Midtown business owners have started a petition to make South Virginia from California to Mary Street a one way street, and to keep dozens of store front parking places.… MORE
Holiday Travel up 4.4% This Year
Travel experts are predicting a record smashing holiday travel period this season, and as many as a third of the American people are on the move this Christmas.… MORE
“Medicare For All” Style Plan Could Come Up For Discussion in The Next Legislative Session
Health care for all Nevadan’s? That’s something incoming Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson says should get a strong look in the upcoming legislative session.… MORE
Nevada DMV Releases Audio Versions of Their Driver Handbook
The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles has released audio versions of the Nevada Driver Handbook in both English and Spanish. The recordings, in the MP 3 format, are available online at dmvnv.com/handbooks. In general, audiobooks have traditionally been used to assist second-language learners, learning-impaired students, struggling readers and nonreaders. The audio handbooks will help drivers…… MORE
Local Law Enforcement Joining Forces For The Holidays
Northern Nevada residents can expect to see double or even triple the normal law enforcement presence through the Christmas season. Law enforcement, including the NHP , and Washoe County deputies, is again “Joining forces” to crack down on impaired driving. “We strive for Zero Fatalities every day,” is the motto. Their best tips designate a…… MORE
Earthquakes Hit Carson City
[KOH] – An earthquake shook Carson City this morning at 5:24 a.m. A temblor measured at 3.6 by UNR’s Seismo Lab was centered about a mile and a half east of the Edmonds Sports Complex. An aftershock of 3.4 happened at 5:30. Those that felt them reported short, sharp jolts. No reports of damage have been…… MORE
Feds Pushing Their Way in on Sports Betting
Now that the door has been opened for sports betting across the country, you can expect the federal government to jump in and regulate that growing market. A bill introduced this week by Senators Charles Schumer of New York, and Orrin Hatch of Utah would set minimum standards states must meet to offer sports betting,…… MORE
Senator Cortez Masto Hails “First Act” Passage
Former Nevada Attorney general and current Senator Catherine Cortez Masto is a supporter of the Senate passed “‘First Step Act, “bipartisan legislation to reform the criminal justice system. Cortez Masto says she saw firsthand in Nevada that our state is stronger when we give law enforcement the flexibility to render sentences that fit the crimes…… MORE
Child Porn Conviction For Reno Man Who Sought Babysitting Jobs
A Reno man who actively sought babysitting opportunities with families with young girls, has been sentenced to seven years in prison; he pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography. The probe of 27-year-old Aaron Quackenbush showed two IP addresses associated with Quackenbush’s home were downloading child pornography. He then admitted to police that he had…… MORE
State Capitol Police Come Through For Kids with Toys
The Nevada Department of Public Safety- Capitol Police Division partnered with Toys For Tots for the annual toy donation event held at the Capitol. Toys collected from state-agency sponsored locations and a check from the Nevada State Law Enforcement Officers’ Association were presented to the Carson City Toys For Tots organization, Santa Claus, and the…… MORE
