Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt and a bipartisan coalition of 43 attorneys general sent a letter to congressional leaders, urging them to repeal a 2016 federal law, to hold registered drug manufacturers and distributors accountable for willfully contributing to the nation’s oversupply of opioids. The letter explains how the “Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug…… MORE
South Lake Tahoe is on Flood Watch
National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for the greater Lake Tahoe region that’s in effect through Thursday night. The service says an moderate to strong atmospheric river is moving through the area, bringing lots of rain, and could cause creeks and streams to rise and possibly flood. If you live on the South…… MORE
Plumas County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Death of Reno Man
The Plumas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a Reno man. The body was found November 11th along Highway 70 between Vinton and Chilcoot. The body has been identified as 44-year-old Anthony Richins. Preliminary autopsy results indicate Richins possibly died as a result of a heroin overdose, though toxicology results are pending. The…… MORE
El Dorado County Investigators Find Two Bodies
The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office has recovered two bodies in the last few months in Fallen Leaf Lake, thanks to a group called Bruce’s Legacy, a non profit that assists in search and recovery efforts. The first person discovered August 29th was a woman who investigators say drowned in 2001, but who’s body was…… MORE
Three Sparks Schools Placed on Lock Down Wednesday
Three schools in Sparks were placed on a lock down for about a half hour after an armed suspect briefly holed up inside a nearby house. The lock down began shortly after 10 a.m. Wednesday at Agnes Risley Elementary and Sparks Middle schools. Alice Maxwell Elementary was added shortly after but the lock downs were…… MORE
Heller Would Double Child Tax Credit
The Senate Finance Committee’s newly released Tax Cuts and Jobs Act includes an amendment filed by Senators Dean Heller and Tim Scott of South Carolina, that would increase the child tax credit to $2,000. The current child tax credit is $1,000, and the previous version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act increased the child…… MORE
Clock Ticking on “Open Enrollment” For Affordable Care Act
The clock is ticking on open enrollment under the Affordable Care Act. The people at Nevada Health Link are reminding Nevadan’s of the shorter enrollment period, it ends on December 15th. Health Link’s Janelle Davis says people are signing up in droves, despite the lack of outreach from the federal government. She is also reminding…… MORE
Local Save Mart and FoodMaxx Locations Fight Hunger
Hunger is still a problem in our communities, with an average of one in seven residents in Northern Nevada being “food insecure,” which means they don’t know where their next meal will come from. The statistic is far worse for children: one in four. To help boost donations to local food banks during the holiday…… MORE
Nevada Democrats File Suit to Stop Recall
Nevada democrats are suing to stop a recall of State Senator Joyce Woodhouse. The lawsuit claims more than 3,000 signatures submitted to the Secretary of State are invalid. They say they came from people who aren’t registered to vote in the district, didn’t vote in 2016, or are unregistered voters. The recall needed more than…… MORE
Sparks Man Arrest on Sexual Assault, Lewdness Charges
42 year old Harold Shawn Bias of Sparks is in custody on one count of Sexual Assault with a Child Under 14 and two counts of Lewdness with a Child Under 14. The charges are related to incidents that involved two female victims and occurred between 2013 and 2015. This is an ongoing investigation, although…… MORE
