Detectives assigned to the Regional Narcotics Unit arrested a drug dealer they say was trafficking methamphetamine from southern California into Reno. RNU Detectives conducted surveillance on this drug trafficker and ultimately arrested him at the Grand Sierra Resort. 30-year-old Alberto Diaz-Rodriguez, was found to be in possession of 31 pounds of meth. He was charged…… MORE
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Police Investigating After Two Bodies Were Found in Sparks Home
Police are investigating after they found two people dead inside a Sparks home. It happened at a home on Tyler Way, just after 6 p.m. on Saturday night. Detectives believe it was a murder/suicide incident involving a man and a woman. Their names have not been released.… MORE
Crews Knock Out Brush Fire in South Reno
Crews with the Reno Fire Department & Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue knocked out a brush fire was reported on the 13,000 block of South Virginia Street Sunday afternoon. Officials say the fire was between 20 and 40 feet in size and may have been caused by a bird striking a power pole. It knocked…… MORE
Carson City Sheriff’s Office Looking For Missing Woman
The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help finding Katharine Kahler, who was last seen on July 5. Her family thinks she may be in the Reno area. Kahler is 5 feet, 2 inches tall and 100 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes.… MORE
Suspect Arrested in Downtown Reno Shooting
A suspect has been arrested in connection with a shooting in Fulton Alley in downtown Reno last month. Kenyaun Williams was arrested by the Regional Gang Unit and Reno PD’s Downtown Enforcement Team. The shooting happened around 8 p.m. June 16th. Williams was booked for battery with a deadly weapon.Police say Williams and another person…… MORE
Fire Destroys Home in South Reno
A home in South Reno is considered a total loss following a fire Wednesday afternoon. The Reno Fire Department responded around 1:30 p.m. to a home on Oak Creek Drive near I-580 and W. Huffaker Lane. The two-story home was on fire with flames spreading to a home next door. Nearby homes were evacuated while…… MORE
Gardnerville Gang Member Sentenced
A Gardnerville man will serve 51 months in prison for illegally possessing a gun. Federal Judge Miranda Du handed down the sentence against 41 year old Jay Loren Prater. Prosecutors allege Prater is a member of Northern Riders, a California prison gang, and formerly a member of several disbanded motorcycle gangs in the area. Douglas…… MORE
Illegal Fireworks to Blame For Brush Fire at Cave Rock
Illegal fireworks are to blame for a small brush fire that broke out at Cave Rock on July 4, according to the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District. It started around 10 p.m. near the boat launch. The fire burned about an acre and was driven by the wind. There were concerns because the fire was…… MORE
Attic Fire Destroys Home in Sparks
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
Spend Independence Day With News Talk 780 KOH at Star Spangled Sparks
Star Spangled Sparks returns to the Nugget Casino Resort tonight.… MORE
