South Lake Tahoe police are on the look out for a stolen station wagon after the vehicle’s owner was found bound and gagged inside his apartment Wednesday. A co worker of the tied up man called police because the 43 year old hadn’t showed up for work, and when the co worker went the apartment…… MORE
Governor Has Not Ruled Out Legal Action Against Yucca Project
Governor Sandoval has not ruled out taking legal action against the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository. He says he will pursue all viable options top defeat this ill conceived project, including litigation. Nevada’s congressional delegation is opposed to Yucca Mountain. The Governor also pointed to a better solution, when the Nuclear Regulatory Commission accepted a…… MORE
Frey Ranch Will be Featured on Travel Channel’s “Booze Traveler”
Frey Ranch, Nevada’s only estate distillery and winery, will be featured on Travel Channel’s hit TV show, “Booze Traveler” Monday, at 10 p.m. After a visit to the ranch in September 2016, host Jack Maxwell met with owners Colby and Ashley Frey to taste and learn about their products. Frey Ranch currently produces vodka and…… MORE
Meningitis Vaccine Now Required For All Seventh Graders
Under a new requirement by the State, the meningitis vaccine will be required for all Nevada 7th-graders and new students entering school in grades 7-12. The requirement takes effect beginning July 1st, in time for the 2017-18 school year. Registered Nurse Jennifer Crane, assistant director of Student Health Services for the Washoe County School District,…… MORE
California Water Managers Warn of Potential Spring Flooding
California water managers are warning of the potential for spring flooding, as the massive Sierra Snowpack begins to melt. Chief Snow surveyor Frank Gehrke took the measurement Thursday at Lake Tahoe’s Phillips Station and manual readings found the snowpack’s water content at 183 percent of normal. Electronic monitors show the Sierra measures at 164 percent.…… MORE
Two Children May Be Responsible For Fire in East Reno
The Reno Fire Department says it looks like some kids playing with matches or cigarette lighters started a fire outside a warehouse Thursday afternoon. The Fire was reported near a stack of sandbags outside a door at a warehouse in east Reno. Little damage was done, but a burned match book was found at the…… MORE
Female Demonstrators Ask For an End to The Tampon Tax
Nevada could become the next state to eliminate the “tampon tax” meaning women would no longer pay sales tax on feminine hygiene products. Women in Carson City and Las Vegas, armed with boxes of tampons and pads, went before the Senate Committee on Revenue and Economic Development Thursday, asking lawmakers to support SB 415. Supporters…… MORE
Abandoned Motor Home Catches Fire in Sun Valley
An abandoned motor home caught fire yesterday afternoon on BLM land in Sun Valley. The fire was initially reported as a possible brush fire Just before 5 O’clock. A man out walking his dog saw the smoke and contacted the fire department. Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District crews and volunteers from the Lemmon Valley station…… MORE
Sparks Police Looking For Suspect Who Used a Stolen Credit Card
Sparks Police is looking for a suspect who fraudulently used another person’s credit card on Wednesday. According to police the victim lost her wallet while walking home from the Mexico Lindo Market. Shortly after, a man attempted to use the victim’s credit card at the Star Market on the 1900 block of Merchant Street.… MORE
County Ranks High in Health Study
Nevada’s annual health report studying the state’s counties has been released, and Washoe County is one of healthiest. Lincoln County in southeast Nevada was ranked first, followed by Pershing, Douglas and then Washoe. The study was compiled by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. The report highlighted Nevada…… MORE
