Reno Police have arrested a suspect they say confessed to robbing an elderly woman on April 9th. According to police, 20 year old Don Collins grabbed the woman’s bag when she was boarding a bus in the area of E. 9th Street and Montello. The suspect and victim then got into a struggle when the…… MORE
Fire Causes Evacuations at Lakeside Plaza
A fire disrupted businesses at a local strip mall Sunday night just before 6pm. Several stores at The Lakeside Plaza on Plumb Lane were evacuated last night after the fire broke out behind the Dollar Tree. Officials say it started on pallets behind the store, then spread to a nearby tree. The investigation into what…… MORE
Free Services For Animal Owners This Month
During the month of April, Nevada Humane Society is offering no-cost spay and neuter surgeries, plus free rabies vaccinations as part of “Community Cats,” PetSmart Charities’ spay and neuter campaign to alter free-roaming cats. By taking a proactive approach and getting the cats fixed now, Nevada Humane Society will help lessen the impact of the…… MORE
GSR Looking to Fill Some Job Vacancies
The Grand Sierra Resort is holding a Job Fair from 9 a.m. to noon and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday April 21 in Nevada Rooms 8 and 9 on the Spa Level of the resort. They are looking to fill openings at LEX Nightclub, the hotel front desk, The Beach, Bowling Center, FunQuest,…… MORE
Crews Knock Down Weekend Balcony Fire
Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish a balcony fire on an apartment complex south of Virginia Lake Saturday. The department got the call to the 2900 block of Lakeside Drive at 11:13 a.m. and arrived in less than four minutes, according to Reno Fire Department Battalion Chief John McNamar. The first engine on scene used…… MORE
Nevada’s Governor Endorses a Candidate
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has endorsed Ohio Gov. John Kasich for president and joined his campaign as national co-chairman. The Kasich campaign quoted Sandoval as saying that both he and Kasich entered office with the objective of putting people to work. In the statement, Sandoval describes Kasich as the only candidate with “a real plan.”…… MORE
Workers Demand NV Minimum Wage Increase
Hundreds of low-wage workers rallied on the Las Vegas Strip, demanding lawmakers pass a $15 minimum wage. It is part of the national “Fight for Fifteen effort” which sponsored similar rallies across the country. Opponent say forcing higher minimum wages hurts job creation and could slow the recovery, but Laura Martin with the Progressive Leadership…… MORE
NV Attorney General Warns of Airbag Recall
Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt is alerting consumers about the latest Takata airbag recall, and encourages Nevadans to verify whether their vehicles are affected. Fourteen automakers have recalled 24 million vehicles to replace a malfunctioning airbag inflator. Laxalt says some owners of a vehicle affected by the Takata recall may not be aware that their…… MORE
Senate Passes Nevada Native Nations Land Act
Senators Dean Heller and Harry Reid announced Senate passage of the bipartisan Nevada Native Nations Land Act. The legislation transfers land into a trust for six Nevada tribes: including the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, and the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe. This will allow the tribes to build housing for members, preserve cultural heritage and traditions, protect…… MORE
County Under-Collected Casino Taxes
The Washoe County Commission has decided it is too much work to retroactively charge casinos for $4.8 million worth of under-collected gaming taxes. An apparent miscalculation resulted in taxes being under-collected over the last seven years. From 2009 through 2015, $4.6 million was under-collected. According to Chris Ciarlo with Washoe County, the miss-calculation shorted Washoe…… MORE
