The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help identifying two credit card fraud suspects. The two were seen on surveillance video using stolen credit cards at big box stores on Damonte Ranch Parkway and Sierra Center Parkway. Detectives believe the cards were stolen during two separate vehicle burglaries on August 5th. One happened between…… MORE
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State Ethics Panel Investigating Reno City Councilmember
A state ethics panel is investigating Reno Councilmember Bonnie Weber. They’ll consider whether Weber broke ethics laws while attending private lunches, paid for by developers with active projects in the North Valleys, while they were being considered by the council. The probe will determine whether the councilmember “improperly using governmental time, property, equipment or resources,…… MORE
Crews Called to Fire West of Downtown Reno
The Reno Fire Department is cleaning up after responding to a structure fire west of downtown near Keystone Avenue. It happened just before 8 pm at a home converted to a business located near the corner of W. First St. and Arletta St. The building was vacant. Reno fire says most of the damage was…… MORE
Man Arrested For Assaulting Disabled Man
A Reno man is being held on $140,000 bail, after he smashed a disabled man’s nose on a bus in Placer County. 26 year old Edward Villegas was sitting next to the man, and witnesses say he broke the victims nose with a punch in an unprovoked attack. Villegas was arrested in Colfax. He is…… MORE
All Nevada Counties Now Under a Mask Mandate
All 17 Nevada Counties are back under mask mandates as of today (Fri), because of the continued spread of the virus. The mandate says all Nevada’s counties must require masks in indoor shared spaces, and in crowded places outdoors. Eureka County is the last to face a mask mandate, and is reporting high transmission of…… MORE
Sheriff’s Office Looking For a Vehicle Burglary Suspect
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office responded to a vehicle burglary Wednesday morning in Cold Springs and found six other vehicle burglaries in the neighborhood. Deputies went to a home on Mount Evans Drive about 9 am. A person reported a bag of cosmetics and a bible were stolen from a vehicle. Deputies found six other…… MORE
More Counties Will Soon be Under The Mask Mandate
All of Nevada will be under a mask mandate starting Friday, according to the state. Nevada Health Response reported all of Nevada’s 17 counties are currently experiencing substantial or high COVID-19 transmission. Lincoln County is showing a substantial rate while the other counties are showing high rates. Eureka County is for a second week showing…… MORE
Compost Fire Impacting Air Quality in Spanish Springs
The Washoe County Air Quality Management Division says the compost fire in Spanish Springs is impacting air quality in nearby neighborhoods. As of Wednesday morning, air quality in certain areas was in the Moderate to Unhealthy range. The Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District said the pile will be burning for the next few days as…… MORE
NV Energy Asking You to Conserve Power
NV Energy is asking customers to conserve power in response to excessive heat in California and Nevada. Josh Langdon, NV Energy Vice President of Transmission says “With high temperatures forecasted this week, we are anticipating higher energy demand across the western U.S. that could contribute to energy supply constraints. In a statement, NV Energy said…… MORE
Reno Police Investigating Fatal Shooting
Reno Police Detectives are investigating a shooting death late Monday night. Officers responded to reports of gunshots at about 10:30 P.M. on Talus Way near N. Virginia Street. One person had been shot and that person died of their injuries. Detectives from the Robbery Homicide Unit say the incident appears isolated and there is no…… MORE
