A Reno man is accused of attacking his daughter with a baseball bat. 57-year-old Robson Nelson is charged with Domestic Battery, Battery with a Deadly Weapon Causing Substantial Bodily Harm, Assault with a Deadly Weapon. Reno Police say the incident happened about 11PM Wednesday night, when Nelson broke into his grown daughter’s home on Robinhood…… MORE
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American Cancer Society Praising The Passage of SB 159
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and its volunteer advocates, most of them cancer patients and survivors, are pleased SB 159 was passed unanimously by the Assembly and is now headed to the governor’s desk. Tom McCoy, Nevada government relations director for the Cancer Action Network says the bill authorizes the use of sunscreen…… MORE
Woman Found Dead in Downtown Reno Identified, Man Arrested For Murder
The woman found dead the morning of May 5th at Vine Street and 3rd in Reno, was 47 year old Andrea Faulker. She was homeless. A gunshot was confirmed as the cause of her death. 25 year old Jess Bailey has been arrested for her murder, and police say they have physical evidence connecting him…… MORE
Sparks Warns of Scams, Threats Against Underage Girls
The Sparks Police Department is warning about a scam asking girls ages 10 to 14 for pictures of themselves, in various states of dress, and threatening the girls or their families if they don’t cooperate. The scammers also cloned the girls’ accounts to make fake social media accounts. The information they got included the addresses…… MORE
Death Penalty Reimposed For Nevada Triple Killer
It’s was up to a Washoe County jury to decide if a man on death row since 1985, should have his sentence reduced to life without parole, or life with a chance for parole, or whether his death sentence remains in effect. Tracy Petrocelli murdered James Wilson of Reno in 1982, and two other people,…… MORE
Man Takes Out His Anger With Wife on Her Dogs
A man who believed his wife was cheating on him, has been arrested for shooting two of her dogs to death and wounding another. 44 year old Clifton Pappas of Pahrump admitted killing the dogs and is facing a variety of charges including possession of a gun under the influence.… MORE
Four Nevada Army National Guardsmen Injured in Training Exercise
The Nevada National Guard reports an Army Reservist was killed and four Nevada Army National Guardsmen were hurt Wednesday in a military vehicle rollover during training. The accident took place at 3 a.m. May 15th at the Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, Louisiana. The name of the reservist who died is being withheld…… MORE
News Detail Released in Officer-Involved Shooting
More details have been revealed about an officer involved shooting that happened March 20th at an apartment complex on Double R Boulevard. Sparks Police say their investigation of the Reno incident showed that the suspect, 42 year old Ronald Akers, scuffled with police, got a hold of an officers baton, and hit him several times,…… MORE
Drug Dealer Will Serve up to 30 Years in Prison
A drug dealer will serve up to 30 years in prison after collecting his fourth and fifth felony convictions from two 2016 cases. 35-year-old Jacob Taylor Belford had been released from federal prison for conspiracy to commit kidnapping when Reno Police officers stopped him Sept. 9, 2016 for driving erratically. Belford reached for an officer’s…… MORE
Carson City Sheriff’s SWAT Team Conducting Emergency Training Friday
If you’re in Carson City Friday, don’t be alarmed if you see a lot of sheriff activity downtown. The Carson City Sheriff’s SWAT team is practicing for a potential emergency at the old Arco Gas Station on 7th and Carson.… MORE
