Washoe County Sheriff’s Office statistics from a “Joining Forces DUI Enforcement” campaign during the Christmas and New Year’s holiday, continue to show a low number of DUI arrests. Sheriff’s Office deputies participating is this latest campaign made only 3 DUI arrests out of 119 traffic stops. These statistics are consistent with similar campaigns during the…… MORE
School Board Settles Meeting Law Complaint
Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt and the Washoe County School District Board of Trustees have entered into a settlement agreement, to resolve a complaint filed by the Reno Gazette-Journal. The complaint was filed after Interim Superintendent Traci Davis was appointed superintendent during a public meeting on March 24th, 2015. Under the terms of the settlement…… MORE
Two Arrested in Carson City Homicide
Carson City investigators have arrested two people in an early morning shooting in north Carson. It apparently stems from a drug deal gone bad. They are 18 year old Jesus Garcia-Manriquez, his 19 year old brother Allen, a 17 year old girl was arrested earlier, and then released. The victim is 18 year old Grant…… MORE
No Drug Charges for Lamar Odom
Nye County prosecutors have decided not to charge Lamar Odom with cocaine possession, after the former NBA star was found unconscious at a Nevada brothel with cocaine in his system. The DA says there was no proof he used the coke in nevada, and they couln’t determine exactly when he ingested it. Odom had been…… MORE
USA Parkway Project Moves Forward
The Nevada State Board of Transportation approved Ames Construction, as the contractor to build the USA Parkway extension connecting Interstate 80 and U.S. 50. Ames Construction was determined to be the “best value” bidder, after a review of both the technical and price proposals. The company proposed the lowest price of approximately $75.9 million, two…… MORE
Police Search For Robbery Suspects
Reno Police are investigating an armed robbery of a Little Caesars Pizza on West Moana Lane. It happened around 9 o’clock last night in the West Moana Shopping Center. A man, described as white, wearing dark clothing and a mask, made off with an undisclosed amount of money after displaying a gun. Anyone with any…… MORE
Home Sales up in Washoe County
The Reno/Sparks Association of Realtors year-end report says Washoe County had sixty-three hundred sales of existing single family homes; an increase of 6 percent from 2014. The median sales price for existing single family homes in 2015 was $280,000; an increase of 14 percent from the prior year. The median sales price of existing condominium/townhomes…… MORE
ESA Payments Now on Hold
A state judge has put Nevada’s Educational Savings Accounts on hold, just weeks before the grants were expected to flow to more the families of more than than 41 students, for private school tuition. Judge James Wilson’s preliminary injunction Monday orders the state treasurer to stop implementing the program, pending further court deliberations. ESA’s allows…… MORE
Fatal Shooting in Carson City
The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is investigating an early morning shooting that left one person dead. The shots were first reported around 12:30 this morning, in the area of Windridge and Spooner Drive. As deputies arrived on the scene of the shooting, a man with a gunshot wound to the stomach arrived at Carson Tahoe…… MORE
Health Advocates Launch Week of Action
Nevada has about 350,000 uninsured residents, and close to 40 percent of them are Latino. Health advocates are launching the National Latino Week of Action, with insurance enrollment events to be held around the state. Anne Filipic, president of the nonprofit Enroll America, says they’re reaching out to hourly workers, particularly those in the fields…… MORE
