Clark County School District teachers are not going on strike. A tentative contract agreement has been made that will cover teachers through the 2021 school year. The agreement includes a 3% pay increase for teachers, a 2% step increase and a 4% increase to the districts contribution to health insurance premiums. It also honors a…… MORE
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Gardnerville Man Arrested After Attempting to Lure Undercover Detective
South Lake Tahoe Police say a Gardnerville man thought he was hooking up with an underage girl. But the person he was trying to arrange sex with, was actually a detective posing as a teenage girl. They say 55-year-old Robert Oakes asked to meet the girl on a bike path near South Lake Tahoe High…… MORE
Reno Crews Knock Down a Pair of Wildfires Thursday
The Reno Fire Department had two fires Thursday afternoon that started minutes apart. The first was at 4:21 p.m. at Airway Drive and Peckham Lane in southeast Reno near the Reno-Tahoe International Airport. One outbuilding was threatened but not damaged and crews kept the fire to a quarter of an acre. At 4:32 p.m. a…… MORE
Another Rural Nevada County Prepares For “Storm Area 51”
A second rural Nevada county is making emergency plans for a “Storm Area 51” event that has drawn millions of social media fans. Nye County spokesman Arnold Knightly says the emergency declaration went into effect Thursday, a day after officials said they were unsure how many – or where – people might show up for…… MORE
Three Taken to The Hospital After Crash Near The Rib Cook-Off
Three people were taken to the hospital after an accident Thursday evening near the Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-Off. The Sparks Police Department said a motorcyclist crashed into a taxi cab near C Street and Pyramid Way at about 7:30 p.m. after the cab driver failed to yield the right of way. Debris…… MORE
Cuban Player Signs With Reno Football Club on Unique Visa
Reno 1868 Football Club has signed Cuban forward Luis Javier Paradela Diaz to a 2019 “loan contract.” Paradela, born in Cuba and a current Cuban citizen, most recently played f in Guatemala. Paradela becomes the first Cuban athlete to sign in the United States for a professional sports franchise on a P-1A Athlete visa. A…… MORE
Memorial Run in Carson City Honors IHOP Shooting Victims
The Nevada Guard hosts a memorial “Run/ walk” Friday, Sept. 6, to remember the victims of the 2011 IHOP shooting. It will start at the Carson City IHOP on South Carson St., at 7 a.m. Dozens of Soldiers and Airmen participate in the 5-kilometer route from the restaurant to the Office of the Adjutant General…… MORE
Reward Offered for Pair Wanted in Car Burglary, Card Fraud
Secret Witness is offering a $250.00 reward for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the suspects involved in the fraudulent use of a credit card. Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help with identifying two suspects in a credit card fraud investigation. During the late afternoon on Friday, May 24th, the…… MORE
Life-Threatening Injuries After Head-on Crash on East Fourth Street in Reno
Reno Police were called to scene of a crash Wednesday afternoon, that left one person with life-threatening injuries. The crash was in the 1900 block of East Fourth Street. Reno Police say a white pick up was going east on East Fourth Street when it crossed the center line and struck a westbound passenger car…… MORE
Fires Knocked Down Along The Burning Man Trail
Two fires were put out along the Burning Man Trail, so to speak. A fire near the boat inspection station south of Pyramid Lake on State Route 445 was contained at 2-acres by fire crews from Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District, Pyramid Lake, and NDF. Another fire stopped traffic for a couple of hours on…… MORE
