Nevada Requests Federal Funding to Continue CHIP

Nevada has asked for an extra $11.3 million in federal funding, to continue the state’s Children’s Health Insurance Program while Congress decides if it will renew funding for the decades-old program. If the funding is approved, the Nevada Check Up program will continue running through February. Without it, the state will run out of funding…MORE

Sheriff Ken Furlong Chooses a New Undersheriff

Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong, has chosen the new Undersheriff. Furlong is promoting assistant sheriff Ken Sandage to replace the retiring Steve Albertsen. Sandage is a 26 year veteran of the Carson City Agency, and has been assistant Sheriff since 2014.MORE

Two Men Facing Drug Charges After Traffic Stop

Two men have been arrested on drug charges in Gardnerville. Sunday Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the area of Raab Court for a report of a suspicious vehicle with people in it. A deputy saw a car matching the description leaving the area and stopped the driver for what the deputy says were traffic…MORE

US Marshals Catch Attempted Murder Suspect in Sparks

The US Marshals Office says a police chase late Tuesday morning, ended with the arrest of a man wanted for attempted murder in Utah. Eddie Samora is accused of shooting a man in Layton, Utah October 26. He has gang ties, according to police. The chase ended when Samora crashed into another car at the…MORE

Man Arrested For Battery After Leaving Victim at The Hospital

A Gardnerville man has been arrested after leaving the hospital where he dropped off a woman for treatment. Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies responded to Carson Valley Medical Center. They were told a man had walked into the emergency department and asked for a wheelchair. Then he wheeled in a woman and left. Hospital staff got…MORE

Sparks Police Looking For an Assault Suspect

Police are looking for a homeless man named Jared Spiegel after he reportedly attacked another homeless man Tuesday causing substantial injuries to the man. Sparks Police say Spiegel and the other man began arguing along the Truckee River bike path near Gateway Park when Spiegle attacked the 23-year-old victim. The man was taken to Renown…MORE

The Bears are Bouncing Back in the Great Basin

A new study from the Wildlife Conservation Society, Nevada Department of Wildlife , and the University of Nevada-Reno finds says conservation efforts have resulted in the re-colonization of black bears into portions of their historic ranges in the Great Basin. The animals had been absent from these areas for more than 80 years. Beside habitat…MORE