Casinos along the Las Vegas Strip posted a win of $613 million in July, the largest amount since December 2013, according to Nevada Gaming Control Board. Total win in Nevada was $1 billion for July, a 9.9-percent increase over the same month last year. Washoe County produced a 9.3 percent increase in win, to $76.1…… MORE
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Police Investigate Shooting in Lovelock
A man is dead and his wife is in the hospital following a shooting in Lovelock. Police were called to a report of gunshots in the area of Cornell Avenue and 14th Street at about 7:00 Wednesday morning. One of the callers said that a woman appeared to have been injured and that a man,…… MORE
Fatal Motorcycle Crash in Stead
Reno Police say a motorcyclist has been killed in a crash in Stead. No other vehicles were involved in the crash about 7:30am yesterday, near Desert Heights Elementary School on Mt. Bismark Street. Police say it appears the biker was speeding south on Mt. Bismark and went off the road after hitting a speed bump,…… MORE
Crews Knock Down Brush Fire in Dayton
Firefighters with the Central Lyon County Fire Protection District are mopping up after a brush fire in Dayton. Flames were reported about 1:30PM Wednesday along Grosh Avenue. About an acre and a half burned, plus a motor home and outbuilding. No injuries have been reported. There is no word yet regarding the cause of the…… MORE
Plane Crashes in Sparks RV Park
Sparks Police say they’re awaiting the arrival of an investigation team from the National Transportation Safety Board before providing information on the single engine aircraft that crashed into an R-V park in Sparks last night, or before providing information on any occupants of that plane. That’s supposed to happen later this morning. F-A-A officials say…… MORE
Newmont Mining Signs Conservation Agreement
Newmont Mining Corporation has just signed an agreement with the Silver State, the Department of the Interior, and Nevada Departments of Conservation and Natural Resources and Wildlife to rehabilitate sage grouse habitat around their operations. The area includes around 1.4 million acres of public land, and around 400,000 cares of Newmont’s private land. Newmont already…… MORE
Reno Fire Using Old Motel For Training
Reno Firefighters are putting an abandoned downtown motel to good use. They are doing some firetraining at the Golden West Motor Lodge, a few weeks before it’s demolished. Reno Fire says motel fires are common in this city, but being able to train in one is rare. The space gives them the opportunity to sharpen…… MORE
Controversy at Reno’s Oldest Cemetary
Reno’s oldest cemetery is the subject of controversy. Hillside Cemetery plans to exhume as many as 800 bodies and move them, to make way for a potential development. Details of that development plan aren’t yet clear. The cemetery holds the remains of some of Reno’s founders. The last burial there was in 1959.… MORE
Get a Free Ride to The Rib Cook-Off
The RTC has partnered with The Nugget and City of Sparks to provide a safe and free transportation option for The Nugget Best in the West Rib Cook-Off. Everyone is being encouraged to park at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center (Lot C) in Reno or at the Iron Horse Shopping Center in Sparks and take a free…… MORE
Agriculture Secretary Tours Nevada
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, hosted a White House Rural Council Roundtable in Fallon, to meet local leaders fighting the opioid epidemic. He was also joined in Reno, by Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Chairman Arlan D. Melendez and other tribal leaders, to underscore the need for additional addiction treatment resources in rural communities and tribal areas. Vilsack…… MORE
