Officers honored by the northern Nevada DUI Task Force, are an example of dedication and committment to make the streets and highways of northern Nevada safer. This years honorees are: Deputy Manda Howard, Deputy Rich Ponce, and Deputy Jeremy Peters of the Humboldt County Sheriffs Office. Fallon Police officer Austin Wood. NHP Trooper Colby Powell…… MORE
Early Morning Warehouse Fire in Sparks Believed to be Human-Caused
Investigators with the Sparks Fire Department say an early-morning warehouse fire was human-caused. The fire was first reported around 4 a.m. this morning on Dermody Way near Glendale Avenue in a vacant warehouse. Fire officials say debris in the warehouse helped fuel the fire. Officials say this is the third fire reported in the area…… MORE
Reno Police Investigating Shooting on East Grove & Wrondel Way
Reno Police are investigating a shooting last night in front of the 7-Eleven on E. Grove Street and Wrondel Way. According to police, around 11:30 p.m. shots were fired, following an altercation between two parties. Police said one of the suspects involved may have been driving a black passenger car. No one was hurt during…… MORE
Reno City Council Approves Panhandling Ordinance
The Reno city council has approved an ordinance banning anyone from standing on a traffic island or median for any length of time. It’s to crack-down on where people can legally ask drivers for money. The city says panhandling, while standing on a traffic island or median is dangerous and the ordinance is for their…… MORE
Washoe County Will See an Increase in Additional Per-Student Funding Next Year
The number of schools in Washoe county that receive additional per-student funding will be more than tripled next year. An additional $2.1 million will be distributed to 19 public and charter schools in the County for the next school year. The district received nearly $400,000 in extra funding for six schools for the current school…… MORE
Privacy Advocates Say Your Child’s School is Collecting Sensitive Information
If you’re worried about what Facebook is doing with your private information, but are unconcerned about all the data gathered about your children at school, privacy advocates say, you aren’t paying attention.… MORE
Need a Smoke Alarm? The Red Cross is Ready to Help
March is Red Cross month, and for the next several weeks they’re taking sign ups for free smoke alarms during their “Sound the Alarm” campaign.… MORE
Reno City Council Approves $15,000 Waste Management Survey
The Reno city council unanimously approved a motion Wednesday directing staff to hire a consultant to conduct a scientifically valid customer survey of both residential and commercial Waste Management customers. This comes after numerous Reno businesses were fined by the city of Reno for using companies other than Waste Management for their recycling services. The…… MORE
North Dakota Man Arrested in Washoe County on Sexual Assault Charges
A North Dakota man is under arrest in Reno for sexual assaults that allegedly happened between 1997 and 2004. 60 year old Paulo Preciado, of Bismarck, was booked on six counts of sexual assault of a child younger than 14, and six more lewdness charges. The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office conducted the investigation.… MORE
Crews Knock Down Fire at Industrial Building Near Minden-Tahoe Airport
A two-story industrial building near the Minden-Tahoe Airport was evacuated Wednesday afternoon, after the building filled with smoke. East Fork Fire Protection District Firefighters found a fire burning in a heating and air conditioning unit on the building’s rooftop, and knocked it out. There are hazardous materials in the building but they are not involved…… MORE
