Senate Majority leader Aaron Ford of Las Vegas is running for Attorney General. Ford says the AG’s Office in Nevada has become a vehicle to promote partisan politics and an extreme ideological agenda, that is far out of the mainstream and that Nevadan’s deserve better.… MORE
University Offering Free Medical Services This Month
If you’re uninsured or under insured, the University of Nevada Reno is offering free medical services this month.… MORE
Heller Says We Need a New Dream Act
Senator Dean Heller says he is looking at supporting a new version of the “Dream Act,” to protect people brought here as children from deportation. He says the congress has six months to get this right.… MORE
Lookout For Donations Scams Related to Harvey & Irma
Scammers taking advantage of disasters is nothing new. So, it is no surprise that there are unscrupulous-types preying on the good nature of others.… MORE
UNR Plans to Sell a Valuable Violin to Help Pay For a New Arts Building
The University of Nevada needs money for a new Arts Building, and will sell a Stradivarius Violin owned by the school, to raise those funds. The Violin is expected to net millions of dollar for the 35 million dollar project. The violin was a gift from philanthropist EL Wiegand in 1974.… MORE
Work on California 89 Could Cause Delays
Part of California 89 from Squaw Valley to Truckee is getting a new surface, drivers can expect delays of up to 20 minutes, according to the California Department of Transportation. Work continues round-the-clock until noon Friday. Crews are doing grinding and paving work. All the work is expected to be finished by the end of…… MORE
Lightning Sparked Tohakum 2 Fire Fully Contained
The Tohakum 2 Fire is fully contained. The final recorded acreage of the fire is 94,221 acres. No structures were lost, but power lines were damaged and traffic on Highway 447 was affected by flames and smoke for several days. The fire started on Tohakum Peak northeast of Pyramid Lake August 29th. Lightning was the…… MORE
Multiple Citations Issued During Pedestrian Safety Campaign
Last Friday officers with the Reno Police Department and UNR Police conducted a pedestrian safety campaign in downtown Reno, Mid-Town, and UNR, which resulted in 49 people being issued citations related to pedestrian safety. The citations included drivers being cited for not yielding to pedestrians in crosswalks, distracted driving, and pedestrians being cited for jaywalking.…… MORE
Nevada Highway Patrol Looking For a Hit & Run Driver
Nevada Highway Patrol Troopers are investigating a hit-&-run crash on I-80 near Keystone Avenue late Monday afternoon, and it’s very likely they’ll catch the Hit & Run driver. A woman was hit by another driver near the exit, and when the suspect car took off, their license plate got stuck to the victims car.… MORE
Lightning Sparked Fire Knocked Down in Mogul
One outbuilding was destroyed in a lightning-sparked fire last night. Witnesses reported seeing a lightning strike hit a power line around 7:00 in the area of Silva Ranch Road and Bitterbrush Road in the Mogul area. The fire quickly spread, and the outbuilding was engulfed when fire crews arrived. TMFPD Fire Chief Charlie Moore said…… MORE
