The Nevada ACLU is getting behind a bill that would ban the death penalty in the state. The bill is AB 237. The ACLU argues, with no company willing to sell the lethal drugs, executions are already stalled. They also say a capital case costs taxpayers half a million dollars more than non death penalty…… MORE
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Senate Committee Votes to Restrict Heli-hunting
A Senate committee has approved a bill to regulate helicopter hunting. It would bar helicopters from taking hunters, big game and equipment to remote areas, unless the landing area was established by a government agency and is accessible by a public road. Sen. Pete Goicoechea, told members of the Senate Natural Resources Committee that the…… MORE
School Sports Bill Under Consideration
If your charter, private or parochial school doesn’t offer a sport, and the Nevada public school you’re zoned for does, a new bill would allow you to participate at that public school. Current law allows home-school students to play for their local school, but Senate Bill 252 expands that access. Sen. Pete Goicoechea says this…… MORE
Chick-Fil-A Coming Soon to Reno
The owner of Reno’s first Chick-fil-A chicken restaurant franchise says he hopes to open in late spring or summer of 2017. The location on South McCarran just west of South Virginia, where Marie Callendar’s restaurant used to be, will need about 100 employees. The franchise, which was started in 1946, has about 2,000 locations, mostly…… MORE
City Hall Parking Garage Closed For Repairs
The Reno City Hall parking garage is closed to the public today for repairs. Limited parking will be available on the ground floor of the parking garage for vehicles displaying handicapped parking placards. City Hall visitors can park at the Cal-Neva parking garage on floors 7, 8 and 9 in the interim. The City Hall…… MORE
Lemmon Flood Walls Complete
The Washoe County North Valleys Incident Command Team has completed construction of the temporary flood barrier around low lying areas of Swan Lake in Lemmon Valley. The “Hesco” barrier is four feet high, four miles long and filled with 12,000 yards of sand. Maintenance of the barrier is ongoing and will be monitored daily. The…… MORE
Receding Flood Waters
Floodwaters in some areas of Lemmon Valley are are now beginning to recede. Officials say 4000 gallons per minute are being pumped out of homes and businesses in the flood-stricken community.… MORE
Lake Street Robbery
Reno Police are looking for a suspect who they say stole money and a cell phone from a victim in the 600 block of Lake St. It happened at about 4:45 this morning. Police say the suspect told the victim he had a gun, but no gun was seen. After taking the items, the suspect…… MORE
Amodei Opposes Health Bill, “My Conscience is Clear”
Congressman Mark Amodei says his declaration as a “No” vote on the GOP health care reform bill leaves him with a clear conscience. He says the bill just isn’t very good: it doesn’t lower costs or premiums, add choice or reduce deductibles, and it lacks the kind of real work needed to create a good…… MORE
“Tax” Segerblom at it Again
The legislator who says everyone in Nevada is under taxed and everything is under funded is at it again. Senator Tick Segerblom wants tax hikes on beer, liquor, and cigarettes. He’d take those funds and create a pilot program to treat heroin addicts. The bill would also raise gambling license fees by a quarter of…… MORE
