Card dealers at four Las Vegas casinos have voted to join the United Auto Workers union after ending their affiliation with a smaller organization. Nearly 1,500 gaming dealers working at Bally’s, Harrah’s, Paris and Wynn Las Vegas voted over the weekend to join the UAW. Several hundred dealers at Caesars Palace will vote this weekend…… MORE
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Reno Teen Suffers Traumatic Brain Injury, Here’s How to Help
A GoFundMe account has been set up for the family of a teenager who suffered life-threatening injuries in a motorcycle crash in Reno. The crash happened at Highland Avenue and Beech Street around 9:30 p.m. February 12th. Police found and two people down in the road. No other vehicles were involved. A 17-year-old girl who…… MORE
Former in Reno Tuesday, On Rising Chronic Disease Costs
A public forum called, The Rising Cost of Chronic Disease is set for Tuesday March 26 at 11:30 am at the Renaissance Reno Downtown Hotel, One South Lake Street in Reno. According to the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease, in 2015 1.7 million Nevadans had at least one chronic disease and 693,000 had two or…… MORE
Sparks Police Looking For Hit & Run Driver
Sparks Police responded to a pedestrian hit and run Saturday afternoon, and now they’re looking for a driver. The incident occurred at around 4pm when a 16 year old juvenile was hit by a black SUV on Wedekind Road near Farrel Ross Drive in Sparks. The juvenile was walking on the dirt shoulder of the…… MORE
Is Your Sprinkler System Ready For Spring?
Now that’s the weather’s starting to warm up, Truckee Meadows Water Authority is hosting several workshops to help get your sprinklers and landscaping ready for spring. … MORE
Nevada Attorney General Calling on Trump Administration to Allow Payday Lending Rules to Take Effect
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford is calling on the Trump administration to allow Obama-era rules on payday lending to take effect. … MORE
Washoe County Commissioners May Choose Replacement For Mike Sprinkle This Week
Washoe County commissioners are sorting through 16 qualified applicants, to choose a replacement in the 30th Assembly District. The seat was occupied by Mike Sprinkle, who resigned March 14, after accusations of sexual harassment. The Washoe County Board of Commissioners may make a decision during its regularly scheduled meeting tomorrow.… MORE
Intersection of Oddie & El Rancho Will be Closed For Sewer Work Tuesday
The intersection at Oddie Blvd and El Rancho Drive in Sparks will be closed to east and westbound traffic on Tuesday for a sanitary sewer expansion project. One lane in both the north and south bound directions will be open. Detours for the east and westbound traffic will be in place, so plan some extra…… MORE
Body Identified in Fernley, No Release Yet
Lyon County Sheriff’s Office has identified a man found dead Wednesday afternoon in a field between Interstate 80 and Main Street in Fernley. The man had no property on him and no identification, and a public call went out asking for information. Though the man has been identified, the name has not been released pending…… MORE
Paddle Found as Grim Search for Missing Teenager Continues
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office says a paddle has been found as part of the search for a 17-year-old boy missing since Sunday. The paddle was found by search crews this morning. No other sign of Sunni Decarrillo has been found since he was reported missing March 17. Friends and family of Decarrillo gathered at…… MORE
