A hiker from Truckee has died after falling about 100 feet off of a cliff in Granite Chief in the Sierra Nevada near Lake Tahoe. Two other hikers have been rescued. Deputies from the Placer County Sheriff’s Office say three hikers were stranded in the area late Wednesday. The Placer County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue…… MORE
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Reno Police Looking For Car in Connection With Shooting Death on Grove Street
Reno Police are looking for a 1995 white Honda Accord in connection with the shooting death of a man late Tuesday night, at an apartment complex at 175 East Grove. The car has California plates 7XJB326. Police believe the occupants are armed. They do not believe the shooting was gang-related. The victim’s name is being…… MORE
Father of Murder Victim Adds $1,000 to The Reward For Information
The father of a man found dead in Sun Valley, is adding to the reward for information that leads to the arrest of the person who killed 34 year old Michael Partridge. Secret Witness is offering a 25 hundred dollar reward, separately Michael Partridge Senior is offering a thousand dollars. Partridge Jr was found shot…… MORE
Multiple Arrests in Commercial Burglary Investigation
Carson City Sheriff’s Office Detectives executed a search warrant Wednesday on Condor Circle in an investigation into recent commercial burglaries. The suspect in the burglaries was identified along with a vehicle used during the commission of the crimes. Several items of stolen property were recovered from the burglaries and a total of three people arrested…… MORE
Douglas County Sheriff Race Getting Crowded
With a wide open race for Sheriff in Douglas County, the field is getting crowded. Dean Paris has announced his candidacy to succeed Sheriff Ron Pierini, who is not running again. Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Captains Joe Duffy and Dan Coverley are also running, along with former Reserve Deputy Sheriff Dave Brady.… MORE
Unsafe Passing May Have Led to Fatal Crash on U.S. 95 in Churchill County
The Nevada Highway Patrol says unsafe passing may have led to a fatal crash on US 95, three miles south of the intersection with I-80 in Churchill County. Preliminary investigation indicates the driver of a Chevy Malibu with six passengers was headed north of 95 at the same time a Chrysler PT Cruiser was being…… MORE
Judge Ordering Police to Release Video & Audio Related to 1 October Shooting
A Las Vegas judge is ordering Metro police to release 911 calls, body camera video and other records that the department tried to keep from the public while investigating the 1 October mass shooting. Judge Richard Scotti ruled the department must begin releasing records to media organizations, which had sought them since the massacre. The…… MORE
UNR Economics Professor Says There’s no Need to Panic Over The Stock Market
Don’t panic about the stock market. That’s the word from University of Nevada Economics Professor emeritus, Tom Cargill.… MORE
Connector Between Spanish Springs and USA Parkway?
The Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County is considering a connector between Spanish Springs and USA Parkway, but it’ll be years before it gets the okay. The agency realizes that a lot of people who work at the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center live in the Spanish Springs and Sparks area, and a through way connector…… MORE
Biggest Solar Project in America, Coming to Nevada
Clean energy advocates cheered the news that Nevada will soon be home to the largest solar development in the country, and the second largest in the world, after Switch announced a partnership with Capital Dynamics to build 1 gigawatt solar farm in Nevada. Switch, which has committed to power its data centers in Nevada with…… MORE
