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

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

Body Found in Sparks, Death Not Suspicious According to Investigators

Sparks Police say a death that led to the closure of Hubble Drive in Wingfield Springs, is not suspicious. Police closed Hubble Drive sometime before 10AM Wednesday because of the report of a body of a male just off the road between Ulysses and Atomic. Police say there doesn’t appear to be any sort of…MORE

Preliminary Hearing Underway For Man Accused of Threatening Judge

The preliminary hearing for the man accused of threatening the life of Carson City Judge John Tatro is underway. John Aston is accused of attempting to firebomb the judges home, firing a gun into the front door, and leaving Christmas cards threatening death. Judge Tatro testified he spent years wondering about who was threatening him,…MORE