The Red Cross in Northern Nevada usually responds to assist residents affected by home fires, about once every four days. But lately they’ve been deployed about once every two days. There are more house fires during the cold months, but there have been more than usual lately across Northern Nevada. Frank Rutkowski of the Red…… MORE
Gun Control Advocates Push Ballot Question
Gun control advocates raised $3.6 million over the last two years to put an initiative to tighten background checks on the November ballot. Nevada requires mental health and criminal background checks for anyone buying guns from a licensed dealer. Unlicensed dealers at gun shows and others making sales don’t have to run those checks. Initiative…… MORE
No New Trial in Truck Vs. Train Case
There won’t be a new trial for a Nevada trucking firm ordered to pay more than $4.5 million in damages to Amtrak, after a truck slammed into a train at a rural crossing in 2011, killing six people. A U.S. District Court jury in Reno returned the verdict in September 2014 against the Battle Mountain-based…… MORE
Positive Outlook For Carson City
In his State of the City Address, Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell says Nevada’s Capital City is thriving, but needs some work in order to grow. Mayor Crowell says there are many indicators that the city is not only sound, but getting better by the day. The Mayor says he’s excited about the upcoming groundbreaking…… MORE
Jury Rules in Favor of The Peppermill
A jury has ruled in favor of the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino in an $8 million trade secrets case brought by Grand Sierra Resort. The decision was handed down Wednesday after a two-week trial. The law suit was filed in 2013 after a corporate analyst for Peppermill was caught using a reset key to gather…… MORE
New Info in Officer-Involved Shooting
Sparks police say 38 year old Silvio Alvarado-Morales refused to put down a knife, even after being hit with a taser by Reno Police, which had no effect on him. He then fought with officers, one of whom shot him several times. Sparks Detective Ken Gallop says the initial investigation indicates police didn’t have many…… MORE
Reno And County Drop Fire Lawsuits
Reno and Washoe County are dropping lawsuits against each other over the break up of fire services. County Commisioner Marsha Berkbigler says this dispute is now over, and the county will pay back about $447,000 to Reno. That’s money withheld from Workers Comp after Reno filed suit, plus interest. Berkbigler says this agreement shows the county…… MORE
Sierra Snowpack Higher Than Average
California has more snow than the drought-stricken state has seen in five years. The state’s Department of Water Resources reported the water content of the Sierra Nevada snowpack is at 115 percent of its historical average. The electronic readings are at their highest since 2011, when it reached 129 percent. Sierra snowpack contributes nearly one-third…… MORE
Police Search For “Person of Interest”
Reno police are looking for a person of interest possibly connected to a series of residential burglaries in northwest Reno over the last year. Police have identified the man as Michael Henn, who is white, 5’10” and 185 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Detectives are asking for the community’s help in locating Henn.… MORE
Financial Insecurity a Problem in NV
More than half of Nevada households are locked in “perpetual financial insecurity,” as the state remains near the bottom nationally for residents’ financial health. Nevada has some of the highest rates of bankruptcy filings, underemployment, delinquent mortgages, uninsured residents and student-loan defaults, according to the nonprofit Corporation for Enterprise Development. The state also has some…… MORE
