Nevada Democrats have widened their registration lead over Republicans as the election draws near. The Nevada Secretary of State’s Office reports that 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 nearly 1.4 million active registered voters…… MORE
Fallon Navy Air Station to Expand
The Navy wants to quadruple the land used by the Fallon Naval Air Station and has scheduled meetings to discuss it. The next is in Reno Tuesday at 5 p.m. at the Evelyn Mount Northeast Community Center. The Fallon Naval Air Station would use about 1,262 square miles under the latest proposal. The U.S. Navy…… MORE
Wildfire South of Gardnerville Burns Home
Firefighters have stopped progress of the Frontage fire burning south of Gardnerville along U.S. 395 and the roadway has been reopened. The blaze was stopped at about 75 acres, but not before burning one home and three outbuildings. The Douglas County Sheriff’s office says a voluntary evacuation for the Ruhenstroth area has been lifted. East…… MORE
Roadwork Begins Near Lockwood
The NDOT project to improve exits and ramps at the I-80 Lockwood interchange will start again today for the fall construction season. The project will return with finishing work to replace bridge deck joints. The Canyon Way Lockwood exit road will be reduced to one lane weekdays between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. through mid-October, with…… MORE
Prescribed Burn Could Cause Smokey Conditions
The Nevada Division of Forestry, in cooperation with the University of Nevada will be conducting a prescribed burn in the Whittell Forest, on the east slope of the Sierra Nevada in Little Valley. That’s about three miles west of Washoe Lake and 2 ½ miles east of Lake Tahoe. The burn operation starts Monday 3…… MORE
Suspect Identified in Gardnerville Stabbing
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has identified one of the two men involved in a knife fight outside a liquor store in Gardnerville, on Friday night. They say 51-year-old David James stabbed another man in the chest around 5:44 p.m. outside of Ranchos Liquor on Langley Drive. The victim was flown to Renown, his condition…… MORE
Carson City Man Steals Van with Woman Inside
A Carson city man was arrested Saturday morning when he stole a van with an elderly woman inside. One of the Victims was checking into a hotel just after midnight Saturday morning and had left the elderly woman in the van, when 31-year-old Casey Canto jumped in and took off, after finding the keys in…… MORE
Motorcyclist Killed in Crash Identified
The motorcyclist killed in a collision with a pickup truck Saturday afternoon near Dayton has been identified as 51-year-old Richard Williams of Reno. Williams was driving east in the Six Mile Canyon area of Mark Twain Estates, east of Dayton at about 3 o’clock when he failed to stay in his lane and collided head-on…… MORE
Police Searching For Shooting Suspect
A man is being treated for gunshot wounds following a shooting related to a large party in the area of Bunker Hill Lane early Sunday morning. Sparks Police were called to a report of a shooting in the area a little after 2 o’clock. They found a 22-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds who was…… MORE
Lowe’s Store Robbed at Gunpoint
Sparks Police continue to search for the man who robbed the Lowe’s at the Legends at the Marina Saturday morning. Police say the man walked into the store a little before 7:30, pulled out a handgun and demanded money from a clerk. He grabbed the cash, ran out of the store and got into a…… MORE
