Court papers say Dr. Robert Rand, at the center of an alleged Opioid Distribution scheme, may be responsible for as many as 60 overdose deaths of patients under his care. He’s already being investigated in the death of 33 year old Michael Yenick, a patient of Rand who died in 2015. An affidavit in the…… MORE
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City Puts New Skate Park on Hold
The City of Reno planned to build a new skate park at Miguel Ribera Park, with around $150,000 from the city surplus. But after hearing from skateboarders, Reno City Council’s Oscar Delgado, whose area includes Ward 3 and the park, has decided that more research needs to be done before the skate park moves forward. The…… MORE
Partnership Between Renown and Stanford
Renown Health and Stanford have announced a landmark affiliation, which will expand specialty services available to northern Nevadans. The partnership includes affiliations between Renown Health and Stanford Health Care. Patients and their families will have greater access to a broad range of highly specialized medical services provided by Stanford physicians, including the potential for clinical…… MORE
Smoke Bomb in Reno Causes Panic
Reno Police are looking for information about a smoke bomb set off in an apartment complex early Tuesday morning. Just after 5AM police and Reno Fire responded to an apartment complex in the 1400 block of E 9th Street, after a resident called 911 about a possible gas leak, complaining of burning eyes. Fire personnel…… MORE
EPA Settles With Two Nevada Companies
The US EPA has settled with two northern Nevada companies over the improper sales of pesticides. Sparks based Well Plant Inc, and it’s affiliate GST International will pay a 12 thousand dollar penatly over sales of a product called “Mold Manager.” EPA says Mold Manager was unregistered and misbranded.… MORE
UNR Gets Gender Based Violence Grant
The University of Nevada has won a 300 thousand dollar grant to combat gender based violence, from the U.S. Justice department’s office on violence against women. 27 universities won the grants. The University plans to use the funds to combat interpersonal violence and make sure staff is properly trained.… MORE
Two Rob Carson City Auto Parts Store
The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is looking for a pair of armed robbery suspects. Deputies say two men entered the O’Reilly Auto Parts store in the 1700 block of North Carson Street at about 10 O’clock Monday night and robbed the business at gunpoint. One suspect is described as a black male, about 5 feet…… MORE
Downtown Stabbing Under Investigation
Reno Police are investigating a stabbing that occurred early this morning near the old bus station on 4th street. The suspect approached the victim just before 2am and attacked him with a knife. The victim is in the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The suspect is described at a black man between 5’7″ and 5’10.”… MORE
Man Faces 10 Years in Prison For Lewdness
A Sparks man has been sentenced to ten years in prison for lewdness charges. 19-year-old Benjamin Duran-Ruiz was sentenced on two counts of Lewdness with a Child Under the Age of Sixteen. Duran-Ruiz was given ten years in prison for each count, with parole eligibility after a minimum of four years. The sentences are set…… MORE
Body Found in South Lake Tahoe
South Lake Tahoe law enforcement is investigating the death of a man’s body over the weekend. Deputies found the body in a field Saturday afternoon on Winnemucca Avenue, after someone called the sheriff’s department. Investigators say the man’s body may have been there for some time, and the death is suspicious. If you have any…… MORE
