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Increased Penalties for Gun Crimes Proposed in Carson City

You’ve heard the phrase, “Use a gun, go to prison.” The Nevada legislature is now looking at a bill that would increase prison time for using a gun, tear gas or other weapon as part of a crime. Under a proposed bill by Senator Ben Kieckhefer the prison term for the gun, would match the…MORE

Family Loses Home to Fire Needs Assistance

A Reno family that lost its home to fire needs help to bounce back. If you can help the Garcia Family, donations are being accepted at Wells Fargo, the account number is 1036858981MORE

Carson Robotics Team Wins Big, Heads to National Competition

Carson High School’s robotics team just won their first state championship in school history. The Cyber Mafia will now head to the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Championship in Houston for the third time since 2012. The other two times they qualified by winning the robot games at the state event.…MORE

Scandal Grows at Southern Nevada Utility, CEO Arrested

The scandal continues to grow around Nye County’s Valley Electric. The company is already accused of raising rates to cover funds the utility allegedly expended to cover up a sexual harrassment complaints. Now the CEO is accused of embezzlement by billing the business for $75,000 of work on her home in Pahrump. The Nye County…MORE

Sparks Looking For Thieves Who Stole From Savers

Sparks Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying a man and woman involved in a robbery at Savers. It happened at the store on Oddie Boulevard around 10 p.m. Tuesday. Police say the robbers are believed to be driving a dark 90s model Oldsmobile or Buick. The man police are looking for is…MORE

Assisted Suicide Under Discussion in Carson City

Doctor assisted suicide or death with dignity, how you describe it probably reveals your position on the issue, now up for debate in Carson City. Supporters of a bill to doctors to write fatal prescriptions for the terminally ill, say people who want it aren’t choosing death, death already chose them, and this just gives…MORE

Investigators Solve Cold Murder Case From The 70’s

El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office says two Lake Tahoe cold case murders from the 1970s have been solved. 27-year-old Brynn Rainey was killed in 1977; her body was found in a shallow grave near Stateline Stable. 16-year-old Carol Andersen was killed in 1979, her body found on the side of a road. Their murders…MORE

Psychiatrists Say John O’Conner is Not Competent to Stand Trial For Fallon Murder

The legal case against the man accused of shooting 61-year old Bert Miller at a Fallon church last summer remains stalled over whether John O’Connor is competent to stand trial. O’Connor was in a Fallon courtroom Tuesday, and psychiatrists who had examined say he’s unable to assist in his defense. He’s been undergoing treatment at…MORE

Couple Involved in a Robbery at Savers Thrift Store in Sparks

The Sparks Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying a man and woman involved in a robbery at Savers. It happened at the store on Oddie Boulevard around 10 pm last night. Police say the alleged robbers are believed to be driving a dark colored 90’s model Oldsmobile or Buick. The man police…MORE