Nevada Highway Patrol troopers are asking for your help finding the driver of an SUV who drove from a crash Monday. The hit-and-run crash took place just before 1:30 in the afternoon on the Plumb Lane onramp to southbound Interstate 580. The vehicle is described as a gold Chevrolet SUV with Nevada license plate 945-ZEL.…… MORE
Reno Crews Knock Down Fire Near Reno High School
Reno fire crews knocked down a house fire near Reno High School last night. The call went out about 8:30PM on Riviera Street. Firefighters say the flames burned about half an hour, and there is extensive damage to the home. The investigation into what caused the fire continues, though the homeowner believes in was electrical.…… MORE
Reno Police Release Photo of “Suspicious Person”
Reno Police are asking for the community’s help identifying an SUV and suspicious person. They’ve released photos. The investigation is connected to what police refer to only as “suspicious circumstances” in the early morning hours of Christmas Day. Detectives would also like to check the welfare of a female passenger seen in the front passenger…… MORE
Two People Found Dead in a Home in Cold Springs
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed two people are dead following a shooting in Cold Springs. Deputies say they responded to a call of a battery with a deadly weapon at the home on Spruce Lake Court just after 10 p.m. last night. They found the bodies of a man and woman inside. Deputies…… MORE
Sheriff’s Deputies Looking For Teenage Car Thief
Washoe County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for a teenage boy believed to have stolen a car. Deputies and Sparks Police were called about 7PM last night to Pyramid and La Posada. They were told a car stolen from a Spanish Springs home had been found behind the Save Mart supermarket. It was found by the…… MORE
Two People Displaced After House Fire in West Sparks
Two people were displaced Sunday morning by a house fire in west Sparks, both were taken to a hospital for evaluation. The Sparks Fire Department responded to the fire in the 1900 block of G Street just after 9am. They had it fully controlled within a half hour. The fire damaged the attic and ceiling…… MORE
Placer County Deputies Arrest Man For Killing The Family Dog
The Placer County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 31-year-old Auburn man after he allegedly decapitated the family dog and dumped the body in the trash. Christopher Michael Dougherty remains in the Placer County jail after deputies arrested him on suspicion of animal cruelty. Dougherty told family members he killed the family dog Milo, a 3-year old…… MORE
Get a Free New Years Eve Ride From The RTC
The Regional Transportation Commission is marking 34 years of helping people celebrate New Year’s Eve responsibly.… MORE
Get Yourself a Free Radon Test Kit
January is National Radon Action Month, and University of Nevada Cooperative Extension’s Radon Education Program is offering free short-term radon test kits to Nevadans through Feb. 28. The free test kits will be available at Cooperative Extension offices and partnering locations, as well as at presentations, statewide. Radon is a naturally occurring, radioactive gas that…… MORE
U.S. Navy Extends Public Comment Period For Fallon Range Expansion
The U.S. Navy has extended the public review and comment period by an additional 30 days, for the Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization Draft Environmental Impact Statement. The Navy is looking to triple the size of the facility by adding 900 square miles of public lands and 100 square miles of private lands to the…… MORE
