If you’re planning to camp under the stars at this weekends Night in the Country music festival this weekend, prepare for delays because of flooding issues in Yerington. People begin flocking to the concert venue today, but all the unseasonable weather and subsequent flooding have closed Miller Lane. Lyon County has also stepped up law…… MORE
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Healthcare Protests Planned For Reno and Las Vegas This Weekend
Some Nevadans – concerned by Senator Dean Heller’s crucial swing vote to open debate on repealing the Affordable Care Act – are planning a series of protests this weekend. Heller has said he will oppose any bill that doesn’t “improve Nevadans lives.” Two large rallies are planned for Saturday in Reno and Las Vegas, to…… MORE
Trades Council Donates 50k to Help Traner Pool Repairs
The Building and Construction Trades Council of Northern Nevada Development Corporation just donated $50,000.00 toward Traner Pool’s upgrades and rebuild. The brings the total to date for donations to $85,000. Once all the funds are in, the pool will be cleaned up and rebuilt, with ADA compliance access and lots of fun extras, including an…… MORE
Nevada Politicians React to President’s Transgender Military Ban
After the President tweeted out the news that he would bar transgender people from serving in the military in any capacity, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto released a statement that says, Discrimination has no place in our Armed Forces. Our brave transgender service members put their lives on the line for our country every day. She…… MORE
Reno Police Looking For Attempted Mugger
Reno Police are looking for a man who tried to rob an elderly man at the Peppermill 4th of July. Police say the 76-year-old victim was in the parking lot in his car, trying to leave, when the man approached, opened the driver’s door and physically attacked him. The car lurched forward, thwarting the apparent…… MORE
Nevada’s First Openly Transgender Soldier Releases Statement
The Nevada National Guards first openly transgender soldier released a statement in response to the President’s ban on transgenders in the military. Sgt. Sam Hunt says “People referred to me as a man before my military career and throughout much of my early service before the transgender ban was lifted.” He adds, he was officially…… MORE
Sparks Police Looking For Two Men Who Robbed a Man at Gunpoint
Sparks Police are looking for two men who robbed a man at gunpoint at the 7-Eleven on 15th street near Prater Way in Sparks. It happened just before 1 a.m. Monday. The victim told police one of the men pulled a gun on him and demanded his bicycle. Police say the men left the scene…… MORE
More West Nile Virus Mosquitoes in Washoe County
Washoe County is confirming, seven more mosquito collections have tested positive for West Nile Virus. This brings the total of positive collections tested in Washoe County to eight, stretching from the Spanish Springs area to Washoe Lake. The report of more positive WNV collections comes the day after the Washoe County Commission approved an additional…… MORE
Heller Joins Dems in Rejecting Clean Repeal
A plan to repeal large portions of Obamacare failed to pass the Senate today, as seven republicans joined Democrats in refusing to vote for repealing the law without a replacement. The rejected proposal was essentially the same bill Congress passed two years ago but was vetoed by then-President Barack Obama. Dean Heller was a “No”…… MORE
Evacuation Orders Lifted For Residents Near The Preacher Fire, More Than 4,000 Acres Burned
The Preacher Fire in Douglas County is now 20% contained, according to Sierra Front, and all evacuation orders have been lifted. The updated acreage is 4,651 acres, or about seven square miles. A Tuesday morning estimate was 3,000 acres more. The county says “a mapping error glitch occurred.” The Douglas County Board of Commissioners has…… MORE
