Governor Brian Sandoval is signing a bill into law that clears the way for a Las Vegas stadium that could be home to both UNLV football and the Oakland Raiders. The Republican governor is joining lawmakers and representatives for the Raiders in a ceremony set for Monday morning at UNLV. Lawmakers who met in a…… MORE
Air Patrol Looking For Missing Plane Near Tahoe
The Civil Air Patrol-California Wing is searching for a missing aircraft southwest of Lake Tahoe. The Civil Air Patrol-California Wing is working with the El Dorado County Sheriff’s office but are not flying due to poor weather in the search area. The aircraft is returning to the Sacramento area from Idaho with a single pilot…… MORE
Trump Jr, Bernie Sanders Coming to Reno
Donald Trump Jr. will be in Reno late Tuesday morning to campaign for his father. The younger Trump will speak at the Republican Men’s Club meeting at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa. Bernie Sanders will be making a stop in the Biggest Little City a day later. Senator Sanders will campaign in Reno Wednesday for…… MORE
Domestic Battery Suspect Dies in Custody
A domestic battery suspect has died, and his death is under investigation. Just before 9pm Saturday the suspect was located in the 1200 block of Coachman Drive in Sparks. Officers attempted to arrest him and a struggle ensued before he was taken into custody. A short time later the suspect was observed falling into unconsciousness.…… MORE
Active Wildfires Around The Region
Crews are working a fire burning in Little Valley and another in the Galena area, prompting evacuations there, as well. According to Sierra Front, the largest fire has burned at least 750 acres. Evacuation orders are in place for residents in Washoe Valley and Galeena Estates. At least one structure has burned in the Galeena…… MORE
Three Charged in Columbus Day Incident
The Reno Police Department has identified three people charged in a Columbus Day incident involving a man who drove his truck through protesters blocking traffic under the Reno Arch. 18-year-old Nicholas Mahaffey has been charged with a misdemeanor count of provoking an assault. According to police, Mahaffey attended the protest earlier and drove past the…… MORE
Joe Heck Has Not Re-Endorsed Trump
Apparently Kellyanne Conway, Donald Trump’s campaign manager got it wrong. Joe Heck has not re-endorsed Trump for President. Congressman Heck has faced hostility and hecklers at campaign events since calling for Trump to drop out of the race. Democrats are making hay out of all this, of course. Mairead Lynn spokesperson for the state democratic…… MORE
Gov Has No Plans To Abolish Death Penalty
There won’t be a proposal from Governor Brian Sandoval to abolish the death penalty after Nevada ran out of lethal injection drugs, and couldn’t find anyone to sell the state more. But the Governor is also telling the Las Vegas Review-Journal that he won’t propose alternative methods of capital punishment, such as a firing squad.…… MORE
Crews Knock Down Clear Creek Fire
Evacuees have been allowed to return to their homes, after a brush fire threatened structures in the Clear Creek Road area east of U.S. 395. No acreage estimates are immediately available, but officials say there were no reports of injuries, and no structures lost. Crews were on the scene overnight as winds were a concern.…… MORE
Lyon County Deputies Investigate Shooting
The Lyon County Sheriff’s office is investigating the shooting death of a man that occurred in Silver Springs a little before 5:00 yesterday evening. Deputies were called to the report of the shooting at the Chevron Station at the intersection of 95-A and 50 where an arriving deputy found a man with gunshot wounds. Investigators…… MORE
