The company behind the largest data center in the United States is planning to add headquarters in Reno, according to KOLO 8. Switch, which is currently building a SUPERNAP data center location in the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center, plans to expand its headquarters to downtown Reno. A reliable source, who spoke on the condition of…… MORE
Man Hospitalized After Rolling His Vehicle on The Mt. Rose Highway
A man who rolled his vehicle on Mt. Rose Highway near Thomas Creek Road early Wednesday is hospitalized. The accident happened around 5:05 a.m.. The Nevada Highway Patrol says the man was driving west when he hit reflector posts on the side of the road. Troopers say his car rolled, then caught fire. The man…… MORE
Shots Fired During Attempted Robbery at Tamarack Junction
Reno Police are investigating an attempted robbery at the Tamarack Junction casino in south Reno. Police were called about 1:30PM Wednesday. A man in a mask tried to hold up the sports book, and instead got into a scuffle with security. One shot was fired, no one was struck. One person was taken to a…… MORE
Minimum Security Inmate Walks Away From Camp Near Elko
The Nevada Department of Corrections says a minimum security inmate walked away from a fire camp near Elko early Wednesday. 27-year-old Jordan Redger was housed at the Wells Conservation Camp, but was at Northern Nevada Correctional Center before that. He was serving 12 to 36 months for Grand Larceny. He was last seen late the…… MORE
California Man Charged With Manslaughter in Truckee Coach’s Death
A Sacramento man has been arrested and charged with vehicular manslaughter in the April 1 crash that killed former Truckee High School coach Robert Douglas Shaffer. David John Slaughter, is being held in the Nevada County jail on $125,000 bail. Shaffer died after a head-on crash on California 89 in Sierra County south of the…… MORE
Shots Fired in Northwest Reno Neighborhood
Reno police are searching for a suspect who approached a resident’s door in northwest Reno, pulled out a gun and started firing shots. It happened just after 1:30 this morning. The resident told police the suspect came to their door at West 10th and Nevada Streets, demanded something, then fired two rounds into the floor.…… MORE
Amber Alert Cancelled, New Sketch Released of Girl
An AMBER Alert has been canceled for a girl who was with a man when he carjacked a 75-year-old woman in Sparks. The girl and the man are still being sought, but with no name or picture, or solid leads or information on the girl’s ID, police made the decision to cancel the alert. The…… MORE
Fire Update: Long Valley and Farad Fires
The fire burning about three miles north of Doyle, the Long Valley Fire has blown up to 17,000 acres. It’s been burning since Tuesday afternoon. The Lassen County Sheriffs Office says the Fort Sage Off Highway Vehicle Area has been evacuated, and Fort Sage Road is closed, other nearby residents are being advised to be…… MORE
Massage Parlor Owner Arrested on Sexual Battery Charges
South Lake Tahoe Police have arrested a massage parlor owner, suspected of sexual battery on one of his customers. 34 year old Qiteng “Eric” Lu, who owns Chinese Magic Massage, is being charged with not only sexual battery, but also with penetration by foreign object, and attempting to prevent a witness from reporting a crime.…… MORE
Career Criminal Busted Thanks to a DMV Employee
A career criminal who turned violent after escaping federal custody and fleeing to Nevada has been brought back to justice, thanks to the Department of Motor Vehicles. 64 year old Robert Frederick Nelson escaped from a Minnesota federal prison in 1992. he’s been committing crimes in Nevada ever since, but now back in federal custody…… MORE
