Sparks police are investigating a series of 911 calls that led to a car accident last night. Police say 22 year old William Thayer started calling 911 around 9:30 p.m. and told dispatchers someone was shooting at him in the area of 4th Street and McCarran Boulevard. However, dispatchers say the calls were coming from…… MORE
Douglas County Shooting Ruled Justified
Douglas County District Attorney Mark Jackson says all evidence indicates the shooting death of a man in July 2015 by sheriff’s deputies was justified. 48-year-old Mark Perkins was shot and killed after investigators say he pointed two weapons at multiple deputies on Monument Peak Drive. Deputies who arrived in the Gardnerville Ranchos were told that…… MORE
Escaped Inmate Captured in California
The walkaway inmate who is serving up to 10 years in prison for felony drunken driving has been captured. Michael David Lillie was recaptured early Tuesday, in Woodland, California. He was booked into the Yolo County Jail, charged with False Representation to a Police Officer, a misdemeanor offense in California, and is also being held…… MORE
Seismologists Keeping an Eye on Gerlach
The 3.9 earthquake located near Gerlach and Empire Saturday, is the largest of just over 300 earthquakes in the area since April 20th. Washoe County Emergency Manager Aaron Kenneston says the Gerlach Fire Department will be distributing earthquake preparedness brochures in the community, to remind citizens of earthquake preparedness actions. Ken Smith, the seismic network…… MORE
Task Force Expected To Vote on Solar Grandfathering
Members of an energy task force committee focused on rooftop solar issues are expected to vote today on whether to recommend “grandfathering” for customers who were early-adopters. The policy would involve letting some customers go back to the more generous rate structure in place before the Public Utilities Commission updated it in December. Rooftop solar…… MORE
Alleged “Pill Mill” Doctor Back in Court Thursday
The doctor at the center of an alleged “Pill Mill” case, did not enter a plea in Reno federal court Monday. The case was continued on Thursday, at that point Dr. Robert Rand’s attorney John Arrascada, will try to get the doctor released on bail. Rand will be back in court about 2:30 Thursday. That…… MORE
Watch Out For Bears in Carson City
The bears are waking up, and being reported in and around Fuji Park in Carson City. A sow with her cubs was spotted near Clear Creek, just west of the park, beginning last week, so wildlife specialists are reminding everyone that lives in, or is visiting bear country, of a few things. NDOW’s Chris Healy…… MORE
Stead House Fire May Be Arson
The Reno Fire Department believes a fire Sunday morning at a home in Stead, may have been set intentionally. A fire in a utility room displaced three residents and two pets early Sunday morning. Firefighters responded to the 78 hundred block of Big River Drive at about 3:16 a.m. with fire described as “Substantial” in…… MORE
Attorney General Statement on Transgender Bathrooms
Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt issued a statement, about the Presidents reminder that discrimination against transgender people wouldn’t be tolerated saying, “Once again, President Obama has gone well beyond his constitutional authority.” Laxalt says, by ignoring the balance of power between the federal, state and local governments, the President has usurped democratic participation from all…… MORE
“Safest Street Party” This Saturday
Carson City Sheriffs Office is inviting kids of all ages, to what they call the “safest street party in Carson City,” this Saturday, at the Sheriff’s Office. The 13th annual “Cops and Kids” is a community gathering where parents and children can participate in games and activities all designed with family, health, and safety in…… MORE
