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Reward Offered For Information About Shooting in Spanish Springs

The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is looking for clues in a deadly shooting at Lazy Five Park Monday afternoon, and they’re asking anyone with information to give them a call. Deputies got the call around 3:30 for shots fired at the park, and when they showed up they discovered a man dead on scene. The…MORE

Actress Anna Faris Thanks The North Tahoe Fire Department

Actress Anna Faris, star of the CBS TV series “Mom,” took to Twitter to thank the men and women of the North Tahoe Fire Department for saving her and her family’s life when they were overcome by carbon monoxide in their vacation rental over the Thanksgiving holiday. The home did not have carbon monoxide monitors.…MORE

SWAT Responds to Home in Carson City

Carson City Sheriff’s deputies and their SWAT team took a 21 year old man into custody Tuesday morning for wielding a knife and firing a gun in his grandmother’s home on Morgan Mill Road.MORE

One Person Killed in Spanish Springs Shooting

One person is dead after a shooting in Spanish Springs Monday afternoon. The shooting happened about 3:30 at Lazy 5 park, next to Spanish Springs Library. Witnesses were on the scene as law enforcement arrived and one person was detained. That’s Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam speaking to our news partner KOLO 8 News Now.…MORE

Democratic Presidential Candidate Elizabeth Warren Coming to Reno Next Week

Democratic Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren is making another campaign stop in Reno next week. Warren’s hosting a townhall at Truckee Meadows Community College’s Dandini campus inside the V. James Eardley Student Center next Tuesday. Doors open at 5pm, with the event expected to start 6:15 p.m.MORE

RTC Installing a Stop Light at Red Rock & Silver Lake Road

RTC is putting in a stop light at Red Rock Road and Silver Lake Road. Crews broke ground on the project Monday, and will be working on that intersection while the weather cooperates. RTC’s Lauren Ball talks about the work they’ll be doing in the coming weeks. The new light is expected to be finished…MORE

How to Avoid a Christmas Tragedy

It’s time to get those Christmas decorations up, but check your lights before you string them, so you don’t start a fire.MORE

Meyers Man Falls Through The Ice on Thanksgiving

The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday it recovered the body of a Meyers man who fell through the ice at Lake Baron in Meyers on Thanksgiving Day. 39-year-old David Schmidt was walking three dogs when he fell through the ice. The three dogs were found and taken to a veterinarian for treatment. The…MORE