Simpson Has Registered With The Las Vegas Police Dept
Las Vegas police say O.J. Simpson has formally registered at local police headquarters in accordance with his release from a Nevada prison last weekend after serving nine years for armed robbery. The conditions of his parole dictate he report to his state parole officer on a monthly basis and obtain permission from the Nevada Division…… MORE
Come Ride the Harvest Train
October means the harvest moon and at the Nevada State Railroad Museum, and it means the Harvest Train. The museum is hosting its third annual Harvest Train over two weekends in October, with steam train rides, a pumpkin patch, craft fair and food trucks. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,…… MORE
TMCC Student Among The Victims of Las Vegas Massacre
Truckee Meadows Community College has confirmed one of its students, Austin Meyer, was shot and killed in concert massacre in Las Vegas. The school says there may be others connected to TMCC also injured and affected by the incident. TMCC president Dr. Karin Hilgersom. says she is “deeply saddened by this loss, and knows that…… MORE
Sheriff’s Department Looking For Answers After a Murder in Sun Valley
The Washoe County Sheriffs Department is looking to the public for information on the murder of a man, shot to death in Sun Valley last Friday.… MORE
What do You Say When Your Child Asks About The Tragedy in Las Vegas?
As Americans continue to reel from the shooting in Las Vegas on Sunday, it’s important to know how to help children cope with this tragic event.… MORE
