The 24-hour youth homeless count led to 104 people being surveyed. 14 were not in shelters, 6 were in shelters, and 84 are reported as being in “nebulous” circumstances, that is sleeping on friends’ couches. In 2017, the Youth Point In Time Count reported 73 homeless youth in the area. In 2016, that number was…… MORE
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Activists Sue to Block Wild Horse Roundup
Animal rights activists are suing to block a federal plan to round up thousands of wild horses over 10 years in Nevada. Friends of Animals accuse the BLM of violating the National Environmental Policy Act by approving the removal of nearly 10,000 mustangs across an area near the Nevada-Utah line almost twice as big as…… MORE
Constructions Begins This Week For Reno Charter School
Doral Academy of Northern Nevada, a tuition-free, arts-integrated, public charter school, is breaking ground at its new permanent location in Reno Wednesday. The 1:30 p.m. ceremony for the new school is being held at the construction site just across from Galena High School on Butch Cassidy Dr. Both Governor Brian Sandoval and Commissioner Bob Lucey…… MORE
Nevada Senate Majority Leader Asking Heller to Support Net Neutrality
Nevada Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson and Senate Majority Leader Aaron Ford sent a letter to Sen. Dean Heller urging him to join the effort to bring back net neutrality rules. Ford and Frierson say allowing Internet Service Providers to take advantage of consumers and filter content while eliminating competitors’ access to the Internet, is as…… MORE
Standoff Shuts Down Streets in South Reno
A robbery suspect is in custody after a standoff in the area of Redfield Parkway and Kietzke Lane in south Reno. The standoff began shortly after 9AM Monday. Police say the suspect was shoplifting food at the Walmart near that intersection, and showed a pellet gun to an employee, turning the incident into armed robbery.…… MORE
Heller Turning Wynn Money Over to Charity
Senator Dean Heller is giving money he got from casino mogul Steve Wynn to charity. Other Republicans have begun doing the same after allegations of sexual misconduct by the former RNC finance chairman. Wynn stepped down from that role over the weekend. He gave Heller $5,400 last year, according to the Federal Election Commission. Heller’s…… MORE
LVRJ: Group Home Inspections Spotty, No Follow-Up
The Las Vegas Review Journal is reporting, an investigation of filthy conditions at state-funded homes for people with mental illness concluded that caseworkers failed to conduct monthly visits and did not follow up when serious violations were uncovered. Richard Whitley, state Department of Health and Human Services director, says Health Care Quality and Compliance, the…… MORE
Clark County Math Teacher Arrested; Sexual Misconduct
A high school teacher was arrested for lewdness with a minor and attempted kidnapping, according to Clark County School Police. 36 year old Renee Rine was arrested on five counts related to inappropriate contact with a 14 year old student at West Career and Technical Academy in Las Vegas. Rine was a math teacher. Her…… MORE
Steve Wynn Massachusetts Project Draws New Scrutiny
A Wynn casino and hotel project set to open in Boston in 2019 has drawn the scrutiny of regulators following a Wall Street Journal story that detailed sexual misconduct allegations against founder and CEO Steve Wynn. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission said it is reviewing a license it issued for a resort casino to Wynn Resorts.…… MORE
Reno Police Asking People to Protect Their Guns
Reno Police are asking for the community’s assistance in helping themselves, and law enforcement in preventing criminals from getting guns. The Reno Police Department has taken 10 reports of vehicle burglaries so far this year in which guns were stolen from vehicles. In 2016, there were 150 reported incidents of firearms being stolen out of…… MORE
