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Northern Nevada local news

Cowboy-Con Comes to Reno

Take you and family back in time to the old west as Reno celebrates Cowboy-Con 2018 this week. The event features a wild west performance at the Indoor Livestock Event Center on Wells Avenue at 2pm and 7pm daily July 26th, 27th and 28th, and come out and see vendor row full of cowboy memorabilia,…MORE

Districts Attorney’s Office Rules Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting Justified

The Reno Police Department was justified in shooting a homicide suspect after he shot a police officer in February 2017, the Washoe County District Attorney’s Office said. The decision released Friday said police had a legitimate concern that 25 year old Rafael Navarro-Garcia, a gang member and convicted felon, was a threat to others when…MORE

Minimum Security Inmate Escapes from Winnemucca Prison Camp

(KOH) – The Nevada Department of Corrections reports an inmate walked away from the Humboldt Conservation Camp in Winnemucca about 6 p.m. yesterday. 30-year-old Ezekial Derr was serving up to 6 years for for larceny, burglary, home invasion and credit card crimes in Clark County. He had been a minimum security inmate since February 2016. Derr…MORE

These Men Are Suspected of Assault

Sparks Police are looking for two men believed to have been involved in an assault at Baldini’s Casino on Rock Boulevard. Detectives were called to the casino about 4 AM June 16th. They met with a victim who told them after a confrontation with two men, one of them tried to hit the victim with…MORE

Road Rage Incident Leads to Shots Fired

Multiple cars were struck by gunfire after a road rage incident early this morning. It happened just after 12am in the area of East Patriot Boulevard and Kingston Lane. Witnesses told police that two men got into a fight. One man had a hockey stick, the other had a gun. Police say the man with…MORE

Housing Project Approved by The Reno Planning Commission

A proposed development that would bring 4,700 housing units to southeast Reno, is one step closer to reality after the Reno Planning Commission approved both the master plan and zoning map amendment. California developer, Newport Pacific Land Company, wants to build single family homes and multi-family units within 15 years near the Southeast Connector. Opponents of…MORE

City of Reno Cracking Down on Illegal Street Racing

The City of Reno is getting serious about street racing. It endangers the people involved, and puts innocent people at risk. One proposal would confiscate and crush the cars of illegal racers.MORE

19 Year Old Reno Man Sentenced to Life in Prison

19 year old Jacob James Poochigian of Reno has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 29 years. Poochigian was sentenced for Sexual Assault, Kidnapping, Robbery with Use of a Deadly Weapon, Battery with Intent to Commit Sexual Assault, and Coercion. He was also sentenced on a related case to…MORE

DUI Driver Faces a Possible 40 Years in Prison

A woman who admitted she was drunk when she went across the centerline into an oncoming car on Highway 50 near Lake Tahoe, is facing up to 40 years in prison. 40 year old Kimberly Ann Davis of Carson City pleaded guilty to causing death and substantial bodily hard while DUI. A passenger in her…MORE