A girl was injured crossing Baring Boulevard last night and the Sparks Police Department is investigating. Eastbound Baring Boulevard was closed from Sparks Boulevard to Sorensen Way following the accident involving a vehicle and a pedestrian. The driver is cooperating with the investigation. The girl was taken to the hospital but her condition was not…… MORE
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Robbery at Burlington Coat Factory in Sparks Under Investigation
Sparks Police are looking for two people accused of a robbery at Burlington Coat Factory in the Legends Mall. Police say two people were inside the store, when one of them selected numerous items and tried to leave the store without paying. When a security employee intervened, police say the thief used force against the…… MORE
Reno Pilot Killed in Western Ukraine During Training Exercise
A Reno man was one of two pilots killed Tuesday in a crash in the western Ukraine. Lt. Col. Seth “Jethro” Nehring of Reno was a fighter pilot with the California Air National Guard’s 194th Fighter Squadron based in Fresno, Calif. Nehring was sent to Ukraine as part of the Clear Sky 2018 training exercise.…… MORE
It’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Washoe County
October is domestic violence awareness month, and if you’re a victim, or you know someone who is, there’s help you can get here in Washoe County.… MORE
Authorities Looking For Man Who Stole Vehicle, Credit Cards From Carson City Woman
The Carson City Sheriff’s Office Investigation Division needs your help to track down a man who stole a vehicle and credit cards from a woman in a casino. Deputies want to find Robert Sheline following an incident at a casino in Carson City on October 7th, when Sheline and and an unidentified woman befriended a…… MORE
Zombies Are Taking Over Downtown Reno This Weekend
The walking dead will converge in downtown Reno this weekend for the 2018 Zombie Crawl, and the Reno Police Department wants to remind everyone attending, or traveling through downtown Reno, that North Virginia Street between Second Street to Fourth Street will be closed for the event. If you go, designate a driver, because there’ll be…… MORE
Help Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful This Weekend
The City of Reno, Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful and the Associated Students of the University of Nevada are looking for volunteers to help with a community cleanup this Saturday in the Valley Road area. The cleanup gets started with a meet up at Silver State Eatery at 17-71 Valley Road at 9am, and the cleanup…… MORE
Suspect Steals Shoes From The Nike Factory Store
The Sparks Police Department is on the hunt for a man who stole three pairs of shoes from the Nike store at the Outlets at Legends in Sparks, and then returned later in the day to take another pair. The first incident occurred October 8th around four in the afternoon. Police say a Hispanic man…… MORE
Police Release Identity of Pedestrian Killed on Virginia Street
Reno Police have identified the 72-year-old man who was hit and killed while walking near UNR on North Virginia. Eugene Bowman of Bishop, California was pronounced dead at the scene. Reno Police Lt. William Rulla reports the man was walking outside the crosswalk on North Virginia when a large white box truck hit Bowman. That…… MORE
Reno Drug Dealer Sentenced in Federal Court
A Reno man has been sentenced to 184 months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine and heroin in the Truckee Meadows. 41-year-old LeCharles Baldon, Sr. pleaded guilty in May to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and was sentenced Monday. Investigators say between November 2016 and January 2017, Baldon possessed and distributed…… MORE
