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Reno Film Maker Headed for Cannes Film Festival

Reno moviemaker Emily Skyle-Golden is off to the Cannes Film Festival in France to screen her film about the Me Too Movement, It’s called 10 Syllables. The ten syllables are “Unconscious intoxicated female” a reference to the way people sometimes describe victims of sexual assault, who are attacked while they are vulnerable or impaired. The…MORE

Update: Amber Alert Canceled Missing Reno Girl is Safe

Reno Police have requested an Amber Alert for a local girl who is missing and feared abducted. Sgt Laura Conklin at the Reno Police Department says they’re looking for 13 year old Genensis Reynoso, she’s Hispanic with brown hair and eyes, 5’1′ 120, she has a scar under her left nostril, and was last seen…MORE

Local Hospitals Conduct Emergency Drill

Three hospitals in Reno and Sparks held a drill to prepare for a public health or health care emergency in Washoe County. The Inter-Hospital Coordinating Council Exercise took place at Renown Regional Medical Center, St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center and Northern Nevada Medical Center. The drill was to test hospitals’ ability to respond to a…MORE

Phone Scams Becoming More Elaborate

The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is warning of a new, more elaborate phone scam. This time the scammers leave a call-back number and when people call they get a “phone tree” with the correct names and extensions of sheriff’s office personnel. It also includes the name and extension of the scammer. In this case, the…MORE

Woman Who Shot a Man on The Sierra Street Bridge Was Acting in Self-Defense

The killing of 29 year old Josue Oconitrillo April 20th appears to be a case of self defense. Reno Police say two women walking on the Sierra Street Bridge fought Oconitrillo after one of them was sexually attacked. One of the women pulled a gun from her purse to get him to stop, when he…MORE

Nevada Revenue Forecast Up…A Little

Legislators may have some room to increase general fund spending after the state’s “Economic Forum,” released its revised revenue forecast. They’ve approved a forecast that increased their December projection by $42.8 million through 2021. Governor Steve Sisolak says the report shows the state “has the fastest growing economy in the country and continues to outpace…MORE

Help Clean-Up Spooner Summit

Spooner Summit was trashed over the winter thanks to all the visitors who left broken sleds, winter gear, and garbage all over the place, so the Tahoe Resource Conservation District has organized a cleanup Friday afternoon to remove the trash and restore the wildland area.MORE

Senate Bill Would Clarify Tenants’ Rights

Legal-aid groups are for a bill they say will prevent trouble between Nevada landlords and tenants. Senate Bill 256 has already passed the Senate and now awaits a hearing in the State Assembly Commerce Committee.MORE