As of the first quarter of 2017, Nevada has the fastest private sector job growth in the United States at 3.6 percent. The state has added 40,000 jobs to the first quarter of 2016. Governor Brian Sandoval says he’s pleased to see the progress the Silver State has made in rebounding from the recession, and…… MORE
Governor Wants to Lure Amazon to Nevada
Governor Sandoval says the state will work to try to convince Amazon to locate their second headquarters in Nevada. Amazon intends to invest five billion dollars, and could hire 50 thousand people to staff the second west coast headquarters. Just what kind of incentive package it will take to land Amazon, which already has a…… MORE
Nixon Woman Arraigned After Fatal DUI Crash
A Nixon woman is being arraigned in Bridgeport for a head-on crash that killed a Mono County man. September 9th, officers were called to a head-on crash on US-395 south of SR-89. Amelia Markarian of Nixon was driving her pickup northbound on 395 at the same time Christopher Harper from Coleville was driving his pickup…… MORE
Reno Man Sentenced After Child Porn Arrest
A Reno man has been sentenced to 60 months in prison for receiving of images and videos of child pornography over “Bit Torrent.” 36-year-old Scott Russell, also faces 30 years of supervised release and is required to register as a sex offender. During a forensic examination of Russell’s electronic devices, law enforcement found about 3,370…… MORE
Habitual Criminal Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison
A Reno man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison on a charge of possession of a stolen motor vehicle. The sentencing reflects the Washoe County prosecutor sought and got habitual criminal status based on the defendant’s lengthy criminal history that spanned over twenty years and included multiple theft and forgery offenses. 42 year…… MORE
Nevada’s Attorney General Opens Equifax Investigation
Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt has opened an investigation into the recent report that Equifax Inc., a credit reporting agency, was the target of a cyber-attack that affected approximately 143 million Americans. The breach, which took place from mid-May through July of this year, neglected to keep important personal identifying information safe and allowed hackers…… MORE
Firefighter Bill Co-Sponsored by Jacky Rosen Passes The House
A bill co-sponsored by Congresswoman Jacky Rosen passed the House. This bipartisan legislation establishes a cancer registry for firefighters. The Firefighter Cancer Registry Act, requires the CDC to maintain a registry of firefighters to collect history and occupational information, that can be linked to existing data in state cancer registries. The registry must be used…… MORE
Is Reno Getting an Ice Skating Arena?
Washoe County commissioners have approved moving ahead with an agreement that could lead to an arena being built on a six acre parcel in the South Valleys Regional Park on Wedge Parkway. The agreement sets up a public-private partnership between the county and the developers–the Greater Reno Community for Ice Skating Association. It allows the…… MORE
Update: Found Safe Carson City Looking For a Runaway
The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance to locate a runaway juvenile. Lyndi Day is a 15 year old last seen on August 1st at her residence in Carson City. Lyndi is described as 5’4” and 120 lbs. She has brown eyes and blonde or brown hair. There was no evidence…… MORE
Slinkard Fire Fully Contained
The Bureau of Land Management says the Slinkard Fire is fully contained after burning 8,925 acres, or 14 square miles. There have been no injuries and no structures lost. The lightning-caused fire was in Slinkard Valley and the west slope of Antelope Valley, west of Topaz in Mono County, California. The fire started August 29th.… MORE
