A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck northern Washoe County near the Oregon border about 200 miles north of Reno just before 2:00 Wednesday afternoon. It was about 6.6 miles below the surface. Ken Smith, associate director of the Nevada Seismological Laboratory says this is temblor is separate from a cluster of quakes just west of Gerlach…… MORE
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Reid Says it’s Time For Sanders to “Give Up”
Nevada Senator Harry Reid says Bernie Sanders needs to recognize that “Sometimes you just have to give up.” Reid is hoping Sanders doesn’t carry his presidential campaign through to the Democratic National Convention. Instead, Reid says, Sanders needs to face reality after next week’s primaries in California and New Jersey, when Hillary Clinton is expected to rack up…… MORE
Sparks Fire Responds to Shadow Lane Blaze
The Sparks Fire Department responded to an attic fire in a home on Shadow Lane Wednesday. The Fire was reported around 5:30pm. The homeowner sprayed water on the fire using a garden hose, and had most of the fire out before firefighters arrived. Investigators believe the blaze was an electrical fire caused by a ceiling…… MORE
Free 1-day Medical Clinic in Reno
The In Jesus Name Free Medical Clinic will be held in Reno on June 18 at the New Life Christian Center, 601 Spokane Street. Free medical care will be provided in family practice, pediatrics and multiple specialties by doctors, nurses, physical therapists, dermatologists, counselors… they even provide X-rays. This is a great opportunity for Reno residents…… MORE
Carson High Targeted by Vandals
The Carson City Sheriff’s office is investigating a vandalism case at Carson City High School over Memorial Day weekend. Someone covered the school’s athletic field with graffiti. Students and faculty were out in force yesterday removing the spray paint, to get the mess cleaned up before the graduating class of 2016’s commencement planned for Saturday.…… MORE
Truck Crashes into Peg’s, Driver in ICU
Reno Police say a driver suffered life threatening injuries after the GMC truck he was driving crashed into the front door of Peg’s Glorified Ham n Eggs on South Sierra Street early Tuesday afternoon. Police say it appears the 57 year old Reno man suffered a medical condition which rendered him unconscious while driving south on…… MORE
Man Killed in Weekend Rollover Identified
One man is dead after a rollover accident in Fallon. According to deputies, 34-year-old Andrew Hansen was driving a 1998 Toyota Tacoma pickup on Indian Lakes Road in east Fallon when he overcorrected and rolled his truck. Deputies say Hansen was dead on scene. Two passengers in the truck were also injured. Their conditions have…… MORE
Tax Pkg Supporters Outraising Other Republicans
According to campaign finance reports, Republican lawmakers who supported Gov. Brian Sandoval’s tax package have outraised their anti-tax Republican challengers so far this year. Those incumbents now face a test at the ballot box, where voters will choose between different stripes of Republicans in the June 14 primary and during the early voting period that…… MORE
Dept of Corrections To Stop Using Birdshot
Effective immediately, the Nevada Department of Corrections will no longer use birdshot in its institutions and will incorporate less lethal options, such as impact weapons and rubber rounds. Governor Brian Sandoval has signed off on the change. Birdshot was introduced into the Nevada prison system in the early 1980s as a deterrent to inmate violence…… MORE
EARLY VOTING BEGINS IN NEVADA!
Early voting for the Silver State’s primary election began over Memorial Day weekend. Hundreds of convenient early voting sites are available throughout northern & southern Nevada until June 10. Click here for a list of all Nevada early voting locations by county. If you miss early voting, you can still vote on Nevada’s primary day, June 14, at…… MORE
