(KOH) – A new telephone scam is hitting residents of the Reno-Sparks area. It looks like you’re getting a call from your own number. It’s all made possible by Caller ID spoofing, or displaying a number that’s not the same as the actual telephone number making the call. The scams started out by spoofing 800…… MORE
UNR Students Take Up Temporary Residence at Circus Circus
(KOH) – The University of Nevada is growing and it’s becoming harder and harder to keep up with students’ housing needs. One student complex across from Lawlor wasn’t ready for the start of the semester, and the company is trying its best to make up for it. The complex called Identity Reno was scheduled to be…… MORE
Sun Valley Fire Knocks Out Power to 200
(KOH) – Truckee Meadows Fire says that a fire burned about half an acre in the area of Leon Drive and 2nd Ave in Sun Valley before being knocked down. The fire jumped several fences and caused considerable damage to vehicles, but no structures were involved. Power was knocked out to about 200 customers, and N-V…… MORE
Bighorns Host Bowling For Children’s Cancer Foundation
The Reno Bighorns are hosting their first annual bowling tournament to strike out childhood cancer in an event called “Bighorns Strike Out Childhood Cancer.” 100% of the proceeds will benefit Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation. The event will be at the National Bowling Stadium on Sunday Sept. 17. Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation’s mission is…… MORE
Reno Tahoe Film Festival Returns
The Reno Tahoe International Film Festival will be celebrating filmmakers, selected out of over 500 submissions from 43 countries. For four days, the festival will present 56 films from both up-and-coming filmmakers and seasoned directors, all of them bringing an exciting mix of features, documentaries and short films to see. More than 58 filmmakers and…… MORE
Police Believe Sparks Man is Responsible For Stabbing
The Sparks Police Department has arrested a man on suspicion he stabbed someone Wednesday. 22-year-old Freddy Marquez, of Sparks was booked into the Washoe County jail on suspicion of battery with a deadly weapon. Police say the victim in the stabbing hailed a Sparks police officer at the intersection of Prater Way and Pyramid Way…… MORE
Sparks Police Investigating Shooting on Byrd Drive
Sparks police are investigating a drive-by shooting last night. Police say that during a BBQ, the owners of a home on Byrd Drive got into an argument with several people in a car that was driving down the street. During the fight, one of the people in the car pulled out a gun and fired…… MORE
Voluntary Evacuations Due to Slinkard Fire
Sierra Front Dispatch says the Slinkard Fire has burned from California into Nevada, crossed Highway 89 and is now at 65-hundred acres, or more than 10-point-two square miles. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says there are voluntary evacuations in the area behind Topaz Lodge. Topaz has been evacuated north of Hwy 89 to the Nevada…… MORE
FEMA Establishing Recovery Center in Carson City
FEMA is establishing a Recovery Service Center in Carson City, to offer additional support to the survivors of Hurricane Harvey and other ongoing disaster operations. FEMA will send other U.S. Department of Homeland Security and additional FEMA employees and recruit local Nevadans to staff the new recovery service center. Governor Brian Sandoval says Nevada is…… MORE
Crews Knock Down Fire Along Winnemucca Ranch Road
Truckee Meadows Fire crews have knocked out a fire along Winnemucca Ranch Road, just west of Pyramid Highway between Sparks and Pyramid Lake. It started shortly before noon Thursday, at a behind-a-home dog kennel with three dogs inside; all dogs were rescued and are okay. The kennel is a total loss; no other structures were…… MORE
