Former state Senator Maurice Washington has officially announced his candidacy for the Washoe County Commission. He’ll be running against Incumbent Commissioner Vaughn Hartung for the District 4 seat. The District 4 seat stretches from Sparks through Spanish Springs and east to Wadsworth. Washington was a guest today on Reno’s Morning News, you can hear the…… MORE
Solar Customers Take Legal Action
Solar customers in Nevada are taking legal action against NV Energy, after controversial changes to the state’s net-metering program. Plaintiffs John Bamforth and Stanley Schone filed a class action lawsuit that says residents were misled. Misled, they say, into purchasing solar systems “that do not provide the promised rebates, discounts and rates,” and then they…… MORE
Ninth Circuit Overturns Grazing Ruling
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is criticizing a federal judge in Reno for exhibiting personal bias against federal land managers, and has overturned a ruling in a long grazing dispute. The court ruled the late Wayne Hage and his family were guilty of trespassing cattle, and should be subject to fines. The court also…… MORE
Construction Industry Remains “Bullish”
The construction industry in Nevada is entering 2016 less optimistic than in 2015, but overall “Bullish” about local, nonresidential construction activity, according to a recent survey of industry contractors and equipment distributors by Wells Fargo. 55 percent of contractors believe their equipment rentals will remain at a similar level to last year. 27 percent of…… MORE
NV Dems Raising More Money Than Republicans
Nevada Democrats raised nearly twice what the state Republican party did in 2015. The Assembly Democratic Caucus raised fourteen times as much as the Assembly Republican Caucus last year. The Senate Democratic Caucus reported raising three times as much as their Republican counterparts. Democrats are reacting to a “Red Wave,” election that put republicans in…… MORE
Icy Roads Blamed For Fatal Crash
NHP troopers say a man died over the weekend in a fatal collision near Glenbrook on Highway 50 because of ice on the road. Troopers were called around 9:40pm Saturday to reports of two vehicles colliding. After an investigation they determined Mexican National Carlos Ortega Gomez was driving eastbound on Highway 50 when his Toyota…… MORE
Rodeo Scholarship Program Taking Apps
The Reno Rodeo Foundation is accepting applications for its annual college scholarship program. Since 1986, the foundation has helped fund hundreds of students. To be eligible students must graduate from an accredited high school in northern Nevada, with a GPA of 3.0 or better; and attend an accredited northern Nevada college or university. The application…… MORE
Price Tag Released For Faraday Special Session
The four day special session designed to lure Faraday Future to town cost more than what was paid to get tax breaks for Tesla in a two day session. In fact, the session costs almost twice as much. Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau Director Rick Combs says the price tag so far is $227,000, and may…… MORE
Development Happening in Carson City
New development is happening in Carson City, as the area is starting to recover from the recession. A new multi-use building is now under construction at 308 North Curry Street, the site of the long vacant Citibank building. When completed, the building will feature downtown living, shopping, and office space. Developers are looking to Reno’s…… MORE
Search Continues For Ski Instructor
The search continues for a ski instructor, missing since Thursday afternoon while skiing during after-work hours at Sugar Bowl Ski Resort. Searchers are concentrating on an area where 23 year old Carson May’s cell phone was last pinged; it is also an area of a recent avalanche. It has been reported that drones will be…… MORE
