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Man Indicted For Voter Fraud in Clark County

A man accused of delivering using gift cards and cash to pay people for registering Republican voters in Clark County has been indicted. 29 year old Stephen Gregory Zority, faces seven counts: violation of laws governing elections, prohibited acts of field registrars, clerks, employees or voter registration agencies or persons assisting voters and five counts…MORE

Resources Available For Veterans Looking For Work

If you’re looking for work, and you’re a veteran, there’s a new program in Carson City you need to get involved with. Job Club, who meets in Carson City every Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Nevada Job Connect office, is inviting vets to their one hour long weekly meeting to get them prepared for…MORE

Another Craigslist Scam Making The Rounds

Sparks Police is warning citizens about a Craigslist rental scam. SPD met with a fraud victim who located a house for rent in Sparks and exchanged emails for nearly a month with the suspect who claimed to be renting out the house. Finally, the victim wired money to the suspect, but did not receive keys…MORE

Woman Reported Missing in Sparks

Police are looking for a missing Sparks woman who was last seen May 4th. Chastity Renee Valencia was last seen near the Sierra Center Shopping Mall on Sullivan Lane. She is described as 24-years-old, 5 feet and 6 inches tall, weighing 115 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.MORE

Sparks Police Looking For Attempted Burglary Suspect

The Reno Police Department is looking for the suspect in an attempted burglary. Just before midnight last night police responded to a call of shots fired in the area of Arlington Avenue and Skyline Boulevard. Police say a neighbor saw the suspect on the roof of a home and fired two rounds into the air…MORE

5th Graders Can Get Free Pass to Nevada State Parks

(KOH) – Nevada 5th graders can get a golden ticket to all state parks beginning July 1, and they can take their family for free!  On Friday, Governor Brian Sandoval signed AB 385 which allows the Division of State Parks to issue a free annual pass to Nevada 5th graders.  The program is similar to…MORE

Two Washoe Students Win National Merit Scholarships

(KOH) – Two high school seniors from the Washoe County School District have been awarded National Merit scholarships for the 2017-2018 school year. Heather Foster from Reno High School and Watson Jia of McQueen were chosen from among more than 1.6 million students who took the PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test exam in their junior…MORE

Wolfpack Wins Governor’s Series

(KOH) – The University of Nevada has claimed victory over UNLV in the 2016-17 Governor’s Series.  On Saturday night the Nevada baseball team shut down UNLV 4-1, clinching a win in their three-game series no matter what happens in this afternoon’s game. The series actually ended tied at 24 points apiece, but Nevada held the…MORE

Wolf Pack Beats UNLV On 9th Inning Walk

(KOH) – A bases loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth inning to sophomore Kaleb Foster scored junior Cole Krzmarzick and Nevada (16-31, 10-14 MW) defeated intrastate rival UNLV (18-33, 8-17 MW) 4-3 in the first of three Mountain West and Governor’s Series games at Peccole Park this weekend.  The fans showed up to see…MORE

Reno Police Searching For Man Linked To Traner Pool Vandalism

(KOH) – The Reno Police Department has someone in mind regarding the Traner Pool vandalism and theft.  The department is looking for Gonzolo Escobar, who may be involved in the destruction that caused roughly $350 thousand in damage.  Secret Witness has been collecting tips since photographs of potential suspects and a vehicle were released earlier in…MORE