The man whose body was found along a trail near the Truckee River Tuesday morning, was apparently a 50 year old homeless man from California. The release of his name is pending notification of relatives. The body was found just south of the 1800 block of East Greg St, the cause of death is under…… MORE
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Six Year Old Boy in The Hospital After Being Hit by Eighty-Five Year Old Driver
An 85-year-old California woman was behind the wheel of a Toyota four-door sedan that hit a six-year-old boy in Sparks Monday afternoon. Police say the woman was driving west on Disc Drive shortly before 5PM when she hit a bicycle ramp in the street. The ramp was thrown forward and hit the boy, who was…… MORE
One Person Killed in Plane Crash in Douglas County
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says one body was found inside the wreckage of a small plane yesterday afternoon. Witnesses had reported seeing the twin engine Piper PA-34 Seneca go down around 11:30am in the vicinity of Hobo Hot Springs, in the northern portion of Douglas County. The crash site is on Washoe tribal land northwest…… MORE
Two Men Arrested After Armed Robbery at Truckee River Lodge
Police arrested two people involved in an armed robbery Monday at the Truckee River Lodge on First Street in Reno. Joshua Patrick is charged with robbery with a deadly weapon, carrying a concealed weapon, ex-felon in possession of a firearm, resisting a public officer, and parole violation. Dewayne Scott is charged with two counts of…… MORE
New Wynn Resorts CEO Says He Was Not Aware of Sexual Misconduct Allegations
The new CEO of Las Vegas-based Wynn Resorts says he was not aware of any of the sexual misconduct accusations against casino mogul Steve Wynn before they surfaced in a news report last month. Matt Maddox was appointed CEO on Feb. 6 after Wynn resigned. The Wall Street Journal reported last month that a number…… MORE
Convicted Drunk Driver Could Spend 20 Years Behind Bars
New information has been released about a double fatal car accident from 2016. A Nevada judge has sentenced 20-year-old Justin Freund to up to 20 years in prison for killing two people in a drunk driving crash in September of 2016. Police say Freud rear-ended a car that was broken down on the side of…… MORE
Pleasant Fire Now 25% Contained in Inyo County, California
The Pleasant Fire burning near the Pleasant Valley campground in Inyo County, California has grown to nearly 3-thousand acres. Currently, there are evacuations in place for the Meadow Creek Area, Pleasant Valley Campground and Law’s Museum. There are no reports of homes being threatened. Several fire fighting agencies are responding. Significant winds will hamper firefighting…… MORE
Health Officials in Nevada Making Plans to Create State-Based Enrollment System
State health officials say Nevada will save money when it ditches the federally run HealthCare.gov enrollment system in 2019, for a state-based website. Nevada Health Link received approval last week to use $1 million from a reserve account of the Nevada’s Silver State Health Insurance Exchange to make the website transition. Exchange executive director Heather…… MORE
Have You Ever Wanted to Sing The National Anthem at a Sporting Event?
The Reno Aces and Reno 1868 Football Club invite talented singers, groups and musicians to audition for the opportunity to perform the National Anthem before a sporting event at Greater Nevada Field this season. An open tryout will take place at Greater Nevada Field, Friday 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The audition will be first-come,…… MORE
Nevada Board of Examiners Approve Money to Fight Yucca Project
Under pressure from the White House and it’s proposed budget, the Nevada’s Board of Examiners has approved a $5.1 million contract with an outside legal team to help fight the latest proposal to restart the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump. he panel chaired by the Governor, voted unanimously to extend the state’s contract for another…… MORE
