Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District and Sparks Fire are investigating an early morning house fire on Hercules Drive in Spanish Springs. The fire was first reported just after 12:30 this morning. When crews arrived they found a house fully engulfed in flames. One person living in the home was able to get himself safely away…… MORE
Steve Wynn Resigns as Finance Chair for Republican National Committee
Amidst allegations of sexual misconduct, casino mogul Steve Wynn has resigned as the finance chair for the Republican National Committee. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Wynn has displayed chronic sexual harassment and a decades-long pattern of sexual misconduct, including pressuring employees to perform sex acts. One manicurist was paid $7.5-million dollars after Wynn…… MORE
Placer County Sheriff’s Department Investigating Remains Found Near Lake Clementine
Placer County Sheriff’s Department’s Search and Rescue are looking for more evidence at Lake Clementine after skeletal remains were discovered. That’s six miles east of Auburn. Authorities say hikers found the remains Saturday along Foresthill Road and Lower Lake Clementine Road.… MORE
Three Arrested After Drug Bust in Reno
Three people were arrested last week after a joint investigation between the Nevada Department of Safety’s Tri-NET Narcotics Task Force and the Regional Street Enforcement Team. The investigation led to the discovery of MDMA, Cocaine, LSD, Heroin, Ketamine, Psilocybin mushrooms, prescription pills that included opioids and marijuana. Arrested were 26-year-old Jacob Allen Myers, 22-year-old Prince…… MORE
National Group Backing Wes Duncan For Nevada Attorney General
A national group focused on electing Republicans to the position of attorney general at the state level has already decided who it will back in Nevada. The Republican Attorneys General Association raised more than $16 million in 2017 and will give a slice of that money to the Wes Duncan campaign. Duncan is a former…… MORE
Reno Crews Knock Down House Fire on Killdeer Lane
Fire Crews responded to a house fire Sunday on Killdeer Lane in Reno near Kietzke & Gentry Way. Two people were evaluated for smoke inhalation. The cause of the fire under investigation. Investigators say it started in the bedroom.… MORE
Carson Valley Boy Wins National Contest, He’s Jacob Pipho
Carson Valley Middle School eighth-grader Jacob Pipho, placed first in the National Radon Poster Contest, after taking home first place in the Nevada Radon Poster Contest. He competed against student winners from several other states and will receive $1,000 for his poster, “The Element of Surprise.” University of Nevada Cooperative Extension’s Radon Education Program conducts…… MORE
Two Arrested in January 1st Murder, Suspects Caught in Fla
Two people have been arrested for the New Years Day murder of John Kent Lovely of Reno. His body was found in an apartment on Clear Acre Lane. Arrested were the victims former girlfriend Jennifer Baldwin, who like the victim, came to Reno from Florida, and her new boyfriend Herman Matasar. The suspects are accused…… MORE
RFD Investigators Make Arson Arrest
Reno Fire Department Fire Investigators arrested 37 year old Christopher Nixon, on one count of arson 1st degree, manufacturing of an explosive device, and burglary. Fire Investigators determined that at about noon January 17th Nixon entered the upper floors of the high rise occupied office building at 100 West Liberty and ignited a bottle that…… MORE
Body Found on Peavine in SUV
Washoe County Sheriff’s detectives are asking for the public’s help with any information that might help, in the investigation of a body found inside an SUV on the northeast side of Peavine Mountain Thursday night. Shortly after 5:00 p.m. police were notified of a body on a Peavine access road about a mile up the…… MORE
