The Doctor convicted of murder and fraud in one of the largest outbreaks of hepatitis in Nevada history, blamed on unsafe clinical practices, has died in custody. Dipak Desai was 67. Desai died Monday night at Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno. The outbreak of hepatitis in Las Vegas led health officials in 2008 to…… MORE
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Antinoro Survives Recall in Storey County
Storey County, Nevada Sheriff Gerald Antinoro will retain his job. Antinoro, who denied sexual harassment charges and other accusations, got 883 votes for retention and 601 votes for recall, according to unofficial results released by Storey County Clerk Vanessa Stephens.… MORE
Open Burning Canceled, Too Windy
Because of expected high wind starting April 12th, Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District has decided to end open burning immediately. Nevada Residents with burn permits who have been burning debris piles over the course of the past week are encouraged to ensure the piles are fully saturated and extinguished so high winds will not reignite…… MORE
Ever Considered West Point or the Naval Academy?
Make your plans for Service Academy Information Day, with Nevada Congressman Mark Amodei along with Senators Dean Heller and Catherine Cortez-Masto Saturday, April 22nd. The event will be held at UNR’s Joe Crowley Student Union Building, Ballroom A, at 1664 North Virginia Street. Service Academy Information Day gives high school sophomores and juniors who are…… MORE
Sparks Police Hunting an Alleged Burglar
Sparks Police have released surveillance photos of a man they are seeking for a burglary. Shortly before 11:30AM March 26, 2017, police say the man seen in the attached photos broke into an unidentified business in the 1800 block of Oddie Boulevard and stole money. The man and his truck were captured on video surveillance…… MORE
Fatal Shooting in Dayton, Suspect in Custody
Dayton, Nevada- A 39 year old man has been shot to death. Lyon County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call on Dayton Valley Road about 11:15 Monday night, and found the man with two gunshot wounds. He was taken by Care Flight to Renown Medical Center where he later died fom his injuries. A 49-year-old…… MORE
RT to Help Reno Teen Break Twitter Record!
Reno student Carter Wilkerson loves his “nuggs” (chicken nuggets), so he tweeted Wendy’s, “How many retweets for free chicken nuggets for a year?” The response? “18 million,” which would be a new record and sounds impossible, right? In just 7 days, Carter has more than 2.7 million retweets, including ones from Gov. Sandoval & Sen. Dean…… MORE
State Attorney General Wants to See Lawsuits Brought by The Victims of The Little Valley Fire Dropped
The state attorney general, Adam Laxalt, wants to see five lawsuits dropped by Little Valley Fire plaintiffs, but they say state negligence caused the fire, and the state needs to do the right thing. The state attorney general is pushing back on those lawsuits, which destroyed 23 homes and was blamed on errors by the…… MORE
Is Hollywood Coming to The Fallon Naval Air Station?
Did you know that the original “Top Gun” movie was filmed partially at the Fallon Naval Air Station? And there’s a “Top Gun 2” listed on an IMDB page, but is the Top Gun team planning to film at the base again? Rumors have been flying around Northern Nevada that Tom Cruise and his production…… MORE
Lots of Building Happening in Carson City
Carson City is reporting, valuation of the building permits the city has issued over the last quarter is the highest in a decade. At 5.3 million for the third quarter of the fiscal year, it’s higher than the last entire fiscal year. 50 building permits have been issued so far this year. New hotels and…… MORE
