Fallon City Council is rejecting recreational marijuana. The council instead is drafting an ordinance to bar any zoning or licensing regulations for cultivation, testing or retail marijuana sales. Medical marijuana will still be permitted. A large majority of Fallon and Churchil county opposed the ballot measure legalizing pot. One of the reasons councilmembers cited, was…… MORE
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Reno Police Investigating Drive-By Shooting Near 9th & Montello
Reno Police are investigating a drive-by shooting near East 9th & Montello Street just after 9 o’clock last night. Police say there were no injuries, but an apartment building and some nearby vehicles were hit by the gunfire. The Regional Gang Unit is assisting in the investigation. This shooting is unrelated to another “shots fired”…… MORE
Reno City Council Moves Forward With Affordable Housing Project
The Reno City Council unanimously approved a grant to fund the Sky Mountain Apartments Project. The affordable housing development would include 288 units for low income residents. The apartments would be restricted to those making 60% or less of the median income in the region. Construction is estimated to begin in the coming months at…… MORE
It’s Time to Get Your Home Ready For Wildfire Season
As the weather continues to warm it’s time to get out in your yard, and create a defensible space around your home.… MORE
Yerington Paiute Tribe No Longer Getting Water Deliveries
The Yerington Paiute Tribe says thanks to a recent decision by Federal EPA Director Scott Pruitt to turn the Anaconda Mine Super Fund site owned by British Petroleum back to the state of Nevada, they’re no longer getting bottled drinking water delivered to their reservation as of around two weeks ago.… MORE
Road Work on Highway 50 Underway
The second year of construction on Highway 50 on the South Shore has started for 2018. CALTrans crews have resumed work on a 2 mile section of the highway between the “Y” to the Trout Creek Bridge, widening the road, adding bike lanes, switching out old traffic signals for new ones, and other infrastructure improvements.…… MORE
Sparks Police Investigating Robbery at Walgreens
Sparks Police are looking for two men involved in a robbery at a Walgreens Tuesday. Police say shortly before 10PM, a dark sedan with dark wheels was driven into the Walgreens parking lot at 3000 Vista Boulevard in Sparks. Two Hispanic men in their early to mid-twenties got out and walked into the store. After…… MORE
Reno City Council Approves Marijuana Business Ordinances
Reno City Council approved the introduction of an ordinance to amend the zoning code, and creating standards for recreational marijuana businesses. The provisions include limiting hours of operation to midnight, preventing any new marijuana businesses in downtown, and requiring retail marijuana stores to be located at least 2,500 feet apart. Two new chapters in the…… MORE
Nevada Highway Patrol Looking For Witnesses to Road Rage Incident
The Nevada Highway Patrol is asking if anyone in the public saw a road rage incident late Tuesday afternoon on eastbound Interstate 80 between USA Parkway and Fernley that led to a crash at Fernley. It happened between 4:30 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. May 1st, and involved a gold GMC Yukon XL sport utility vehicle…… MORE
Washoe County Launches New Service
Washoe County has launched Washoe311, a non-emergency, centralized customer service center. Staffed with live employees, Washoe311 is designed to provide the public with answers about county services. Nancy Leuenhagen, Washoe County Communications Director says, “This is the next evolution of communicating with our citizens and connecting them to the services they need.” Besides providing information…… MORE
