With the assistance of a grant provided by the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety, the Reno Police Department will be conducting a Pedestrian Safety Operation during the late afternoon and evening hours today. The operation which will be focusing on drivers and pedestrians that are violating those laws which make it unsafe for pedestrians. Nevada…… MORE
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Heller Touts Tax Bill Benefits for Nevada
On National Tax Filing Day, U.S. Senator Dean Heller highlighted how tax reform is benefiting Nevada families and small business owners during a speech on the U.S. Senate floor. Heller, a member of the tax-writing Finance Committee, helped craft the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and authored a key provision of the new law that…… MORE
Washoe County’s K-9 Partners Come Through for Sheriffs Office
A new K9 will soon be in service at the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office thanks to a significant donation from Washoe County K9 Partners. K9 Partners has donated $19,810 to the Sheriff’s Office to acquire the new K9 along with the necessary gear. The donation will also cover additional equipment for the K9 Unit, including…… MORE
Hear Part Two of Our Ten Part Series, Prescription for Addiction: The Opioid Crisis in Nevada
According to the American Society of Addiction Medicine, in 2015, around 122,000 people between 15 and 17 were addicted to prescription opioids across the US. Most teens who abuse prescription pain meds get them for the first time for free from a friend or relative. That’s how Jean got started, and she tells her story…… MORE
Sparks Fire Department Investigating Suspicious Warehouse Fires
An investigation is underway after a warehouse fire near Dermody Way between Nugget and Glendale Avenues Monday afternoon in Sparks. The area has been the site of five similar fires in the past three months. Last week the city took action, notifying the owner of the building that he needed to clean up the and…… MORE
Crews Knock Down Fire at Manila Hong Kong Store And Kitchen
Fire crews are investigating what caused a fire at the Manila Hong Kong Store and Kitchen at Oddie Boulevard and El Rancho Drive. Crews responded to the fire just before midnight last night. When they arrived they found the fire burning outside of the building, the fire did not damage anything inside and no injuries…… MORE
How is Your Tax Money Spent?
Today is Tax Day, and whether you owe the I-R-S or it owes you, it’s an annual reminder of how much money Americans give the federal government each year. A new report shows exactly where that money is being spent.… MORE
Eldorado Resorts Expanding Their Operations
Eldorado Resorts is acquiring Tropicana Entertainment in a cash transaction valued at $1.85 billion. Gaming and Leisure Properties will pay $1.21 billion, and that Eldorado will fund the remaining $640 million of cash consideration payable in the acquisition. Eldorado Resorts is acquiring the operating assets of seven casinos in six states, including two in Nevada…… MORE
Investigation Into Weekend Shooting Continues
Sparks Police are investigating an overnight shooting in the area of 18th Street and E street near Prater Way, sending one person to a hospital. According to police, they responded to the shooting just after 11:40 p.m. Sunday. The victim was shot multiple times. No information about the suspected shooter has been released, but police…… MORE
Little Caesars Pizza Robbed in Carson City
Carson City Sheriff’s Office is looking for two people who robbed the Little Caesars on South Carson Street. The Sheriff’s Office says a white man and an Hispanic or Indian woman entered the business in the Carson Mall and demanded money from the cash register. The man was wearing a black sweatshirt with a large…… MORE
