Nevada Attorney General Meeting With Teachers This Week

Attorney General Adam Laxalt is hosting a sit down with Nevada teachers this week in Las Vegas. It’s a roundtable discussion that will to outline his vision for Nevada’s next chapter in education reform. Laxalt says access for every child in the Silver State to a quality education is one if his top priorities, and…MORE

Nevada Lt. Governor Announces $200,000 Infrastructure Grants

Lt Governor Mark Hutchison announced $200,000 in infrastructure grants through the Nevada Commission on Tourism. The Projects Relating to Tourism Grants are distributed every other year and fund such capital improvement endeavors as visitor kiosks and interpretive signs. Among this year’s recipients are the city of Wells, which seeks to repair the roof of its…MORE

Washoe County Sheriff Office Takes Over Investigation Into Officer-Involved Shooting

Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened near the intersection of Neil Road and Peckham Lane. Police say shortly after 10:00 pm Saturday, Reno Police officers responded to a commercial burglary in progress before the officer-involved shooting took place. The condition of the person shot at is not known at this…MORE

Gas Explosion on U.S. 50 in Stateline

A natural gas explosion underneath U.S. 50 in Stateline caused road closures Sunday morning, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol and Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, and there’s a potential for another explosion. In a video release on Twitter, Captain Joe Duffy of DCSO said two explosions occurred at 5:07 a.m. and 5:14 a.m. near Hard…MORE

Nevada’s Lethal Drugs Will Expire Before Execution

(KOH) – Some of the drugs Nevada officials secured for a planned lethal injection of a killer who wants to die, will expire before the state Supreme Court rules whether they can be used. Brooke Santina of the Department of Corrections says stocks of a sedative obtained last year for an /untried three-drug cocktail expire May…MORE

Dead Man Found in Wedekind Road Apartment

(KOH) – The Reno Police Department is investigating a shooting death that was reported Friday night. Shortly before midnight, police got a call about a man who had been shot. Police arrived to Wedekind Road and found a dead man in an apartment. Police were able to interview several people who were in the area and…MORE

Jilted Man Jumps from Car at 50mph

(KOH) – The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says a relationship breakup led to a man to jump from a car. About 6:30PM Thursday, deputies found a semi-conscious man with cuts and scrapes on his arms, face and head lying on the shoulder of the road in the area of Genoa and Galeppi Lanes in Genoa. His…MORE