Community leaders, family members of gun violence victims, residents, and church leaders will come together to remember six young men recently killed on the streets of Reno. The candlelight vigil and remembrance is Saturday, from 7 to 9 pm at 164 Hubbard Way, Hubbard Way Professional Center. , It will include speakers from the community,…… MORE
Could Nevada be Amazon’s Second Home?
Amazon is looking for a second north American headquarters, and it looks like Reno and Las Vegas are among the contenders to land it. It’s a five billion dollar project and is expected to open a bidding war among the cities competing to bring it in. It’s expected to be a full equal of the…… MORE
Truckee Police Looking For Car Thief
The Truckee Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a man suspected of stealing vehicles that he then rammed through the front doors of businesses to commit burglary. 37 year old Richard Anthony Lenning, is responsible for taking more than $100,000 worth of property from Truckee-area businesses, according to police. Lenning is…… MORE
New Information Released in Double Homicide
Reno Police are updating information from a double homicide last June. Investigators say the men shot to death on June 19th were 21 year old Byron Cisneros and 21-year-old Jordan Buggs. Investigators were able to identify a witness who was also an associate of the dead men. That witness reportedly says Cisneros and Buggs planned…… MORE
Missing Inmate Back Behind Bars
A jail inmate who walked away from a work crew Wednesday morning has been captured according to the Washoe County Sheriffs Office. 21-year-old Irving Hernandez was caught Thursday afternoon at about 5:30 near Sutro Street and Selmi Drive. He had been on an inmate crew at Paradise Park, and walked off the site about 10:45AM…… MORE
AP: Nevada Wants to End Superfund Agreement at Anaconda
The Associated Press is reporting, Nevada is trying to back out of the agreement with the EPA, to allow “Superfund” status at the former Anaconda Copper mine near Yerington. Great Basin Resource Watch accuses state of a clandestine effort to make the state the lead authority on the toxic mess, furthering delaying cleanup. The state…… MORE
Lyon County Searching For Missing Woman
The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 42-year-old Fernley woman who has been missing since mid-August. Jessica Brooks was last seen in the Spruce Drive area of Fernley around 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16th. Brooks is white about 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs 130 pounds. She…… MORE
Car Burglaries on The Rise in Reno/Sparks
Local law enforcement are seeing a major uptick in car burglaries, so bring your stuff inside when you get home, rather than leave it in your car.… MORE
Henderson Lifting It’s Moratorium on Recreational Marijuana
Henderson is lifting it’s moratorium against recreational marijuana. It had been in place since February. The city is on track for five dispensaries selling legal weed, and as many as a dozen cultivation and testing facilitiues will begin operations. The first sales could happen in October. Marijuana sales are expected to bring in a million…… MORE
Amodei Calls on Leadership to Act on Immigration Reform
Congressman Mark Amodei is calling on his colleagues to resolve questions over the Dream Act. Saying, since he’s been in Congress he’s called on leadership to act on immigration reform. Amodei says he would always rather be criticized for attempting to move this issue toward a solution, than criticized for repeated inaction. Now, Congress has…… MORE
