Senator Dean Heller again committed to continue fighting the Administration’s efforts to restart licensing activities at Yucca Mountain. Heller says “Despite Congress’ refusal to fund the Yucca Mountain project, the Administration is once again prioritizing it. Whether it’s the threat that Yucca Mountain poses to the people of southern Nevada, or its potentially catastrophic effect…… MORE
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WCSD Superintendent’s Contract to Receive Extension Vote
The Washoe County School Board will vote Tuesday on whether to extend the contract of Superintendent Traci Davis. Davis’ contract with the school district expires June 30th. But Board President Katy Simon Holland told the Reno Gazette Journal that Davis’ job performance review is a sign as to how the board views the superintendent. The…… MORE
Nevada Planning to Separate From HealthCare.Gov
Looks like the state is taking another shot at developing it’s own health care website. Nevada is planning to spend a million dollars to find a private provider, separate from the national “HealthCare.gov” site. Heather Korbulic, executive director of the state system, says healthcare.gov is steadily raising the rates it charges states that link their…… MORE
Vegas Metro Taking Scanner Traffic Private
Las Vegas Metro Police have encrypted police radio channels, making it impossible to listen to transmissions using scanners or scanner websites. Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo says the transition had been in the works for two years and was not a response to the Oct. 1 mass shootings. The change will let police guard sensitive…… MORE
Bike Riding “Porch Pirate” Sought by Sparks Police
Sparks Police are looking for a “Porch Pirate” who uses a bike. The man is thin and bald and was photographed on a black bicycle. He got caught on a porch in the Mongolo subdivision west of McCarran, and was confronted by the resident, and fled on a bike. The next day he allegedly took…… MORE
Man Arrested After Suspicious Death at Homewood Tahoe
A suspect in a suspicious death at Lake Tahoe has been arrested at a west shore ski resort. El Dorado County deputies responded shots fired at a home at Homewood at about 12:40 p.m. Sunday where a body was found inside. When deputies arrived on scene, one heard shots coming from the area of a…… MORE
Lyon Co Sheriff Adds “Golden Thistle” to His Awards Shelf
Lyon County Sheriff Al McNeil received the Silver Thistle Award Saturday, after being named the 2018 “Scot of the Year” by the Nevada Society of Scottish Clans at its 37th annual Robert Burns Celebration at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno with nearly 500 in attendance.. The Nevada Society of Scottish Clans annually presents the…… MORE
Rural Areas Around Nevada in Desperate Need of Foster Parents
Rural areas like Winnemucca, Elko, and portions of Douglas County are in desperate need of foster parents.… MORE
Major Renovations Planned For Reno-Stead Airport
The Reno Stead Airport, used by private plane owners, the National Guard, and others, is getting a massive upgrade to their runway this year.… MORE
El Dorado Sheriff’s Department Investigating Suspicious Death
The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a suspicious death in Tahoma, California. Deputies responded to a call of shots fired in the area of Timber Wolf Drive and Alder Street. When a deputy arrived, he could hear gunshots coming from the area of a known felon’s address. A short time later, the deputy…… MORE
