Reno Airport CEO, Marily Mora, is getting a five percent pay increase and a 46 thousand dollar bonus, if a committee of Airport Authority Board members gets its way. The committee says she’s met every performance goal in the past year. Mora, has been the airport boss since May 2013, and has increased air service,…… MORE
School Choice Headed To Court
State attorneys are headed to court to battle over a lawsuit that could dismantle the state’s new school choice program. The Nevada Attorney General’s Office is set to argue this afternoon in Las Vegas that a judge should dismiss a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union. The group is challenging Education Savings Accounts,…… MORE
What’s Killing The Fish At Sparks Marina?
Several dead trout have been found along the shore of the Sparks Marina, and this is the third consecutive year that fish have been found belly up during the fall season. The Nevada Department of Wildlife’s Chris Healy says they’re working with scientists at UNR to figure out the problem. 22,000 fish were stocked in the…… MORE
WC Deputies Search For Burglary Suspect
Washoe County Sheriff’s Detectives are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a light-colored pickup truck suspected of being involved in a burglary last month in west Sparks. At about 1:00 a.m. Friday, November 20th, a trailer containing landscaping equipment was stolen from a home on High Rock Way. The trailer was recovered, but the…… MORE
Congrats To Our New Peace Officers
For the 22 men and women who have spent the last several months preparing to become our region’s newest peace officers, this is a week for celebration. After completing more than 700 hours of intensive training they are about to graduate from the Northern Nevada Law Enforcement Academy. And today they maintain another tradition with…… MORE
RPD And FBI Investigate Bank Robbery
The Reno Police Department and FBI are investigating a bank robbery in Reno that occurred shortly after one Tuesday afternoon. A man (pictured above) entered the Nevada State Bank on Damonte Ranch Parkway in South Reno, and demanded money from the teller. The teller gave the man an undisclosed amount, without ever seeing a weapon…… MORE
Police Investigate Possible Luring Incident
Sparks Police are investigating a possible child luring incident that occurred Tuesday afternoon on Round Mountain Road. The victim told police she was walking down the street when she saw a vehicle parked on the side of the road. The child says that as she passed by, the driver of the vehicle made a motion…… MORE
Judge Refuses To Block Sage Grouse Rules
A federal judge in Nevada is refusing to temporarily block new U.S. rules intended to protect the greater sage grouse. U.S. District Judge Miranda Du said Tuesday that nine Nevada counties challenging the regulations have failed to prove any irreparable harm that could be averted by immediately halting their implementation. The lawsuit backed by Nevada…… MORE
Fatal Shooting Victim Identified
A shooting early Sunday left 19 year old Myra Rodriguez dead and two other people wounded, with non life threatening injuries. It happened around 1:30 a.m. in north Reno near Fife Drive and Oddie Boulevard. Someone fired several shots into a home from the street. Police say the victims were not the intended targets of…… MORE
Tahoe Police Make Arrest In Drive-By Case
South Lake Tahoe police have arrested a man for a drive-by shooting. The South Lake Tahoe Police Department SWAT Team, the SLEDNET task force, and the Crisis Negotiation Team, delivered a high-risk search warrant and arrested 43-year-old Samuel Tovar. He’s the suspect in a drive-by shooting on Spruce Avenue in South Lake Tahoe October 14th,…… MORE
