The Farad fire is burning along I-80, on the California side of the state line. Sierra Front says the fire is across the interstate from Mystic, between Verdi and Floriston. Cal Fire, which says the fire has burned about 600 acres, is helping the US Forest Service with the firefight. The fire is about 5% contained.…… MORE
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Sparks City Council Votes to Allow Recreational Marijuana Sales
The Sparks City Council voted Monday to allow recreational marijuana sales in the city. Sparks dispensaries, who’ve been approved through the department of Taxation, could start selling by as early as Friday. Maybe residents came out to speak against the plan. Nevada has already collected over a million dollars in tax revenue from recreational marijuana…… MORE
Residents Asking The Sparks City Council to Halt Wildcreek High School Plan
People who live around the Wildcreek Golf Course are appealing to the Sparks City Council, to refuse to go along with a plan to put a high school where the PGA rated course now stands. They say there are too many issues over traffic, the loss of green space, the risk of flooding the high…… MORE
Washoe County Has a New Assistant County Manager
Washoe County now has a new assistant County Manager following the resignation of Kevin Schiller, who’s leaving to work as assistant county manager in Clark County. Kate Thomas has taken the helm, and one of the big issues she’d like to tackle is homelessness. Thomas served as Deputy Secretary of State from 2007 to 2011,…… MORE
Faraday May Not Have a Future in Southern Nevada
It was a project with a lot of hope behind it, that didn’t pan out. Faraday Futures has dropped plans to build cars in Southern Nevada at the Apex site. They’re dropping the billion dollar car making plant and now looking for an existing one million square foot building in California or Nevada instead. The…… MORE
Body of Reno Woman Found in California, RPD Investigating
Reno Police are investigating the death of a local woman whose body was found in California. Investigators in Dinuba, California, found the body of a woman inside a cardboard box in a vehicle in their jurisdiction. The woman was then confirmed to be from Reno, and police went to an apartment complex in the 3000…… MORE
Attorney General Jeff Sessions Will Visit Nevada This Week
Attorney General Jeff Sessions will be in Las Vegas Wednesday. He’s expected to speak with state law enforcement about sanctuary cities, and violent crime. Sessions says sanctuary cities put citizens at risk. The Justice Department has asked Clark County and nine other jurisdictions to prove they are complying with immigration law.… MORE
Woman Robbed at Gunpoint After Meeting Men Online
Reno police say two men robbed two women at gunpoint early this morning on Plumb Lane. After meeting the men online, the women agreed to meet in-person in Sparks. While traveling in a car at Plumb & Kietzke, one of the men pulled out a gun and demanded money and a cell phone from one…… MORE
Deputy Howell Acted in Self-Defense According to D.A. Investigation
Carson City District Attorney Jason Woodbury has announced a sheriff’s deputy acted in self-defense in the 2015 shooting of a domestic violence suspect. Deputy Carl Howell and Jonathon Pope were both killed when they exchanged gunfire at Pope’s home in August of 2015. The Reno Police Department, assisted by the Nevada Division of Investigation, investigated…… MORE
Firefighter Loses Home to Flames in Palomino Valley
The Winnemucca Ranch Road Fire is now close to full containment at 4799 acres. All evacuation orders have been lifted. The fire burned three structures on Amy Road, and for a time threated 58 structures. Cause is undetermined. The fire destroyed the home of a volunteer firefighter, in spite of the fact that he cleared…… MORE
