The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit, recovered a body Monday from a depth of one thousand sixty-two feet in Lake Tahoe. The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that the body is that of 33-year-old Chaitanya Datla of Cameron Park, California. Datla disappeared a week earlier after jumping into Lake Tahoe without a…… MORE
Douglas County Woman Pleads Guilty to Elder Exploitation
A Douglas County woman has pleaded guilty for her role in an elder exploitation case that took place in 2017. 49-year-old Sheri Hines pleaded to Embezzlement in the Amount of $3,500 or More, a category “B” felony. She was arrested in Douglas County. According to the criminal Information, Hines used a debit card entrusted to…… MORE
Hiker Finds Human Skull Near Truckee
A hiker found a human skull Sunday in a near the town of Truckee and Highway 89. Placer County Sheriff detectives say the skull appeared to have been exposed to the elements for a long time. A second, larger search of the area by detectives and Search & Rescue personnel revealed several additional bone fragments.…… MORE
Ruling Expected This Week on Whether Drug Makers Can Block Execution
A Las Vegas judge says she’ll need some time to decide whether three drugmakers can block the State of Nevada from using it’s drugs in an execution. The drug companies say the state went around normal procedures to obtain the drugs, for an unauthorized use. The state argues that the drug companies experienced sellers remorse…… MORE
Washoe County Commission Okays Arrowcreek School Special Use Permit
The Washoe County Commission voted unanimously approve a special use permit for site work on the future new middle school in the Arrowcreek area. The Washoe County School District is going through the final stages of acquiring this land from the U.S. Forest Service. WCSD put in this permit in advance of full title transfer…… MORE
Cyclocross Happens at Reno’s Rancho San Rafael Park Sept 19
RenoCross at Rancho San Rafael Regional Park in Reno, follows 2nd full day of the Interbike show, happening at the Reno Tahoe Convention Center. The event was previously held in Las Vegas as CrossVegas for the past 11 years and was a fixture on the international cyclocross calendar. The race was the first ever U.S.…… MORE
Careless Counterfeiter Convicted
A Reno man pleaded guilty in federal court to using his home computer and printers to produce nearly $30,000 in counterfeit money. 54-year-old William Griffin pleaded guilty to one count of possession of counterfeit obligations of the United States before Federal Judge Miranda Du. Sentencing is scheduled for December. The maximum statutory penalty is 20…… MORE
Invasive Species Clean up Planned For This Weekend at Idlewild Park
The 25th annual National Public Lands Day is this Saturday, the 22nd, a day when you’re encouraged to get out to your favorite outdoor spot, and help restore the area. One of the events close by is the invasive species clean up at Idlewild Park. Annie with the Truckee Meadows parks Foundation talks about the…… MORE
Head Lice Season is Here
Back to school time for some, means a case of head lice. It’s a common problem for school age children and their parents, and they anyone can get it. … MORE
Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District Releases Annual Community Report
We now know the Pioche Fire was started when someone was welding in their back yard. Fire Chief Charlie Moore with Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District reminds residents that despite cooler temperatures, we’re still in the middle of wildfire season… Moore says cooler temperatures does not make it any less likely for a fire to…… MORE
