Eldorado Resorts has announced plans to make more than $50 million in improvements at its three casinos in downtown Reno. Gary Carano, the Eldorado Chairman and CEO says the plans include the renovation of 4,100 rooms, new restaurants and casino upgrades at the Eldorado, Silver Legacy and Circus Circus. The move comes on the heels…… MORE
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Victim Identified in Fatal Crash
The Nevada Highway Patrol continues to investigate a crash that killed a woman on Kingsbury Grade, September 23rd. The preliminary investigation indicates 47-year-old Carrie Hilderbrand of Wellington was eastbound in a Nissan Pathfinder when she drifted over the median lines. The driver of a motor home was headed west, and was hit head on. The…… MORE
Nursing Classes Returning to WNCC
Western Nevada College is bringing back nursing classes to the Fallon campus. The college, working with Churchill County and the U.S. Department of Labor, is now going to have access to a 2,500 square foot laboratory about a mile from the campus. The new lab will house classrooms, a business office, and bring technologically advanced…… MORE
Gas Prices Rising Around The Country
The average price of gasoline in the U.S. has risen four cents over the past two weeks to $2.25 a gallon for regular grade. Industry analyst said Sunday that retailers and refiners have upped their prices in response to a rise in the cost of crude oil. Still, the average price per gallon is a…… MORE
Sparks Movie Theater to Close its Doors
The “Century Sparks” movie theater on Victorian Square is closing Thursday. A sign on the front window announced the closure, which was confirmed by an on-site manager. No information has been released regarding the status of the employees, or what might happen with the building or property. The theater in Victorian Square got competition recently…… MORE
Fewer Arrests at 2016 Street Vibrations
Arrests dropped by half at this year’s Street Vibrations event. There were eight misdemeanor arrests and one felony arrest this year compared to 18 arrests in 2015, four of which were felonies.The felony arrest this year was for a suspect being an ex-felon in possession of a firearm and carrying a concealed weapon. There was…… MORE
Investigation Continues Into Fatal I-80 Shooting
The California Highway Patrol is looking for three people who are wanted in connection to a shooting on Interstate 80 that left one person dead. Police say around 3:55PM Saturday afternoon three people on motorcycles surrounded another biker while on the highway near the AG station near Truckee. The bikers opened fire hitting the victim multiple…… MORE
Police Looking For Armed Robbery Suspect
Police are looking for the suspect responsible for the robbery of The Go Fer Market on North Virginia & Parr Boulevard Saturday morning. RPD is looking for a white male, late 20s or 30s, 5ft 10 inches tall with a stocky build. He was wearing black baseball-style hat, possibly with the San Antonio Spurs logo.…… MORE
46 Tons of Trash Collected During River Clean-up
Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful reports that 810 volunteers removed 46 tons of trash and invasive weeds during the annual Truckee River Cleanup Day Saturday. The cleanup covered more than 20 miles of the Truckee River and its tributaries. For the first time since 2014 the water levels were high enough that kayak teams had to…… MORE
Hunting Restrictions Adopted by NDOW
Commissioners for the Nevada Department of Wildlife adopted new hunting restrictions on Saturday, including making it illegal to use larger ammunition like the .50-caliber Browning Machine Gun round to hunt big game. The new rules, which still must be approved by a Nevada Legislature subcommittee before they take effect, require hunting ammunition to be .50…… MORE
