A fire that started in the attic destroyed a home in Sparks last night. The Sparks Fire Department responded to the structure fire on S 19th Street just before 10. The people in the home smelled smoke and evacuated the home before calling 911. When crews arrived they found a fire burning in the attic.…… MORE

The cause of a fire that killed a man Saturday night in Panther Valley remains under investigation. The fire in a mobile home on Sagehen Lane was reported just before 11pm. Crews pulled a man out of the fire but, he could not be revived. The fire did not spread beyond the trailer.… MORE

The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office responded to a possibly armed subject at the Washoe County jail on Parr Blvd last night. It started around 9:30 and led to an hours long standoff. The Sheriff’s Office says there was no threat to the public or to inmates during the negotiations, but Parr Blvd. was closed and…… MORE

A man who disrupted a flight to Las Vegas, has been sentenced to six months of home confinement and one year of probation. 41 year old Daniel Parkhurst of Gardnerville pleaded guilty in February to one count of interference with a flight crew, and one count of assault. In the October 2019 incident, Parkhurst was…… MORE

A fire at an Incline Village restaurant was quickly knocked down by the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District Sunday afternoon. The fire was at T’s Mesquite Rotisserie at 901 Tahoe Blvd. The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office evacuated people from the restaurant while fire crews kept the fire from spreading. The Nevada State Police, and…… MORE