Monday N-Dot will begin preliminary utility work as part of an upcoming project to install a traffic signal on U.S. 395 at Airport Road, and improve other highway intersections in the Carson Valley. No lanes will be closed, but roadway shoulder closures will take place on southbound U.S. 395 between Stephanie Way and Airport Road…… MORE
The Good Guys Come Through Again at Washoe County Sheriffs Office
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office staff donated more than four thousand dollars to the Northern Nevada Chapter of “Concerns of Police Survivors,” following the third month of the Sheriff’s five-month “no shave” charitable campaign. Sheriff Chuck Allen and members of the Sheriff’s Office staff presented $4,450 to Northern Nevada C.O.P.S.’s Board President Jennifer Grant-Blount and Treasurer…… MORE
Another Blow For Steve Wynn
The University of Iowa is considering removing casino mogul Steve Wynn’s name from the school’s Institute for Vision Research, after sexual misconduct allegations. It would be the first time the university has removed a donor name from a building or institute. The university named the institute for Wynn in 2013 after he donated $25 million…… MORE
Nevada’s Longtime State Economist to Head Tax Department
Governor Brian Sandoval announced the appointment of William Anderson as Director of the Department of Taxation, effective February 12. Anderson will replace outgoing Director Deonne Contine who resigned earlier this month. The Governor says Bill Anderson has served as the state’s lead economist for more than a decade. During this time, he has worked closely…… MORE
Taxation Department Head Will Run For Reno Assembly Seat
Deonne Contine, who is leaving as the Nevada Department of Taxation Director, is running for an open Assembly seat in Reno. She is also going to work for the Kaempfer Crowell law firm’s Reno office. Her last day with the Tax Department is Feb. 9. Contine will run in District 24, for the seat Assemblywoman…… MORE
Double Homicide on Reservation Near Winnemucca
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a double homicide north of Winnemucca, discovered at a home on the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation. Two unidentified women were found dead late Wednesday afternoon. The FBI and Bureau of Indian Affairs are also involved in the “active investigation.”… MORE
Rosen Bill Would Fight Veteran Homelessness
Congresswoman Jacky Rosen has introduced the “Keeping Our Commitment to Ending Veteran Homelessness Act.” This bipartisan legislation would reauthorize several key programs that provide outreach and services to homeless veterans in Nevada and across the country. The bill would renew eight U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Labor programs that will begin to…… MORE
Nevada Leaders on Hand For the Ground Breaking of Doral Academy
Doral Academy of Northern Nevada broke ground across from Galena High School, with plans to open Fall Semester of this year.… MORE
Sparks Police Investigating Drive-By Shooting
Police are investigating reports of a drive-by shooting early this morning in Sparks. It happened just before 12:45 this morning in the parking lot of the Flowing Tide at Prater Way & Sparks Boulevard. According to police, three witnesses reported hearing gunshots. Two of the witnesses report seeing a man firing out of his car…… MORE
Man Killed by Train in West Reno Identified
The man killed by a train in west Reno Tuesday is identified as 88-year-old Richard Shute of Reno. Shute was hit about 2pm, near the intersection of W. 4th Street and Summit Ridge Drive, just east of McCarran Boulevard. The conductor and the train engineer are getting peer counseling in the wake of the accident.… MORE
