Help Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful This Weekend

The City of Reno, Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful and the Associated Students of the University of Nevada are looking for volunteers to help with a community cleanup this Saturday in the Valley Road area. The cleanup gets started with a meet up at Silver State Eatery at 17-71 Valley Road at 9am, and the cleanup…MORE

Suspect Steals Shoes From The Nike Factory Store

The Sparks Police Department is on the hunt for a man who stole three pairs of shoes from the Nike store at the Outlets at Legends in Sparks, and then returned later in the day to take another pair. The first incident occurred October 8th around four in the afternoon. Police say a Hispanic man…MORE

Police Release Identity of Pedestrian Killed on Virginia Street

Reno Police have identified the 72-year-old man who was hit and killed while walking near UNR on North Virginia. Eugene Bowman of Bishop, California was pronounced dead at the scene. Reno Police Lt. William Rulla reports the man was walking outside the crosswalk on North Virginia when a large white box truck hit Bowman. That…MORE

Reno Drug Dealer Sentenced in Federal Court

A Reno man has been sentenced to 184 months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine and heroin in the Truckee Meadows. 41-year-old LeCharles Baldon, Sr. pleaded guilty in May to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and was sentenced Monday. Investigators say between November 2016 and January 2017, Baldon possessed and distributed…MORE

Joining Forces Campaign Begins Friday

The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, and other local Nevada law enforcement agencies, are ramping up for Nevada Day Weekend with a joining forces campaign on our roadways. If you’re planning on a night a out with friends and family, make sure you have a designated driver or take the bus, so you can get home…MORE

Reno Swat Conducting Training Exercise Downtown Today

Don’t be alarmed when you see a high volume of law enforcement downtown this afternoon. The Reno Police Department’s SWAT Team is conducting a training exercise in the area of Virginia and Commercial Streets, so their team’s ready in the event of an emergency. They’re practicing a critical incident situation in a high rise structure…MORE

Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center is Getting Its Own Zip Code

Congressman Mark Amodei, working with Storey County officials, have secured a new a zip code for the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center. The hub for Tesla, and others, is the largest industrial center in the world in square miles, and home to more than 100 companies’ warehouse-logistics and fulfillment centers. Citing rapid growth and development in Storey…MORE

Assembly Candidate Dennis Hof Dead at 72

The world’s most famous pimp and Nevada Assembly candidate, Dennis Hof, notorious for his HBO show “Cathouse,” died today in Southern Nevada. Nye County Sheriff’s David Boruchowilz has the details of what happened around 11am this morning. The author of “The Art of the Pimp” was running as a Republican this year for a Nevada…MORE