In the wake of the Las Vegas tragedy, Nevada’s Attorney General is feeling the heat for opposing the voter approved background checks, that have not been implemented since they were passed last November. But he says he’s not the reason the initiative hasn’t worked.… MORE
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Lyon County Investigating Bodies Found at Two Different Locations
Officials with the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office say they have found three family members dead at two separate locations in Silver Springs. Deputies responded to a medical call in the 28-hundred block of Tonopah Avenue at about 8:17 Saturday night where they found a dead 46-year-old woman. Deputies then went to the home of relatives…… MORE
Pets Affected by Hurricanes Harvey And Irma Transported to Reno
More than 50 dogs and cats affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma arrived on a charter plane in Reno from a shelter in New Orleans. Several volunteers at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport helped get the animals off the plane and to the Pet Network Shelter in Incline Village. The Pet Network will hold a “Nevada Super…… MORE
Retired Carson City Fire Chief Announces Run For Ward 1 Supervisor
Retired Carson City Fire Chief Stacey Giomi says he’s throwing his hat in the race for Carson City Supervisor Ward 1. Supervisor Karen Abowd announced she isn’t seeking a third term. Giomi originally worked for Carson City Fire Department in 1983 as a dispatcher. He then became a firefighter, and was named Fire Chief in…… MORE
Truckee River Whitewater Park Restoration Begins This Week
The City of Reno will be doing some restoration work on the Truckee River Whitewater Park starting today. The work will remove sediment and cobbles deposited during floods, and restore the whitewater park pools to their original size. The work is scheduled for Monday thru Friday, 7am to 5pm for the next three to six…… MORE
Sparks Police Asks For Public’s Help Finding Missing Man
Sparks Police are searching for a missing person. 58-year-old Bret VanHorn was reported missing by his family on Friday, after not hearing from him since Tuesday, October 3. Over the weekend, police searched several locations for VanHorn, but were unsuccessful. Police are now asking for the public’s help in locating him. He’s described as a…… MORE
National Rifle Association Opposes “Outright Ban” of Bump Stocks
The National Rifle Association is opposing a ban on “bump stocks” like the device used by the Las Vegas gunman, stressing its support for more limited regulations. The powerful lobby last week surprised many gun control advocates by embracing possible restrictions on the bump stock devices in the wake of the shootings, prompting bipartisan support…… MORE
Jason Aldean Returns to Las Vegas to Meet Survivors
Country star Jason Aldean has returned to Las Vegas a week after a mass shooting during his performance at a music festival left 58 people dead and hundreds more hurt. University Medical Center of Southern Nevada thanked Aldean on Facebook Sunday for visiting with survivors. The hospital says Aldean’s visit “helped heal hearts and cheer…… MORE
Chief Judge Patrick Flanagan Dies After Sudden Illness
(KOH) – Washoe District Court Chief Judge Patrick Flanagan died Friday just days after being hospitalized for flu-like symptoms. Flanagan had been a district judge since 2007, and was unanimously elected as Chief Judge in January 2016. A bicycle accident in 2001 left him paralyzed, but that didn’t stop him from earning a 3rd degree Black Belt…… MORE
Las Vegas Shooter May Have Intended to Survive The Massacre
Chilling new clues suggest the man behind the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history planned to inflict even more carnage. Stephen Paddock didn’t just have 23 weapons in his Mandalay Bay hotel suite, which he turned into a sniper’s nest to kill 58 Las Vegas concertgoers. He also had more than 50 pounds of…… MORE
