The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office and Truckee Meadows Fire are investigating a fire that led to the discovery of a body Tuesday morning. Sheriff’s spokesman Bob Harmon says the fire that engulfed a small pickup was reported about 7:30AM along American Flat Road, about a mile from Red Rock Road. When the fire was extinguished,…… MORE
Recreational Marijuana Sales Continue to Outpace Projections
Continuing to outpace even the rosiest projections, Nevada collected $5.54 million in taxes in January from legal marijuana. According to the Nevada Department of Taxation, that’s near a record $5.8 million in October, $5.5 million in November and $5.7 million in December. Revenue comes from a 15 percent wholesale tax on medical and recreational pot,…… MORE
Mendive, Depaoli Students Partner to Save Lives of Animals
Students from Mendive and Depoali Middle Schools in Sparks, are partnering to use their writing skills on a project students have named “Saving A Life”. The Saving a Life project is a local adoption event hosted by these students. It is scheduled to take place on Thursday, from 3 – 6 PM at Mendive Middle…… MORE
Congress Sexually Harasses, You Pay to Keep it Quiet
Congresswoman Jacky Rosen of Nevada released a statement in response to House and Senate leaders removing language from the omnibus bill, that would end the taxpayer-funded payoffs for sexual harassment and assault claims in Congress. Rosen says the fact that more than $17 million dollars of taxpayer money has been used for Members of Congress…… MORE
Nevada Makes “Best State” List For Transportation
N-Dot is pleased that Nevada is number one when it comes to the quality of the state’s bridges, according to U.S. News and World Report. In it’s “Best States for Transportation” report, Nevada was tenth in public transit usage, 13th in road quality, and 23rd in commute time.… MORE
You Can Help The City Of Reno Choose Its New Flag
The Reno Flag Project, a plan for the city to adopt a municipal flag, is underway and you can help pick the design. The city is looking for the community’s input on 13 finalists that were chosen out of more than 200 submissions that came in from as far away as New Zealand. Alexis Hill…… MORE
Zoning Changes Coming to The Washoe County School District
The Washoe County School District is making some changes to their school zoning boundaries. Those changes will go into effect during the 2019-2020 school year. That means starting in 2019, some students will be heading to new schools. Theresa Birchfield, chairperson of the zoning committee spoke to our news partner KOLO 8. She says they…… MORE
Nevada Installs Wrong Way Driver Detection System on U.S. 395
The Nevada Department of Transportation is installing several wrong way driver detection systems on 395 from the stateline, all the way to Oddie Boulevard, and they’ll be flipping the switch to turn them on very soon. … MORE
Governor Sandoval Signs Order Establishing School Safety Task Force
Governor Brian Sandoval has signed an Executive Order establishing the Statewide School Safety Task Force. Sandoval says “The safety of our schoolchildren is a matter of unparalleled importance,” and he says it’s imperative that the state devote its resources toward making schools as safe as possible. The Task Force may include the State Superintendent of…… MORE
Reno Man Arrested For Arson And Attempted Murder
Reno Police have arrested a man for allegedly setting another man on fire earlier this month. 38-year-old Jose Gomez faces charges of 1st degree arson and attempted murder after police say he doused a man in gasoline and lit him on fire near an apartment building on 4th and Sage Street. According to Reno Police,…… MORE
