The Carson City Sheriff’s Office responded to North Carson Street Wednesday around noon for reports of a person who had been stabbed. Authorities say the victim drove himself to another location before receiving medical attention. Detectives identified the suspect as 46-year-old Johnny Orman of Carson City. Authorities say Orman is known to frequent the downtown…… MORE
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Man Arrested After Single Vehicle Rollover on Wingfield Springs Road
A man has been arrested after a single vehicle roll-over on Wingfield Springs Road and Eagle Wing Circle in Sparks. It happened around 9:15 p.m. last night. Sparks Police say the driver was the only one in the vehicle and was transported to the hospital with minor injuries. Speed and alcohol were factors in the…… MORE
Vegas Card Dealer Admits Shooting Co-workers at Company Picnic
A former Vegas Strip casino card dealer has decided to plead guilty, and faces life in prison, in the shooting death of Venetian Executive Mia Banks, and wounding a co-worker at an April 2018 company picnic. Anthony Wrobal will be sentenced in November. Investigators say Wrobel was motivated by anger at his supervisors.… MORE
Walker Fire Contained in Plumas County
The Walker Fire is now fully contained, at more than 54 thousand 600 acres. The fire has been burning in Plumas National Forest about 11 miles east of Taylorsville, since September 4th. It has destroyed at least nine structures, mostly cabins and outbuildings.… MORE
Evans Creek Area Fire Was “Human Caused”
A fire in southwest Reno continues to grow. The grass fire has burned about 25 acres above Evans Creek off the end of Lone Tree Drive. No structures are currently threatened. Firefighters had to hike to the fire location, because of poor accessability. The Forest Service says this is a human caused fire. It broke…… MORE
Carson City Looking For Alleged Elder Exploitation Suspect
The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is looking for a woman accused of pretending to be a nurse. The woman approached an elderly man July 30th and said she needed the man’s debit card and pin number or he would be moved to a care facility. The woman is believed to have accessed the victim’s bank…… MORE
Pedestrian Injured While Walking on I-580
A man is in the hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a car near the Plumb Lane/Villanova off ramp from southbound I-580 last night. The first call to the NHP was about a pedestrian on the freeway, by the time they responded the person was already injured. Nevada Highway Patrol says it is…… MORE
Lanes Back Open After Five Vehicle Crash on 95 Alternate
The Nevada Highway Patrol says all lanes are back open after a five-vehicle crash on 95 Alternate near 9th Street in Silver Springs. It happened around 2PM Wednesday. There were multiple people involved in the crash, but all have non-life-threatening injuries, according to the NHP. Both directions of 95 Alternate were shut down for nearly…… MORE
Sun Valley Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested in California
The FBI, assisted by deputies from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, arrested Sun Valley bank robbery suspect Albert Diaz-Ordaz last night in Fountain Valley, California. Diaz-Ordaz is currently in federal custody in Orange County, pending extradition to Washoe County. The Wells Fargo on Sun Valley Blvd was robbed Monday afternoon.… MORE
Carson City Law Enforcement Looking For a Stabbing Suspect
Carson City law enforcement is hunting for a suspect in a stabbing that happened about noon Wednesday. That’s Carson City Sheriff Kenny Furlong. The victim is a man in his 50’s, he went to a hospital for treatment. The suspect is white, wearing a red hat, and a black shirt and suspenders.… MORE
