Fire Crews have the upper hand on the Auburn fire burning in the Grass valley area. It has burned about 30 acres near the Empire Mine state park. Officials report the forward progress of the blaze has been stopped. The suspected arsonist, 52-year-old homeless man David Holm, has been arrested after he was seen leaving…… MORE
PUC Restores Solar Rates
The deal worked out between solar providers, NV Energy and the state’s consumer advocate has been approved by the Nevada Public Utilities Commission. The agreement restores more favorable rates for about 32 thousand customers who either installed rooftop solar, or who contracted to do so before last December 31st. The older rates are being “Grandfathered”…… MORE
Fugitives Caught in Carson City
Two suspects, who were on the run following a child abduction incident on Monday, were tracked down after an investigation by the Carson City and Douglas County Sheriffs. 29 year old Dason Valdez and 27 year old Krystle Reid were found around midnight by Carson City Sheriffs, thanks to Secret Witness tips, at the Cherry…… MORE
Vegas One Step Closer to Getting NFL Team
The Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee has approved a $750M public funding plan for a Las Vegas Raiders stadium. The deal would be complete with developers investing 650 million dollars, and 500 million from the Raiders. A new economic impact study shows $620M in revenue and 450 thousand more visitors per year, if a stadium…… MORE
Repeat Offender Sentenced in Reno Court
Washoe District Judge Patrick Flanagan has handed down an eight to 20 year sentence for a repeat offender. Last November, Reno Police and detectives from the Northern Nevada Repeat Offender Program arrested Nathaniel Williams as part of a burglary investigation. Williams had broken into a home, stealing numerous items including multiple firearms. Leading to the…… MORE
Alcohol May be Factor in Motorcycle Crash
The Reno Police Department is investigating a motorcycle accident on Parr Boulevard near North Virginia that left the rider with life-threatening injuries. The crash occurred around 6 o’clock last night, and according to police, alcohol and drugs may be a factor. Police want to talk to anyone who saw the crash or spoke to the…… MORE
Evacuation Orders Lifted Near Willard Fire
The 26-hundred acre Willard fire burning near Susanville is 75% contained. All evacuations orders have been lifted, as well as all related road closures. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.… MORE
Justice Advocate Critical of Judicial Candidate
A local justice advocate says judicial candidate Shelly O’Neill threw her protest sign into downtown Reno traffic, and called her a trespasser last March. Tonja Brown has been dogging O’Neill for several years, claiming the lawyer committed perjury in a 1991 post conviction hearing for Brown’s brother, Nolan Klein. O’Neill at the time was Klein’s…… MORE
No Choices? No Penalty!
Nevada’s GOP house members, Amodei, Heck, and Hardy have introduced a new bill, that would exempt people in counties with only one health insurance choice, to opt out of the Affordable Care Act, without paying a penalty to the IRS. They say we were promised choices, but Congressman Joe Heck says Nevadans in 10 counties…… MORE
DRI & Renown Offer Free 23andMe Health Study
Renown Health and the Desert Research Institute announced a new collaboration with “23 and Me,” a leading personal genetics company, to launch one of the first community-based population health studies in the U.S., that will combine health, population and genetic information with environmental data and return “23 and Me,” genetic results to study participants. Funded…… MORE
