The Reno/Sparks Association of Realtors released its 2017 first quarter report on existing home sales in Washoe County. Washoe County had 1,285 sales of existing single-family homes; with a 4 percent decrease from last year and a 19 percent decrease from the previous quarter. The median sales price in Washoe County is $315,000; an increase…… MORE
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18 Year Old Man Faces Life in Prison For 2015 Murder
The Washoe County District Attorney’s Office is announcing a guilty verdict in second degree murder, with the use of a deadly weapon in an October, 2015 shooting. 18 year old Jonathan Jaramillo will be sentenced in June and faces up to life in prison with the possibility of parole and a consecutive sentence for the…… MORE
Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval Signs LGBTQ Bill Into Law
Governor Brian Sandoval signed Assembly Bill 99, a measure that provides protections for children who are LGBTQ, who are placed in a child welfare or juvenile detention facility. AB 99 generally requires that these facilities treat children according to the gender with which they identify, or based on a child’s gender expression. The bill also…… MORE
Expect Some Lane Closures and delays on Interstate 80 West of Reno
Lane and roadway shoulder closures will be in place on Interstate 80 west of Reno, as NDOT continues repairs to roadside slope erosion. I-80 will be reduced to one lane in the westbound direction near the Nevada-California stateline and in the eastbound direction between exits 4 and 5 at Verdi . The lane closures will…… MORE
Ready to Get Outside? The Forest Service Will Soon Open Some Recreational Facilities
The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will soon begin opening recreational facilities in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Weather and snow conditions permitting, Inspiration Point will be the first site to open on April 15th. The Taylor Creek Visitor Center opens May 19th, and will be staffed weekends only until Memorial Day weekend.…… MORE
Senator Dean Heller Supporting The National Flood Insurance Program
Senator Dean Heller of Nevada contacted Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Crapo and Ranking Member Sherrod Brown, to encourage them to work toward reauthorizing the National Flood Insurance Program. In his letter, Heller urges the consideration of measures to help more Nevadans gain access to flood insurance, and protect Nevada’s taxpayers…… MORE
Nevada Attorney General Urges Passage of Sex Offender Bill
Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt is urging the Legislature to pass Assembly Bill 59. It imposes additional conditions on sex offenders. He says AB 59 is intended to help keep communities safe by restoring the authority of the State Board of Parole Commissioners and the Division of Parole and Probation to impose and enforce conditions…… MORE
Woman Arrested For Customer Service Scam at Carson City Walmart
A Carson City woman was arrested Sunday for ripping off a the Walmart on Market Street for a number of items, and then returning them to the same store’s customer service department for cash. 28-year-old Lindsay Ann Hammers was caught around 2pm that day, after she was seen by security taking a pair of boots,…… MORE
Have Some Thoughts About The Tahoe Senior Center?
Got some good ideas for the city of South Lake Tahoe and El Dorado County on the local Senior Center? Officials hope you’ll come out to a meeting this week to discuss your ideas for the 10,000 square foot location at 3050 Lake Tahoe Blvd. The meeting is at the center this Thursday at 2pm,…… MORE
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is Looking For a Few Good Nevadans
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is hiring in Nevada. After this years storms, flooding and mudslides, FEMA brought in personnel from over the country to help. Now, FEMA is looking to hire local residents to support existing staff in the affected areas or the local office. Temporary full-time positions include logistics, administrative support, environmental, engineering,…… MORE
