A Sparks man wants to start a political party, and wants to register it with the state as the “WTF Party.” It’s an acronym you see often on social media. But state election officials say Jeffrey Burns needs a new name, so he’s suing in Reno Federal Court, over his free speech rights and the…… MORE
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A Suspected Douglas County Car Thief Caught on Ring Camera
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help tracking down a man accused of stealing a car from someone’s garage. It happened Wednesday at 3PM in the Silver Ranch area. The vehicle is a silver 2010 Subaru Outback with firefighter stickers, front-end damage, and NV license plate 51E 924. Douglas County shared…… MORE
Some People Survived Oct 1 in Las Vegas, and the Gilroy Attacks
After surviving the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history, three friends were not expecting history to repeat itself two years later. Christopher and George Cook were in Las Vegas during the Route 91 Harvest festival, when a gunman fired into the crowd killing 58 and injuring more than 500. They managed to escape with…… MORE
Data Breach at The Washoe County School District
The Washoe County School District had a data breach more than a week ago that occurred through their Pearson Clinical Assessment’s program, also know as AIMSweb.… MORE
Reno Police Adding Extra Officers For Hot August Nights
The Reno Police Department is adding 80 extra officers to the streets for Hot August Nights coming up next week.… MORE
Cold Springs Man Arrested For Illegal Dumping
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office deputies made another arrest for illegal dumping. This time they arrested a Cold Springs man accused of dumping three vehicles and trash on North Virginia Street between Red Rock Road and Cold Springs. 38 year old Michael Thomas Davis was identified by a witness to the dumping. Davis was arrested on…… MORE
Second Suspect Arrested in Connection to Murder on Spokane Street
A suspect has been charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of an 18-year-old at an apartment in Reno. 40-year-old Antonio Sotelo was booked into the Washoe County Jail on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, and false imprisonment. He is the second suspect to face charges in connection with the shooting.…… MORE
Burglars Target Carson City Car Dealerships
Carson City Investigators are asking for the public’s help for any information about a dozen vehicles that were burglarized at two Carson City auto dealerships early this week. At about 3am Monday, suspects in a black four door car broke into a Mustang at Capitol Ford. A half an hour later the black vehicle arrived…… MORE
Thousands of Illegal Marijuana Plants Destroyed in Plumas County
Local, state and federal law enforcement eradicated more than 11,000 marijuana plants Wednesday in Plumas County east of Lake Davis, arresting one man. 52-year-old Mario Valencia of Mexico was booked into the Plumas County jail on charges of cultivation of marijuana, possession for sales of marijuana and substantial stream diversion. Law enforcement went into the…… MORE
Placer County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Suspected Drug Dealer After Traffic Stop
A Placer County Sheriff’s Office deputy pulled over a man Monday in Kings Beach at Lake Tahoe and ended up finding 106 tablets of LSD, a tenth of an ounce of cocaine, a seventh of an ounce of MDMA and almost 3 ounces of marijuana. 28-year-old Timothy Hardin was arrested on two counts of transporting…… MORE
