Carson City Fire units were dispatched to a structure fire at 310 S. Carson Street, the St. Charles Residential Hotel. The first arriving firefighters observed smoke from the second floor of the hotel. Crews quickly made entry into the smoke filled apartment and located an unconscious small dog. Firefighters also confirmed the fire had been…… MORE
Group Says Nevada Makes the “Dirty Dozen” for Sexual Exploitation
Nevada’s highly regulated brothel business has landed the state on a groups so called “Dirty Dozen” of sexual exploitation. The National Center on Sexual Exploitation claims legal prostitution makes Nevada a magnet for sex traffickers and prostitution tourists. The Dirty Dozen list also includes Amazon for selling sex dolls and How -To books on sex…… MORE
Need Sandbags? Here’s Where to Get Them
For Washoe County: Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District Station #223, 130 Nectar St., Lemmon Valley Lemmon Drive and Pompe Way intersection, Lemmon Valley Blue Heron Circle and Warrior Lane intersection, Belli Ranch Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District Station #30, 3905 Old Hwy 395, Washoe Valley Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District Station #16, 1240 Eastlake Blvd,…… MORE
National Weather Service Reno Reporting Strong Water Numbers
The National Weather Service, Reno says we’re on track for a good water year, with totals in some areas higher than expected for this time of year.… MORE
National Donor Day is This Thursday
Valentines Day, this Thursday, is also National Donor Day, the day to sign up to be an organ donor.… MORE
“Progressive Discipline” Leaves Some Students Feeling Less Safe
Washoe County School Districts social learning program has the attention of the education community. The idea is creating a safe education environment. But students say they feel less safe than before.… MORE
Hearings Today on The Gun Background Check Initiative
Hearings on revising the voter approved background check initiative are scheduled for a joint meeting of the Senate and Assembly judiciary committee. Whether the legislature can legally change it to make it enforceable remains to be seen, but apparently nothing could stop majority democrats from crafting a new bill. Gun activists on both sides are…… MORE
Sheriff’s Office Investigating Thefts of Backflow Devices in Spanish Springs
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating two reports of backflow devices stolen from commercial properties in north Spanish Springs in late January. The thefts occurred sometime between Tuesday, January 22, and Wednesday, January 23 and were detected when tenants of the property noticed that water wasn’t available. These thefts serve as a reminder to…… MORE
“EPIC” Report Shows Continued Job And Population Growth in Northern Nevada
Northern Nevada Economic Planning Indicators Committee, also known as “EPIC”, has released their Report 2.0. The forecast for the next 5 years is for continued job growth, with our population expected to increase by more 54,000 in five regions, Douglas, Lyon, Storey, and Washoe, and Carson City. That means we’ll make the jump from a…… MORE
Gardnerville Pilot Was Disciplined for “Dangerous Flying”
The mysterious pilot from Gardnerville, whose plane broke apart and crashed into a Yorba Linda, Ca home was disciplined for dangerous flying years earlier. Antonio Pastini died a week ago Sunday along with four people on the ground when his Cessna came apart and wreckage hit and burned a home. In 1977 Pastini flew from…… MORE
