A portion of Greg Street, near Spice Island Drive in Sparks was closed this morning while crews investigated what caused an RV trailer to catch fire just before 1am. A man nearby alerted authorities after seeing the trailer fully engulfed in flames just before 12:45 a.m. The RV was unoccupied.… MORE
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Carson City Deputies Looking For Hit & Run Driver
The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who ran from the scene of a crash that injured a motorcyclist. About 1:15pm Thursday, the driver of a pickup hit the biker on Highway 50 near Deer Run Road. The motorcyclist was flown to Renown Regional Medical Center with non-life-threatening leg injuries. The driver…… MORE
Jury Selected in Cliven Bundy Trial
A jury has been picked for the trial of rancher Cliven Bundy, two sons and one other co-defendant on federal charges stemming from an April 2014 armed standoff with federal agents. U.S. Attorney’s office spokeswoman Trisha Young said the judge, prosecutors and defendants finished Thursday choosing a panel of 12 jurors and four alternates to…… MORE
Police Investigating Shooting in Neil Road Area
Police officers are currently on scene of a shooting near Parkview Street and Mazzone Avenue in Reno, the site of an accident this morning involving a driver who drove into a building. Police say there is one victim. Their current condition has not been released. Parkview is currently closed.… MORE
Safety Coordinator and Trainee Were the victims of Mine Accident
The two men who died in a mine accident near Valmy Tuesday, were the companies safety coordinator and a mine trainee. Eight other people were hospitalized after a van they were riding in was run over by a “haul truck.” Seven of the people who were hurt are out of the hospital. Paul Benson, president…… MORE
State of Nevada Preparing For It’s First Execution Since 2006
As Nevada prepares for it’s first execution since 2006, support for the death penalty remains the position of a majority of Americans, but it’s fallen to the lowest level since 1972.… MORE
Second Suspect in Rainbow Market Robbery Under Arrest
The second suspect wanted in connection with the armed robbery of the Rainbow Market in Sun Valley was arrested by the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday. 18 year-old Daniel Cunningham was arrested in Yerington, based on a Washoe County warrant . He is still in custody in Yerington. The other suspect in the armed robbery,…… MORE
Local Dentists Are Offering to Buy Your Halloween Candy
Local dentists are making an offer. In the interest of children’s dental health, they’re offering to buy your Halloween candy, and will pay a dollar a pound, and then send the candy to soldiers overseas. Participants include Champagne Family Dentistry, Pitts Orthodontics, Carson City Pediatric Dentistry and West Reno Dental. These offers are for a…… MORE
85-year-old Murderer Dies in a Nevada Prison
An 85-year-old Nevada woman who was serving two life sentences for her role in the 1987 murder of a former Sparks City councilman has died in prison. Nevada Department of Corrections spokeswoman Brooke Keast says Janine Hillman died Monday at Valley Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas. She was serving life without parole at a…… MORE
Two Men Arrested For Violent Burglary in Truckee
Two men are in custody a burglary at a Truckee home. 21-year-old Stewart DeVaney and 19-year-old Simon Wyss were arrested Tuesday at their home in Kings Beach. Truckee Police say last Saturday a woman arrived at a friend’s home on Olympic Boulevard in Truckee and was confronted by two men wearing ski masks and armed…… MORE
