(Reno, NV) — Spontaneously combusting rags are to blame for a fire at the University of Nevada, Reno’s College of Engineering. Investigators say oily rags on a roof burst into flames during triple-digit heat on Monday afternoon. Construction workers had left them up there about an hour prior. The ambient air temperature was 102 degrees…… MORE
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Woman Says Dog Died From Algae Poisoning After Swimming at Lake Tahoe Beaches
(Zephyr Cove, NV) — The water in Lake Tahoe is being tested for poisonous algae after a woman claimed her dog died after swimming in the water. In a viral TikTok video, the woman says, last weekend, her dog died just three hours after swimming at Nevada Beach and El Dorado Beach. An algal bloom…… MORE
Excessive Heat Warning For Northern Nevada Through Friday
(Reno, NV) — Much of northern Nevada is facing an excessive heat warning through Friday. The warning applies to the greater Reno, Carson City and Minden areas, southern Lyon County, northern Washoe County, Western Nevada Basin Range, Fallon, Fernley, Hawthorne, Lovelock, Yerington and Smith Valley. Daytime highs are expected to hover at or near 105…… MORE
Small Brush Fire Extinguished At Galena Creek Park
(Reno, NV) — Washoe County fire crews responded to a brush fire at Galena Creek Park Monday morning. The fire ignited near the visitor’s center and was relatively small, and firefighters were able to get it under control quickly. Only one-tenth of an acre of land was burned. Fire officials say hikers spotted the fire…… MORE
Three Men Sentenced For Drug Trafficking
(Reno, NV) — Three Reno men have been sentenced to 20 to 25 years in prison for drug trafficking. Alejandro Diaz-Sanchez and David Gilbert were arrested last October as part of a meth investigation. In a separate case, Cody Churchill was arrested and charged earlier this year after a police officer seized three pounds of…… MORE
NV Minimum Wage Climbs
(Carson City, NV) — Minimum wage in Nevada has been raised to 12-dollars-an-hour. Previously, the minimum wage in the state was eleven-dollars and 25-cents an hour, and could be lowered to ten-dollars and 25-cents an hour if an employer offered health benefits. The new law took effect on Monday following arguments that people working in…… MORE
Nevada Senator Reacts to Trump Immunity Verdict
(Washington, DC) — Nevada Democratic U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to grant former President Donald Trump, and all future presidents, absolute immunity for official actions taken while in office. “Donald Trump incited a violent insurrection on January 6, and five Capitol Police officers lost…… MORE
BLM Rounds Up Hundreds Of Wild Horses
(Caliente, NV) — The Bureau of Land Management says 382 horses have been removed from federal land near Caliente. Rather than using helicopters, officials used hay and water to lure the horses, and B-L-M officials say the goal is to reduce the horses’ risk of thirst and starvation. The horses will be sent to off-range…… MORE
Woman Arrested For Armed Kidnapping
(Stagecoach, NV) — A woman is in custody following an alleged armed kidnapping in Stagecoach. Police say it happened Sunday afternoon on Santa Fe Trail, and the investigation led to the arrest of 55-year-old Brandy Moore, who was taken into custody at a casino in Silver Springs. Moore faces charges of kidnapping, possession of a…… MORE
Police Searching For Silver Springs Shooting Suspect
(Silver Springs, NV) — Authorities are searching for a man who’s suspected of committing a shooting that wounded two people in Silver Springs last week. The shooting happened at a home along Birch Street, and police say they’re looking for 53-year-old Stephen Shytle. His white pickup truck was found abandoned at Lake Lahontan on Sunday,…… MORE
