Reno Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a vehicle that was seen in the area of the homicide on Wedekind Road Saturday. The vehicle is described as a newer black 4-door pickup truck with chrome or silver rims that was possibly occupied by two or more African American males. The vehicle was…… MORE
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Possible Travel Delays through SLT Cave Rock
The Nevada Department of Transportation is reminding motorists to anticipate minor travel delays during the American Century Championship golf tournament at the Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in SLT on July 19-24, due to road construction on U.S. 50 in Lake Tahoe’s Cave Rock area. NDOT is building a 60′ x 27′ extension of the westbound, lakeside Cave Rock tunnel to…… MORE
Reno Sink Hole Swallows SUV
A water main break Saturday afternoon near the intersection of Stewart Street and Kirman Avenue created a sinkhole in the road, which swallowed a Land Rover driving through the area. The SUV’s passengers escaped and 2 were treated for minor injuries. Water service was temporarily shut off and restored to residents late Saturday night. The 900…… MORE
BLM Public Hearing for Wild Horse, Burro Mgmt
The Bureau of Land Management is hosting a public hearing to discuss the use of motorized vehicles, including aircraft, in the monitoring and management of wild horses and burros on public lands in Nevada. The hearing is Thursday, July 28, at 6 p.m. at the Bureau of Land Management Battle Mountain Office. If you can’t…… MORE
Tesla CEO Confident in Autopilot Updates
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk says he’s optimistic that a software update can improve the semi-autonomous Autopilot system in the company’s cars. Tesla has been working on changes to Autopilot since May, after one of its Model S sedans failed to sense a tractor trailer in bright sun and crashed into it. The driver was…… MORE
Sparks Police Need Info on Sunday Shooting
One man was hospitalized and remains in the ICU after being shot in the face early Sunday morning in Sparks. Police were called to a shooting at about 2:30 am in the 800 block of LaLinda Vista Drive, just east of McCarran Boulevard between East Prater Way and Baring Boulevard. When the officers arrived, several people ran away…… MORE
“Persons of Interest” Sought in Nixon Car Fire
Human remains were recovered Thursday in a car that was found on fire. The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the activities of three Silver Springs-area men on Thursday, July 16, that took place near Pyramid Highway south of Pyramid Lake. Just before midnight authorities responded to a fire east of the highway and about 15 miles…… MORE
Sen. Reid Comments on Trumps VP
Nevada Senator Harry Reid came out with a statement following the announcement that Indiana Governor Mike Pence will be Donald Trump VP pick, saying he couldn’t have picked a more divisive running mate. Reid said quote “The American people will never stand for Donald Trump’s dangerous proposals and divisive rhetoric, no matter who his running…… MORE
Police Looking For Distracted Drivers
The Carson City Sheriff’s Office along with other law enforcement agencies throughout the State are conducting another Join Forces campaign for the rest of this month, focusing on Distracted Drivers. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nationally, 3,179 people were killed and 431,000 were injured in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers in…… MORE
Two Injured in Emergency Landing
Two people received minor injuries Sunday morning at Minden-Tahoe Airport when the airplane they were in had a hard landing and overturned. The single-engine aircraft had malfunctioning landing gear so the pilot tried to put it down in the dirt next to the runway. The two people inside were taken to Carson Valley Medical Center…… MORE
