Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County is planning to activate a newly installed traffic signal at the intersection of Mill Street and Telegraph Street Thursday. This intersection has seen an increase in traffic and was determined to warrant a traffic signal to help improve safety. Approximately 15,000 cars pass through this intersection each day. Over…… MORE
Carson High School Hosting Career Night
Explore careers and higher education with your student at Carson High.… MORE
Sparks City Council Rejects Settlement With Former Fire Chief
The Sparks City Council has rejected a motion to settle a lawsuit with former fire chief Mark Lawson. The council met Monday to decide whether to settle with Lawson in the amount of more than $441,000. Lawson was fired shortly before being arrested on drug charges in December. He’d been on the job in Sparks…… MORE
One Man Arrested After Fatal Shooting in Sun Valley
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Sun Valley man Saturday on suspicion of open murder in the death of his roommate. 29-year-old Billy Orth, is being held without bail in the Washoe County jail. The sheriff’s office responded to the 4600 block of East Leonisio Drive in South Sun Valley at about 7 p.m.…… MORE
Immunize Nevada Has Tips to Avoid Norovirus
Wash your hands, norovirus is going around.… MORE
Wanted Man From California Arrested in Reno
A suspect wanted in California was taken into custody last night at a Wells Avenue Motel after a four-hour standoff. Police learned the suspect was at Motel 6 and put it under surveillance for several hours before the standoff began at around 5:30 p.m. Patrol officers, the special weapons and tactics team and a regional…… MORE
City of Reno Reaches Settlement With ACLU Legal Observer Injured in Reno Riot
The City of Reno has announced a negotiated settlement of $250,000 with ACLU legal observer Rebecca Gasca. Gasca had sued the city, former police chief Jason Soto and others for alleged civil rights violations and claims of excessive force. On May 30th, 2020, Gasca says she was shot three times with pepper balls while observing…… MORE
One Arrested After Shots Are Fired in Sparks
We have new information about a shooting in Sparks last night. The Spark Police Department says it first responded to a domestic disturbance call on Sparks Boulevard around just before 11 Monday night. The victim said her husband, later identified as 34-year-old Dustin Salaun, had threatened to kill her and was armed. She also told…… MORE
Nevada Governor Orders Audit of The State’s Public Schools
Governor Joe Lombardo signed an Executive Order directing the Division of Internal Audits in the Governor’s Finance Office, to review Nevada’s 17 public school districts and the Nevada State Public Charter School Authority. The order calls for the superintendent of each school district, and the executive director of the State Public Charter School Authority to…… MORE
Suspect Arrested After Standoff in Fernley
A shelter in place order for some Fernley residents has been lifted after an hours long standoff. The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office issued the shelter in place order for the Southwest Meadows subdivision, located near Royal Oaks Drive- south of Fernley High School, when they received multiple reports of a man shooting a gun in…… MORE
