The Washoe County Health District will be insecticide fogging this morning, after another positive hit for West Nile Virus. Confirmation was received from the Animal Diseases Laboratory of a positive collection of adult mosquitoes in Washoe Valley north of Bellevue Road. They plan to follow the fogging with surveillance trapping to determine if the virus…… MORE
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Construction Closures at The Bowl
Beginning Tuesday overnight lane closures will be in place on I-580 in the Reno spaghetti bowl, area as the Nevada Department of Transportation resurfaces bridges. Lanes will be reduced between approximately 9PM and 5AM Sunday evenings through Friday mornings. The construction-related lane closures will take place this fall and spring 2017. Periodic, overnight spaghetti bowl…… MORE
Izzenhood Fire Closer to Containment
The Izzenhood Fire, burning north of Battle Mountain is coming under control of firefighters. It was sparked by lightning last Thursday and exploded to more than 66 hundred acres withing 24 hours, it was at least 90% contained Monday. Crews are moving into ‘Mop up” mode.… MORE
Will Sheldon Adelson Support Trump?
With fewer than 80 days until election day, Republican kingmaker Sheldon Adelson still hasn’t put any money toward Donald Trump’s campaign for president, according to newly released filings from the Federal Election Commission. Adelson spent at least $100 million during the 2012 election, making him the biggest single spender in that election.… MORE
Two Displaced After Silver Springs Fire
Two people are displaced after a structure fire in Silver Springs. Central Lyon Co. Fire responded to the fire at a home on 9th Street yesterday evening. Officials say the fire damaged the home, a travel trailer and a vehicle. No injuries were reported. The cause is under investigation.… MORE
Two Killed in Crash in Carson City
Two people are dead and one person is injured after a vehicle went off a cliff in Carson City. Sheriff Ken Furlong has confirmed that three people were in a vehicle in the area of Goni Canyon when their vehicle went off a cliff just before 5:30 Monday morning. One person survived the accident and…… MORE
Clinton, Trump Coming to Northern Nevada
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton will be in town on Thursday. According to an email from Clinton’s campaign… she will discuss her plan to create jobs and ” an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top” An official time and place has not been announced. Donald Trump will speak at a…… MORE
Six Arrested in Major Meth Operation
Six people have been arrested by the Tri-Net Drug Task Force for drug trafficking, selling meth from Carson City all the way to Bakersfield, California. Over 3 and a half pounds of methamphetamine were found when officers searched the home in Carson City. Three weapons were also recovered. Law enforcement believes this operation has been…… MORE
Trump Statues Created by Nevada Artist
Maybe you heard about those life-sized nude statues of Donald Trump cropping up on urban street corners across the nation. Turns out the blond-haired, pink-skinned figures were created by a Nevada artist. Joshua Monroe – also known as “Ginger” — finds himself unexpectedly in the spotlight after he was enlisted to create the Trump statues…… MORE
State Has Run Out of Death Penalty Drug
Nevada officials face yet another obstacle in carrying out the death penalty if inmates exhaust their final appeals. One of the two drugs that make up the lethal injection has expired, and companies that produce it refuse on principle to give the state any more. The state also hasn’t had a usable execution chamber since…… MORE
