The Washoe County GOP is getting ready for it’s big Lincoln Day Dinner Feb 25th, and they have extended Early Bird Pricing till the 15th. They have an amazing keynote speaker, Jonathan Gilliam, a former Navy seal and FBI agent. Also speaking are State Controller Ron Knecht and Jessie Jane Duff, who spent 20 years in…… MORE
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Latest Snowpack Numbers Positive
January will go down in snowpack history… and it’s key in getting us off of the drought monitor. The January storm impact was so great, the latest drought monitor shows that most of Northern Nevada has climbed its way out of the drought. Jeff Anderson, Hydrologist for the Natural Resource Conservation says as of February 1,…… MORE
Flooding Still Possible in Northern Nevada
With more stormy weather on the way, the City of Sparks and the National Weather Service are reminding residents and businesses to keep their flood preparations in place, including sandbags, for the foreseeable future. Sparks’ city manager Steve Driscoll says we are not out of the woods yet, and still have several weeks to go…… MORE
RPD Focuses on DUI Drivers
The Reno Police Department promised an extra focus on catching people driving under the influence, and delivered. After six fatal crashes in less than two weeks causing eight death last August, Police Chief Jason Soto added an additional officer to full-time DUI enforcement. In October, a third full-time DUI officer was added providing additional coverage…… MORE
Sparks Police Looking For Theft Suspects
Sparks Police are asking for the public’s help finding a suspect from a theft back in October. Police say it started when the victim accidentally left her wallet at the cash register at CVS Pharmacy on Sparks Blvd. After she left, she realized she had left her wallet and later returned to get it. But,…… MORE
Standoff in Stead Ends Peacefully
Police have arrested a man who barricaded himself inside a Stead home. According to the Reno Police Department, they were attempting to serve a felony warrant just before 11 o’clock last night when the suspect refused to come outside. SWAT was called to the scene, along with the Gang Unit. The man surrendered to police…… MORE
Helicopter Accident Closes Carson Airport
Officials are investigating a helicopter crash at the Carson Airport yesterday. Emergency crews were called to the scene just before 5:00 p.m. A pilot and a passenger were practicing touch downs when the aircraft tipped over. No injuries were reported. The airport was closed during the investigation, it has since reopened.… MORE
Code Red Lockdown Linked to Online Threat
The Washoe County School District confirms a Code Red lockdown Tuesday at Spanish Springs High School was connected to a threat circulated on social media. The investigation has indicated the text message was actually about a possible threat at McQueen High, and was shared by a Spanish Springs student’s parent who thought it about their…… MORE
State Employee Arrested This Week
A state Transportation Authority Investigator, with a record of three DUI’s, has been arrested this week, after crashing a state vehicle, with two open beer cans in the vehicle. 36 year old Robert Reasoner couldn’t be charged with DUI, because he fled the scene, and wasn’t tested until hours after the crash on East John…… MORE
Former Boulder City Animal Shelter Head Sentenced to 90 Days in Jail
After pleading guilty in October to animal cruelty charges, Mary Jo Frazier, the former head of Boulder City’s animal shelter, was sentenced to 90 days in jail, and four years probation. Frazier admitted needlessly killing dozens of animals, many the same day they arrived at the shelter. A shelter volunteer told police Frazier, “Finds joy…… MORE
