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Reno Heritage Foundation Has a Plan For Historic Homes

Twelve historic homes could be demolished by the University of Nevada, Reno, if no one steps up to move them. The Reno Heritage Foundation is proposing a plan that would involve moving the homes a few blocks east of its current site to Evans Park. Alica Barber with the group says the project has many…MORE

Nevada’s Dean Heller Joins National Wildfire Rountable

Senator Dean Heller joined Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, U.S.D.A. Secretary Sonny Perdue, and Forest Service Acting Chief Vicky Christensen at a wildfire prevention roundtable. In 2017, wildfires ravaged over 10 million acres across the country, including 1.2 million acres of land in Nevada alone.MORE

Stamp Out Hunger This Weekend

It doesn’t get much easier to donate than it will be during Saturday’s Stamp Out Hunger food drive. Just leave nonperishable food items in bags or boxes near your mailboxes, and your local letter carriers will pick them up. Now in its 26th year, Stamp Out Hunger is the country’s largest single-day food drive of…MORE

Dept of Ag No Longer Looking For a Transfer of Ownership For Wild Horses

The Nevada Department of Agriculture they’re no longer looking for a transfer of ownership for more than 2,900 horses on the Virginia Range. The agency decided to withdraw requests for proposals to manage the horses because no one submitted a proposal by the April 16th deadline. The Virginia Range horses are considered “feral” livestock, and…MORE

North Carolina Man Extradited to Washoe County on Sexual Assault Charges

A North Carolina man has been extradited to Washoe County after an investigation into a reported assault on two minors. 55-year-old Parrish Williams of Monroe is charged with three counts of Sexual Assault with a Child Under 14 and four counts of Lewdness with a Child Under 14. Detectives from the Union County (North Carolina)…MORE

Scott Dozier is Headed Back to Death Row

Convicted killer Scott Dozier is headed back to Death Row. The state Supreme Court overruled a state court judge, and says that court went beyond it’s discretion when it stopped the execution based on questions about a paralytic drug, which would be used in a drug cocktail for the execution. Dozier has asked to be…MORE

Two Arrested After Investigation Into Phony Prescriptions

Detectives of the regional Street Enforcement Team started an investigation after being contacted by multiple local pharmacies, reporting suspected fraudulent prescriptions being called in to the pharmacies. They were for promethazine with codeine, commonly known as “lean,” “sizzurp” and “purple drank.” S.E.T. Detectives were able to conduct an undercover operation at the time the suspects…MORE

More Suspects Sought in Dayton Murder

Two more suspects are being sought in connection with a May 7th drug related murder in Dayton. 17 year olds Tieler Frayo of Dayton and Malik Avila of Gardnerville are being held on open murder charges, and a warrant has been issued for Jonathan Ortiz of Carson City. Lyon County investigators are trying to identify…MORE

Taxable Sales Continue Winning Streak

Good economic news continues to roll in. Nevada is reporting a monthly increase in taxable sales for February. The Nevada Department of Taxation says that makes the 92nd consecutive month of increase. Nevada has 4.35 billion in taxable sales, that 3.2% higher that February 2017. Taxation director Bill Anderson says taxable sales are up nearlt…MORE

Investigators Looking For Third Suspect Involved in Dayton Shooting

The victim in a Monday shooting incident in Dayton has been identified as 34 year old Joseph Mitchell Jarratt. Deputies found Jarratt with multiple gunshot wounds in a shopping center parking lot on Pine Cone Road. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Two people are now in custody in connection with the crime, 17…MORE