Earth Hour, a worldwide effort to promote sustainable practices and waste reduction by the World Wildlife Fund, is being recognized in Reno this weekend. The city is shutting down the Space Whale, the Reno Arch, and the City of Reno sign on city hall. Several casinos are also taking part, turning off all exterior, non-essential…… MORE
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Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Looking For Vandal Who Damaged Radar Trailer
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help identifying and locating a person who damaged a Sheriff’s Office radar trailer in Lemmon Valley Monday night. The trailer was placed on a county easement along Matterhorn Boulevard north of Oregon Boulevard about a week ago in response to residents’ concerns about speeding in the area.…… MORE
Digital School Days Introduced in The Nevada Legislature
A bill has been introduced by Assemblywoman Jill Tolles that would allow digital school days when snowy conditions force schools to close. The Washoe County School District called a number of digital days over winter that let students do their homework online, but that was stopped by the Nevada Department of Education, who said the…… MORE
Husband of Late State Senator Appointed to Assembly
The Washoe County Commission named Greg Smith to replace Mike Sprinkle in the Nevada Assembly. Smith was married to Debbie Smith, a longtime Democratic Nevada State Senator who died in 2016 of a brain tumor. Smith will serve out the term of Mike Sprinkle who resigned after saying he’d been accused of sexual harassment.… MORE
New Regulations on Nevada Beekeepers?
Is there some crisis among beekeepers that requires legislation? If there is, beekeepers say they haven’t heard about it, and can’t explain why there’s a bill in the Nevada legislature that would ban people who live on less that an acre from beekeeping. The bill is SB 389. Bees4vet is planning to meet with lawmakers…… MORE
Nevada Minimum Wage Hike Proposed
The minimum wage bill was introduced this week. AB 456 would raise the minimum wage to 12 dollars an hour for workers not offered health insurance, and 11 dollars an hour for this who are. The current minimum for those offered insurance at work is $8.25.… MORE
Man Arrested for Bizarre “Test Drive” Attack, Carjacking
A South Lake Tahoe man has been arrested after a car salesman was stabbed during a test drive. The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office says about 11AM March 25th, deputies were called to a report of a stabbing and carjacking on Tahoe Mountain Road in South Lake Tahoe. The victim said he was stabbed during…… MORE
National Weather Service Reno Predicting a Wet Week Ahead
The National Weather Service Reno is predicting a wet week ahead. Keep those chains handy if you’re traveling over the pass, and prepare for windy conditions.… MORE
It’s Time to “Junk The Junipers” in Northern Nevada
If you’re considering some landscape updates this spring, think about removing your junipers because they can be a fire hazard.… MORE
Thirteen Nevada Indian Tribes Join Fight Against Plutonium Shipments
Thirteen Nevada Indian tribes have joined the chorus of opposition to secret plutonium shipments to the state last year. Tribal leaders sent letters to the President and Energy Secretary Rick Perry objecting to the transfer of the radioactive material to the Nevada National Security Site, 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas. The tribal chairmen said…… MORE
