Volunteers with a group called “Caring Neighbors” is doing what it can to ease some of the fears of residents of Douglas County, Nevada, in the wake of two murders of women in their homes in the past week, with no identified suspect. The 57 senior volunteers are helping install locks and other safety devices,…… MORE

The Builder’s Association of Northern Nevada presented Forecast 2019, a look into our areas future when it comes to commercial and residential growth and their relation to the overall economy.… MORE

Travelers have been feeling the heat at airports across the country as the government shutdown continues. TSA employees have been calling out from work at a rate of more than 7 percent. Several destinations, like Miami and Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson, have been forced to close TSA checkpoints, causing hours long wait times, but there’s no hold…… MORE

Washoe Family Court Judge David Humke will resign, and is barred from judicial office. Humke had been suspended by the Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline several times for various reasons, including mistakes, poor caseload management, failure to understand the law, improper judicial decorum, and other issues. Humke is a former Washoe County Commissioner.… MORE

Senator Catherine Cortez Masto is alarmed about the growing impact of the government shutdown on wildfire preparedness. Typically, federal agencies use the winter months to hire and train firefighters in advance of the upcoming fire season, and to perform fire prevention work—like tree removal and controlled burns—that are more difficult or dangerous to carry out…… MORE