Police are investigating an officer involved shooting last night at Roberts Street & Lester Avenue, just west of Kietzke Lane. It happened just after 6pm when officers from several agencies were confronted by a suspect while they were conducting a follow-up investigation in the area. Ken Gallop with the Sparks Police Department says that confrontation…… MORE
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Officials Find No Human Remains At Douglas County Home
The search for human remains at a home in Douglas County has concluded, with no evidence found. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office served a warrant and searched a residential property on Centerville Lane in Gardnerville Tuesday. The search was initiated by a cold case investigation, and new information received from an informant. The Douglas County…… MORE
Trial Over The Little Valley Fire Begins
The trial over a prescribed burn started by the Nevada Division of Forestry, that got out of control is underway. The Little Valley Fire destroyed 23 homes along Franktown road, causing an estimated $80 million in property damage. The lawsuit was filed by property owners and insurers who suffered losses in the fire which burned…… MORE
Home Prices Continue to Rise in Reno-Sparks Area
Home prices continued to rise in June in the greater Reno-Sparks area, because of a lack of inventory. The June median price jumped to 385 thousand in Washoe County, that’s a 16% rise from a year ago. Reno Sparks Association of Realtors President Doug McIntyre says lending practices are sound, FICO scores are holding, but…… MORE
Residents Invited to Discuss Plan For New Middle School in Arrowcreek
Come out to a meeting tonight to discuss plans for a new middle school in Arrowcreek. Some locals are opposed to the project, so the US Forest Service is delaying the land transfer another 30 days, and is required to hold another public meeting, with the Washoe County School District. The meeting is this evening…… MORE
Reno Mayoral Candidate Files Ethics Complaint Against Mayor Schieve
Reno Mayoral Candidate Eddie Lorton has filed an ethics complaint against Mayor Hillary Schieve. He’s complaining that the city organized “Reno Arch” celebration event, that involved a massive “Selfie” under the Arch with the Mayor was a campaign event, and that Schieve used city resources, including the city website, and funds for the 1980’s themed…… MORE
Mosquito Larvacide Applications Continue Thursday August 9
The Washoe County Health District Vector-Borne Diseases Program will conduct its fourth seasonal helicopter larviciding application in the early morning hours Thursday. The application comes after Washoe County’s first positive tests for West Nile virus in mosquitos were confirmed in late July. There have been no positive human cases reported in 2018. The larviciding will…… MORE
22nd Annual Lake Tahoe Summit Held at Sand Harbor
Water clarity, fire danger, runoff, invasive species, and some of the highest temperatures Lake Tahoe has ever seen, all plague its alpine waters. Those were just a few topics discussed at at the 22nd Annual Lake Tahoe Summit at Sand Harbor.… MORE
Dennis Hof’s Nye County Brothel License Revoked
Nye County lawmakers have revoked Assembly candidate Dennis Hof’s license at the Love Ranch after the brothel owner failed to apply for renewal on time. Nye County Commissioner Lorinda Wichman, who chairs the county’s Licensing and Liquor Board, told the Las Vegas Review Journal Hof continues to violate county rules and disregard authority. To overturn…… MORE
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Looking For Human Remains Connected to Cold Case
The Douglas County Sheriff’s office is serving a search warrant on a residential property on Centerville Lane in Gardnerville, looking for possible human remains on the property. The Sheriff’s Office initiated a cold case homicide investigation last month based on information received from an informant. The Investigation Division says they will likely remain at the…… MORE
