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Great Reno Balloon Race Organizers Changing Competition Portion of The Event

One of the long standing traditions at the Great Reno Balloon Race at Rancho San Rafael Park is coming to an end. GRBR’s Board of Directors has put a halt to the competition segment of the event where bean bags are dropped on targets on the field from balloons, citing safety concerns. The size of…MORE

Carson City Sheriff Releases Photos of Credit Card Thieves

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help identifying two people who stole credit cards out of a vehicle and then used them at several stores in the area. The sheriff’s office first asked for public’s help finding the thieves after they used stolen credit cards at a Walmart on Topsy Lane…MORE

Don’t Forget the Summer Salute Saturday

Celebrate Memorial Day weekend at the 7th Annual Summer Salute Car Show Saturday, May 25th at Rancho San Rafael Regional Park. The event, presented by Classic Chevy of Reno, is open to cars of ALL years, makes and models, so enter yours. The all-day event features food, lots of crafts and vendors for shopping, as…MORE

Funds For More Deputies In Washoe County Budget

Washoe County’s new budget includes funding for six new deputies, and money to renovate the county’s mental health facilities, at Galetti and Glendale in Sparks, about $11 million. Five positions will be added at the D.A’s office and 2 million for rehab at Wildcreek Golf Course. The budget total is $717 million.MORE

Support Lake Tahoe With The Swipe of a Finger

University of California, Davis’ Tahoe Environmental Research Center, with the Desert Research Institute and the League to Save Lake Tahoe, have re-launched an app that allows visitors at Lake Tahoe to report any environmental issues they see. Get the app at citizensciencetahoe.orgMORE

Nevada Legislature Has Approved Joining The “Popular Vote Movement”

The Nevada legislature has approved joining the “Popular Vote Movement.” It would award the state’s six electoral votes to whoever wins the national popular vote. This would not go into effect until enough states join the compact, to reach the 270 electoral votes needed to win the Presidency. Supporters say it will mean that every…MORE

Reno Man Convicted of Felony Domestic Battery Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

A Reno man convicted of felony domestic battery has been sentenced to five years in prison. 21 year old Skyler Jean Mendonca admitted strangling his 19 year old ex-girlfriend to unconsciousness, and then after the attack trying to convince her not to cooperate with the authorities, and create a false story about the attack. Mendonca…MORE

Grass Valley Man Arrested on Double Murder Charges

A Grass Valley man has been arrested as the sole suspect in the shooting deaths of two people Monday night. The Grass Valley Police Department was called to a home on Glenwood Avenue around 10 p.m., and found a man and woman with multiple gun shot wounds dead at the scene. A brief investigation led…MORE