An Arizona man who sold ammunition to the gunman in the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas, pleaded guilty to federal charges. 57 year old Douglas Haig, admitted he manufactured ammunition without a license, according to the Nevada US Attorney’s Office. Authorities began investigating Haig after they found unfired .308-caliber rounds in gunman Stephen Paddock’s…… MORE
Suspected Serial Killer Pleads Not Guilty to Northern Nevada Murder
Charles Gary Sullivan entered a “Not Guilty” plea in Washoe District Court in a 40-year-old case. He is charged with the 1979 murder of Julia Woodward. She was last seen at the San Francisco airport for a flight to Reno, her body was found two months later in a remote canyon in Hungry Valley. Grand…… MORE
Funds Coming For Nevada Seniors
Truckee Meadows Healthy Communities (TMHC), Renown Health and the Washoe County Health District received the BUILD Health Challenge award. That’s a $250,000 grant to support Caring For Reno’s Elders program. The award comes as a collaborative result of more than 30 local organizations submitting a proposal for the funding. Renown Health is matching the grant…… MORE
Strong Black Friday Projected for Nevada Retailers
Nevada consumers will flock to shopping destinations to hunt for Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday deals. The shopping marathon will continue into Small Business Saturday and conclude with the final round of sales on Cyber Monday. The Retail Association of Nevada (RAN) estimates that 1.65 million adults in the Silver State are planning or considering…… MORE
WCSO: Beware of Aggressive Door to Door Solicitors
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is asking residents to be on the lookout for aggressive solicitors. Thursday deputies responded to Mt. Rose Highway and Callahan Ranch Road on reports of aggressive solicitors going door-to-door for donations for a children’s book project. Residents say that when they tried to decline, the solicitors became agitated, pushy, and…… MORE
Smokers Switching to Vaping Show Blood Vessel Improvement
While e-cigarettes have been in the spotlight for their popularity among kids and an ongoing outbreak of lung injury due to illegal products, many have also looked to them as a potentially less harmful alternative to smoking. CNN reports on new research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology suggests that adult…… MORE
Nevada, Feds Make Wildfire Collaboration Agreement
The Office of Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak, the U.S. Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized a landmark agreement that calls on state and federal agencies to increase their collaborative efforts to reduce the risk and impacts of catastrophic wildfire. Through the Nevada Shared Stewardship Agreement, the…… MORE
Nevada Highway Patrol Investigating Fatal Motorcycle Crash
The Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash at the westbound Exit 46 off-ramp from Interstate 80 in Fernley. The crash was reported at about 4:02 p.m. The off ramp was closed while the NHP investigated the motorcycle crash. It reopened a couple of hours later. The name of the victim has not been…… MORE
More Cases of Whooping Cough Reported in The Washoe County School District
Three students at Damonte Ranch High and one student at McQueen High School were diagnosed with whooping cough. Early symptoms include a mild cough, runny nose, and low-grade fever. Over the course of one to two weeks, the cough many worsen and include vomiting or a “whooping” noise. With 19 teachers and 16 classified employees…… MORE
Douglas County Rejects Slaughterhouse Over Flood Plain Concerns
The Gardnerville Record Courier says a slaughterhouse that was proposed in Centerville was shot down by Douglas County commissioners this week. The primary issues for the pushback were it’s location in a flood plain and the septic system. An overflow crowd of about 400 people turned out at the meeting to voice their opposition, and…… MORE
