Congresswoman Jacky Rosen a Member of the House Armed Services Committee, has introduced the Securing The Electric Grid to Protect Military Readiness Act of 2017. This is a bipartisan bill that would require a report from the Departments of Defense, Energy, and Homeland Security, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on significant…… MORE
Minden School Designated a “National Blue Ribbon School”
Pinon Hill Elementary School in Minden has made a very good list. They have been designated a “National Blue Ribbon School.” The award honors public and private elementary, middle and high schools where students achieve very high learning standards or are making notable improvements in closing the achievement gap. Senator Dean Heller is commending the…… MORE
New State Database Will Track The Opioid Addiction Crisis
A new state database is being developed to more accurately define the extent of the opioid addiction crisis in Nevada. The database is expected to consolidate the latest opioid-related information from doctors. It is part of a new law also allowing disciplinary action against doctors who inappropriately prescribe addictive painkillers.… MORE
Nevada Pot Sales Doubled Colorado in The First Month
People in Nevada are voting with their lungs. Marijuana sales in Nevada’s first month of recreational pot, doubled the sales of the first month in Colorado. 27 million dollars worth of marijuana has moved through dispensaries. The state of Nevada is expecting to collect 120 million in pot taxes over the next two years.… MORE
Man Killed in Single Motorcycle Crash
A man was killed in a motorcycle accident Thursday afternoon. Shortly after 4:00, Reno Police, Reno Fire and REMSA were called to the 6600 block of Echo Avenue on the report of a single motorcycle crash. Officers arrived to find a 50 year old man who had crashed his motorcycle in a parking lot. He…… MORE
Man Arrested on Numerous Sex Assault Charges Involving Minors
A man police think has been actively seeking underage females on social media, has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor runaway. 28 year old Joseph Martinez was arrested at his address in the downtown corridor Thursday with another female runaway victim. He’s facing at least six counts of sexual assault of a minor,…… MORE
Street Vibrations Fall Rally Has Taken Over Downtown Reno
Street Vibrations fall rally has downtown streets closed with over 200 vendors, food booths, and parades planned through Sunday.… MORE
You Can See a Painting by Banksy at The Sierra Art Foundation’s Gallery
The Sierra Art Foundation’s Gallery has an actual Banksy on exhibit for free through next month. The “Catch Banksy” exhibit, which is a play on the artist who no one ever seems to be able to catch in the act, features the “Haight Street Rat,” which was painted on the side of a building in…… MORE
UNR Police Chief Apologizes For “Inappropriate” Traffic Stop
University of Nevada, Reno Police Chief Adam Garcia is apologizing for an incident in which two campus police officers displayed inappropriate behavior during a traffic stop last Sunday morning. The chief says inappropriate and offensive comments were made to a University graduate student by the officers. The comments were captured on a body camera. In…… MORE
Memorial Service Planned For Retired Reno Police Chief
The Bradshaw Family and the Reno Police Department will be holding memorial services for retired Reno Police Chief Robert Bradshaw Tuesday October 10th at 11 am at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center. The service will be a celebration of life ceremony and the public is invited to attend. The Reno Police Department is asking retired Reno…… MORE
