The Nevada Department of Transportation is looking ahead and preparing to keep state roads clear when winter snow flies. NDOT is hiring temporary highway maintenance workers to help keep winter roads clear, including snow plow and anti-icing operations and assisting in highway emergency response, among other duties. Through Sept. 8, applications are being accepted for…… MORE
Judge Agrees With Laxalt, No Expanded Background Checks
Fatally flawed and can’t be enforced. A Las Vegas judge has echoed the criticism of the voter approved background check initiative, of Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt. Judge Joe Hardy ruled proponents of the measure should have known the law would require the FBI to take on background checks for private sales, and that they…… MORE
Nevada State Vet Says Hands Off The Bats
To date this year, the Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) Animal Disease Laboratory has confirmed six positive rabies cases, all in bats in Washoe and Clark and Washoe Counties. Rabies is common in bats throughout Nevada, and bat activity tends to increase between the months of May and October. Dr. JJ Goicoechea, NDA state veterinarian…… MORE
Car Theft Suspect Hits Officer With Vehicle
Multiple law enforcement agencies are on the lookout for a man and woman who hit a Sparks Police officer with a car before crashing it into a gully near Doreen Court. Sparks Police say they responded to reports of a stolen car in the area of Clear Acre Lane and northbound 395 just before 11…… MORE
Carson City Crews Stop Forward Progress of Wildfire Near Brunswick Canyon
Carson City Fire crews are on scene of a wildfire that broke out Monday afternoon near Brunswick Canyon. The Rifle Range Fire has burned about 100 acres and is 20 percent contained. Brunswick Canyon Road is closed, but no homes or structures are threatened. According to Carson City Fire Chief Sean Slamon, forward progress of…… MORE
Suspect Arrested After Chase Through Downtown Sparks
Police have arrested a suspect for vehicle theft after a chase through downtown Sparks. Officers found a stolen vehicle in the parking lot of the Windsor Inn on E. Victorian Ave. The vehicle was unoccupied at the time, but an investigation showed it had been reported stolen in Reno earlier that day. Officers conducted surveillance…… MORE
Crews Contain Wildfire Near Double R Boulevard
A fire that started Monday near Prototype and Double R Boulevard has been fully contained. High winds pushed flames through dry brush, growing the fire to 28 acres before crews could get a line around it. About two dozen homes were threatened, none were damaged. Ten fire engines were used to fight the fire. The…… MORE
Record Home Prices in Reno/Sparks
Rising home prices have set a record in the Reno-Sparks area for the fourth time this year. The combined median price for an existing single-family home in Reno and Sparks reached $389,000 in June. That’s the highest level ever recorded by the Reno/Sparks Association of Realtors. In February, the Reno-Sparks area broke the 12-year-old record…… MORE
Economic Development Conference Continues in Reno This Week
The Nevada Economic Development Conference continues today and Wednesday at the Atlantis Casino Resort, and the theme this year is “Connecting Nevada for a Stronger Economy.” … MORE
Washoe County Human Services Announces Record Breaking Month For Adoptions
The Washoe County Human Service Agency, Washoe County District Attorney’s Office and Washoe County Family Court saw more children adopted this month than they’ve seen since 2011.… MORE
