A Washoe County Sheriff’s Office RAVEN helicopter providing support for Vice President Mike Pence’s trip to Carson City, hit a power line and had to make an emergency landing Saturday. That sparked a wildfire that burned about 5 acres and closed Interstate 580. There were no reported injuries. The Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District spent…… MORE
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WCSO Searching For Suspects In Possible Attempted Abduction
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is looking for two suspects in a possible attempted abduction of a three-year-old child that occurred on Saturday, October 27 at approximately 1:35 p.m. in the Lemmon Valley area. The suspects are described as being a Hispanic male adult with a shaved head and a Hispanic female, heavy set with long hair. The two were last…… MORE
Brothels Continue Operation After Dennis Hof’s Death
The brothels owned by Nevada’s most famous pimp are being operated by his longtime madam and company financial officer following his death last week. The Las Vegas Sun reports Dennis Hof who was found dead Oct. 16 after celebrating his 72nd birthday added Suzette Cole in 2012 to the business and liquor license for his…… MORE
Amy Tarkanian Called Out For MAGA Bomb Conspiracy Posts
Former state GOP chair Amy Tarkanian is being called out for promoting wacky conspiracy theories about the mail bombs sent to prominent critics of President Trump. Apparently she’s been retweeting posts by Laura Loomer, claiming “Law enforcement is lying to us to gin up sympathy for violent democrat politicians.” Nevada Democratic Party spokesman Michael Soneff…… MORE
Vegas Doctor Off to Prison for Illegal Prescribing
A Las Vegas doctor who illegally prescribed opioids will spend a year in prison. Horace Paul Guerra IV allowed a pair of co-conspirators at the Incera Medical Group to use his pre-signed prescription pad to issue hydrocodone and oxycodone to patients he didn’t treat or had a legitimate medical reason to use the drugs. Guerra…… MORE
Safe Trick or Treating at Humane Society, Reno and Carson City
Looking for a safe and fun place to bring the kids trick-or-treating this Halloween? Visit Nevada Humane Society. Halloween night, Nevada Humane Society offers indoor trick-or-treating and Halloween fun. They’ll have spooky decorations; staff, volunteers and animals in costume, and of course, trick-or-treating with free candy for kids in costume. It’s Wednesday, 4 to 630pm…… MORE
Fire Near Stagecoach Contained North of U.S. 50
A fire burning near Stagecoach in Lyon County has been contained. The Iroquois Fire reached about 35 acres. It was a controlled burn on private land that got out of hand. As of 7:30 p.m. last night, crews were finishing mopping up the fire. The fire was burning in the area of Iroquois and Boyer,…… MORE
Project Brings New Residential Units to Downtown Reno
Jacobs Entertainment has announced that they’ve transformed the blighted Crest Inn Motel on West 4th Street into Renova Flats, 46 residential units that will help ease the housing crisis in Reno.… MORE
KOH’s Daniela Sonnino Talks to Outgoing Sparks Mayor Geno Martini
Sparks Mayor Geno Martini has spent the last 19 years working for the City of Sparks, and gave his farewell address this week. Martini sat down with KOH’s Daniela Sonnino to talk about growth in Sparks during his tenure, and what’s next for one of our most beloved mayors.… MORE
Bernie Sanders Stops in Reno to Campaign For Democrats
Bernie Sanders hit the campaign trail for democrats Jackie Rosen and Kate Marshall this week, appearing at a rally for them at the University of Nevada, Reno. Douglas is a junior at UNR, and says there’s one policy of Bernie’s that really resonates with him as a student. Trevor Campbell says he started flying his…… MORE
