The Washoe County School District has backed away from a proposed plan to punish students with overdue lunch accounts by feeding them less attractive meals for a dollar. Example– a cheese sandwich on white bread. The Washoe County School district has $66,700 in unpaid lunch fees and recognizes that some families are taking advantage of…… MORE
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Reno Council Approves Apple’s Growth Plans
Apple wants to own the land in downtown Reno they’ll be building on, and went to the Reno City Council to announce a change in plans. Apple’s Government Affairs Director Matt Foulkes says they’ll double their investments in the Reno Technology Park by another billion dollars, and plan to build in the downtown area. Apple…… MORE
Teenage Killer Draws Long Sentence in Pat Baker Park Murder
A Reno juvenile has been sentenced to a total of 110 years in prison for shooting and killing a 16 year old Reno boy in December of 2015. The Washoe County District Attorney’s Office secured a 1st Degree murder conviction and sentencing after having obtained adult certification of the juvenile. Christian Joel Scott was 15…… MORE
School Board Votes to Increase Class Sizes For Washoe County Students
The Washoe County School Board of Trustees voted Tuesday on how to close a $10 million deficit in the 2017-2018 budget. The board was faced with a couple of options: increase class sizes, or ask individual schools to cut spending by three percent. In the end, the board voted 5-2 to increase class sizes. School…… MORE
Coral Academy of Science in Reno Gets Top Honors From National Newspaper
The Washington Post released its annual rankings for most challenging schools in the nation and Coral Academy of Science in Reno’s High School received top honors. The high school was ranked #186 in the nation, but in Nevada it received the honor of #1 public school in the state and the #3 spot in the…… MORE
Carson City Man May Face Death Penalty For Toddler’s Death
Bail has been revoked for the Carson City man accused of murdering a toddler, and the case against Eric Buhl may be a death penalty prosecution. Live explosive devices were seized from Buhls home, the day paramedics were called to Manzanita Terrace. Buhl claimed he had been giving a two year old CPR, the child…… MORE
Reno Teen Gets More Retweets than Ellen DeGeneres
Reno teenager Carter Wilkerson just dethroned Ellen DeGeneres’ famous Oscar selfie for the most retweeted tweet. Last month, Wendy’s challenged the teen to get 18 million retweets after he asked the fast-food chain via Twitter what it would take to get free chicken nuggets for a year. “Consider it done,” Wilkerson tweeted back. At last…… MORE
Sculpture Fest Opens Friday in Downtown Reno
The 3rd annual Reno Sculture fest will celebrate it’s opening day Friday, with artists, sponsors special guests and downtown V-I-P’s. The festival opens at 5PM with the longest art walk in downtown Reno. Backed by the City of Reno, it’s larger than life art, music and culture across 12 city blocks. Reno Sculpture Fest is…… MORE
Republicans Would Like Menendo Removed From Committees During Investigation
Senate Republicans would like to push embattled state senator Mark Manendo off any legislative committees while he’s under investigation for sexual harassment. GOP leaders say harassment charges against Mandendo have been happening regularly, with accusations made in 2003, 2009, and now. Reno Senator Heidi Gansert says “Enough is enough” and says the senate majority leader…… MORE
Senator Cortez-Masto Asking Republicans to Stop ACA Repeal Efforts
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto joined the entire Senate Democratic Caucus on a letter to Senate Republican Leaders urging them to drop current ACA repeal efforts, and work in a bipartisan way to reform America’s healthcare system. Cortez Masto and her colleagues say the bill rushed through without a CBO score, could still result in millions…… MORE
