Sharron Angle is giving it another go, the former state legislator filed paperwork in Carson City to run for the republican nomination for the U.S. Senate. Until now congressman Joe Heck and former Democratic Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto were the heavyweights in the race. Angle told the AP she’s jumping into the race because…… MORE
Baskin Robbins Clerk Robbed at Gunpoint
Sparks Police responded to the report of a robbery last night at the Baskin Robbins on North McCarran. Officers learned that a male had entered the business just before 9:30, displayed a firearm and told the clerk to empty the cash drawer. He then fled the business on foot in a west bound direction. The…… MORE
Police Looking For Sparks Stabbing Suspect
Sparks police are looking for a woman who may have stabbed a man. Police were called to the 1600 block of I Street at 6:30 p.m. yesterday. When officers arrived they found a man with an injury to one of his arms. He told officers that the injury was self-inflicted. Officers transported him to the…… MORE
Aces Ballpark Has a New Name
It’s been Ace’s Ballpark for seven seasons, but now you can call it Greater Nevada Field. SK Baseball and the Reno 1868 Football club have a new 15 year naming rights agreement with Greater Nevada Credit Union. The agreement includes exclusive sponsorship and advertising rights and prominent signage on the ballpark’s exterior, along Evans Avenue…… MORE
Upgrades For Nugget Avenue Planned
A one mile section of Nugget Avenue is getting ready for a makeover, and the work starts on Monday. Repaving and reconstruction will be happening between Pyramid and McCarran through the end of spring, and eastbound traffic will be closed during the duration of the project. Curbs and gutters will also be replaced during the…… MORE
Heller Praising Passage of Mental Health Act
Nevada Senator Dean Heller and New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand are praising the passage of the Mental Health Reform Act of 2016, by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions. Included in the bipartisan legislation was their postpartum depression bill, which was included in Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander’s amendment. Senator Heller says with…… MORE
Three Injured in Sun Valley Crash
Three people were taken to a hospital for treatment for non-life-threatening injuries yesterday, after a Chevrolet pickup truck crashed into an passenger car on Sun Valley Blvd. The NHP believes 60 year old Terry Belvin, of Reno was driving south when he allowed the pickup to drift across the center line and crash into a…… MORE
Reid Blames Rise of Trump on GOP Leadership
Nevada Senator Harry Reid blasted Republicans Thursday for being responsible for the rise of Donald Trump — tying his Capitol Hill rivals Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan to the GOP front-runner. The Nevada Democrat was speaking at the liberal Center for American Progress Action Fund in Washington, delivering a speech entirely…… MORE
Police Investigate Stabbing Near The Peppermill
Reno Police say a portion of Brinkby Avenue was closed between Lymbery Street and South Virginia after a man was stabbed. Police first received the call about the stabbing around 11:30 last night. The victim was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries. A description of the suspect has not been released.… MORE
Nevada County Health Rankings Released
A report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ranks Washoe County fifth overall in this years Nevada County Health Rankings. Washoe County placed third healthiest in the state for health factors and fifth healthiest for health outcomes. The rankings measure smoking, obesity, food availability, physical activity, drinking, sexually transmitted diseases, and teen births. Health Outcomes…… MORE
