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Three Injured in Highway 50 Crash

A crash on Highway 50 in Dayton sent three people to hospitals yesterday. Around noon, the driver of a GMC Yukon was headed east on 50 at Enterprise Way in Dayton, with her juvenile daughter. She turned left in front of a westbound Mercury sedan and they collided. Some lanes of Highway 50 were closed…MORE

New Information in Weekend Scheels Robbery

Four people are in custody in connection with an armed robbery at Scheels Sunday. 23-year-old Dalton Frederick was arrested at the Peckham Gardens Condominiums on Neil Road just after 3:30 Monday morning. Police now say 23-year-old Tiffany Hiller is NOT a suspect, instead police are now looking for Nicole Fisher of Reno. Sparks Police say…MORE

Downtown Kings Inn to Become Apartments

One of downtown Reno’s biggest eyesores, the Mustard Colored Kings Inn, is being reborn as “3rd Street Flats,” a 94 unit apartment building. Northern Nevada Business Weekly is reporting, pre-leasing for those units began last week. Mike Williams of Basin Street Properties says they’ve had over 600 signups on their website. The apartments are expected…MORE

Geothermal Company Settles Lawsuit

Reno geothermal power companies will pay $5.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by two former employees that the companies illegally received millions of dollars in clean energy grants. The government reached the agreement with Ormat Technologies, Inc., and companies Ormat owns. Ormat does not admit liability. The whistleblowers say the company tapped into stimulus…MORE

Dentists Want to Buy Your Halloween Candy

Pitts Orthodontics and Brosy Family Dentistry have teamed up for the 4th annual Halloween Candy Buy Back program, and they will pay you for your candy. Kids will be paid one dollar for each pound of unopened Halloween candy to send to troops through Operation Gratitude’s Halloween Candy Buy Back program. Last year, the team…MORE

Reid: “James Comey May Have Broken The Law”

Senator Harry Reid says FBI Director James Comey “may have broken the law” by showing favoritism to Republicans in announcing new investigative steps regarding Clinton’s use of a private email server. The Nevada senator charged that Comey is withholding sensitive information about Russian meddling in the U.S. election but “rushed to publicize” what Reid deems…MORE

Deputies Stop Shaving For a Good Cause

Washoe County Sheriff’s Office staffers are supporting local men battling prostate cancer, by putting away their razors and growing facial hair during the month of November. During the Sheriff’s Office’s first ever “No-Shave November,” Sheriff Chuck Allen has authorized all staff to grow facial hair for the month, in exchange for a $20 donation to…MORE

Actor Jon Voight to Promote Trump in Sparks

Actor Jon Voight, and Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke will bring some star power to a “Get out the vote,” event Thursday at Baldini’s in Sparks. Both are Trump supporters who will appear for the “Great America Pac.” The event starts at 3pm.MORE

Wife of Tim Kaine to Visit Reno

The wife of Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Tim Kaine is coming to Reno Thursday to campaign for her husband and Hillary Clinton.  The Honorable Anne Holton will talk with Nevadans one day before early voting ends to encourage them to cast their ballot as soon as possible.  Holton will stop by a field office and…MORE

Senator Elizabeth Warren to Visit Reno This Week

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren will be campaigning for Hillary Clinton and U.S. Senate candidate Catherine Cortez Masto on Wednesday. Warren will lay out the high stakes of November’s elections for Nevada families and urge grassroots supporters and students to volunteer in the final days leading up to Election Day. She will make stops in Carson…MORE