Carson City now has its own no-kill shelter for lost and abandoned pets. The facility on Airport Road held it’s soft opening Tuesday. Funds to build the facility were made possible with an addition to the sales tax along with private donations, including Mattie’s fund. The foundation provides grants to no-kill shelters around the country. The…… MORE
Suspicious Clown Reported in Sparks
The Sparks Police Department says it has received multiple phone calls about a suspicious person dressed like a clown. The clown was spotted in the area of Pah Rah Mountain Park, and again near the Shadow Mountain Sports Complex. One witness says the clown was holding what looked like a machete. Officials with the department say…… MORE
Reno Woman Faces 16 Years For Elder Abuse
An elder abuse case ends with a Reno woman sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for battering her grandmother. The charges stemmed from a February, 2016 domestic abuse case investigated by Reno Police. The victim in the case was 84 years old at the time, and suffered significant injuries at the hands of…… MORE
Police Searching For “Armed & Dangerous” Man
Sparks Police are looking for a man described as “Armed and dangerous” after a shooting just before 4 yesterday morning, on the 25 hundred block of Maxine Circle. One person was taken to the hospital with non life threatening injuries. The suspect in the shooting is 33 year old Daniel Blevin of Sparks, anyone with…… MORE
Dems Out Registering GOP
Democrats have widened their registration lead over Republicans in Nevada. The Nevada Secretary of State’s Office reported Republicans added nearly 12,000 new voters to their ranks last month, while Democrats added more than 17,000. Democrats now have a 77,000-voter advantage over Republicans among the almost 1.4 million active registered voters in the state. Registered nonpartisans are now…… MORE
Sparks Business Remains Closed
A Sparks business remains closed after a raid by the feds. Cash for Laptops, also known as Laptop and Desktop Repair LLC, had been the focus of numerous complaints about its business practices since at least 2014, according to Sparks Police. The FTC has charged the business and its owner, Vadim Kruchinin, with deceiving consumers…… MORE
Bass Pro Shops Buying Cabela’s
Bass Pro Shops is buying Cabela’s in a $5.5 billion deal that brings together two prominent outfitters for the great outdoors. Bass Pro Shops sells fishing supplies, and Cabela’s is a hunting store known for its taxidermy displays. There’s plenty of crossover — especially because both companies sell guns and ammunition. Cabela said its stockholders…… MORE
Trump to Make Campaign Stop in Reno
Donald Trump will make a campaign stop in Reno Wednesday. The Trump website says the candidate will appear at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center at 3:30 p.m. The appearance follows a rally in Henderson the same day.… MORE
NDOT: Ready For Snow
NDOT says it is ready for the heavy snow to fall. NDOT Director Rudy Malfabon says they are fully stocked and prepared to remove snow and ice and help keep state roads clear. NDOT begins annual winter preparations in August by readying more than 80 snow plows, getting salt and sand ready, and in some places…… MORE
Bully’s Sports Bar Settles Labor Lawsuit
Bully’s Sports Bar & Grill has agreed to pay $375,000 in back wages to settle part of a class-action lawsuit with 15 cooks who accused the oldest sports bar chain in northern Nevada of denying them overtime pay in violation of federal labor laws. The lawsuit filed last year accuses Bully’s of intentionally misclassifying all…… MORE
