[KOH] The Lyon County Board of Commissioners is considering a resolution asking NDOT to reduce the speed limit from 60 to 45 mph on US-50 in Dayton from Fortune Drive to La Fond Avenue due to the high number of crashes. Last week, the board voted to continue the discussion to the next meeting. NDOT…… MORE
Wrong-Way Driver Systems to be Installed
[KOH] NDOT will begin installing wrong-way driver detection systems this week in Carson City on Interstate 580. Shoulders will be intermittently closed through late August. Some ramps will be closed at night between 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. weekdays the last two weeks of August. The systems use radar and closed-circuit cameras to automatically detect…… MORE
Suspected Murderer Dies in Lyon County Jail
[KOH] The man accused of killing Naomi Irion is dead. Sunday at about 6:15 p.m., Lyon County deputies were making routine hourly cell checks at the Lyon County Jail when they found 43-year-old Troy Driver unresponsive. Despite lifesaving efforts by deputies and medical personnel, he was pronounced dead. Preliminary details indicate that Driver committed suicide…… MORE
Roommate of Missing Man Arrested on Murder Charge
The roommate of a missing Yerington man has been arrested on an open murder charge. 57-year-old Timothy Michael Brewer, was booked into the Lyon County jail after Investigators found a grave on Brewer’s property. On June 28th, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office went to a home shared by Brewer and Sir Charles Lester on Farrell…… MORE
City Center Plan Getting Pushback From the Reno City Council
Frustration on the part of a Las Vegas developer who wants build out at the Reno Center City project, and spend millions doing so. City Council put an indefinite hold on the developer’s gaming license, and that’s slammed the brakes on his Parkway Tavern project Jonathan Fine on Reno Talks Live says his plans includes…… MORE
NDOT Testing New Lighting System, Will Close Lanes on I-580
The Nevada Department of Transportation is warning of some traffic disruptions on I-580 through Washoe Valley starting Monday. The project is a test of “smart” street lighting, part of the “Internet of Things” or IoT. Intelligent data communication with roadway lighting will allow staff to receive alerts when lights are out, and the lights can…… MORE
Missing Girl Found Safe, Mother Arrested
A missing girl has been found safe and her non-custodial mother arrested. The sheriff’s office reported 12-year-old Arya Daffern missing on July 27th and believed she was with her mother, 45-year-old Angela Sloan, who does not have custody of her. Toole County Sheriff’s Office deputies in Montana arrested Sloan on a Washoe County warrant. The…… MORE
Sparks Man Sentenced to 70 Years in Prison
A Sparks man has been sentenced to 70 years in prison with eligibility for parole after 28 years, in connection to a 2021 murder. 22-year-old Brian Rodriguez-Sigala was found guilty of First-Degree Murder with the Use of a Deadly Weapon and Carrying a Concealed Weapon. The case against Rodriguez-Sigala began in March of 2021, when…… MORE
Kidnapped Sexual Assault Victim Escapes Cinderblock Cell, Suspect Arrested in Reno
(Portland, OR) — A woman who was kidnapped in Seattle and held captive in a cinderblock cell in Klamath Falls escaped and the FBI has the suspect in custody. 29-year-old Negasi Zuberi is accused of kidnapping a prostitute in Seattle, handcuffing her, taking her to his home in Klamath Falls and putting her in a…… MORE
Suspect Arrested in Fatal Shooting Near UNR
Reno Police say they’ve arrested a 17-year-old in connection with a fatal early morning shooting that happened near the University of Nevada Reno campus. Police say Stefan Howard Jr faces an open murder charge. The two victims who were killed were also juveniles. The shooting happened just after midnight Tuesday morning near 15th and North…… MORE
