Sparks Police say there are no major injuries after a rollover on Vista Boulevard Wednesday morning, closing the roadway briefly. About 8:30AM, police say the driver of a small Chevy was headed west on Vista and was hit by the driver of a Range Rover who was making a turn. The Range Rover flipped with…… MORE
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Fire Destroys Two Homes in Dayton
Central Lyon County Fire Protection District worked with other nearby fire crews to extinguish a fire that destroyed two homes in Dayton Wednesday afternoon. A brush truck responded to keep the fire from spreading to brush. One person was taken to a hospital to be treated for possible smoke inhalation, but there are no other…… MORE
Sparks Police Looking For Missing Teen
The Sparks Police Department is asking the public to help find a 14 year old girl who reportedly ran away from home. Mayaya Abolinas is described as being 5 feet tall with a thin build and shoulder length dark hair with lighter-colored tips. She was last seen wearing a white shirt, gray sweatpants and low-top…… MORE
One Home Evacuated After Gas Leak
The Reno Fire Department responded to a gas leak in Southwest Reno last night just before 8pm. There was discussion of evacuating several homes in the 800 block of Nixon Avenue, but fire crews only evacuated one home. According to officials, someone was digging and ruptured a gas line.… MORE
The Fireball in The Sky
Social media in Nevada, Utah and California saw lots of posts about a small fireball streaking across the sky. A spokesman for the Fleischmann Planetarium at the University of Nevada, agrees with U.S. Strategic Command about the object many saw Wednesday night. Dan Ruby says it was “Chinese space junk” that was seen across much of…… MORE
Hit and Run Suspect Arrested
Reno police have arrested a suspect in a hit-and-run accident that badly injured a bicyclist, leaving him hospitalized with several broken bones. 34 year old Michael Leon Harris is facing two felony charges for the hit-and-run that happened June 18th, drug trafficking charges, and for being an ex-felon in possession of a firearm. A Secret…… MORE
Bandaged Bandit Caught, Charged
The suspected “bandaged bandit,” who was wanted in connection with several bank robberies this summer has been arrested. David Jarrell is believed to be responsible for hold ups at banks in Stateline, Folsom, and Rocklin, and is being charged with three in El Dorado Hills, and an attempted robbery in Cameron Park California. The bandit…… MORE
Pinto Fire 100% Contained
The BLM says the Pinto Fire in eastern Nevada is now fully contained. The 1,912-acre fire burned near the border of Eureka and White Pine counties. There was no threat to structures or private property. But fire burned through some priority sage grouse habitat. The fire was reported shortly after noon July 21st. The cause…… MORE
Grant Will Help Assault Victims
Washoe County Social Services is getting a $1.76 million grant to help victims of abuse and assault. The Board of County Commissioners accepted the grant Tuesday. The grant awarded by the State of Nevada Division of Child and Family Services, is for the Victims of Crime Act program that will benefit children, adults, seniors and families…… MORE
Tesla Opens its Gigafactory
Tesla officially opened its Gigafactory Tuesday. The factory is 14 percent complete; when it’s finished, it will be more than 10 million square feet. That’s the size of 260 professional football fields. The factory is crucial to meeting Tesla’s goal of going from a niche maker of luxury vehicles to a full-line maker of affordable cars,…… MORE
