Douglas County Libraries Giving Away Free Eclipse Glasses

Since residents in Carson Valley should be able to view a partial eclipse, the Douglas County Public Library is providing solar eclipse safety glasses to anyone who would like them. The library is also giving away space-themed snacks. The safety glasses and snacks are available while supplies last, so visit the library to get equipped…MORE

Man Arrested For Leaving Threatening Note For Dean Heller

The man suspected of leaving a threatening note in the Las Vegas office of Senator Dean Heller has been arrested. 62 year old Richard Holley faces extortion and intimidation counts in connection with the letter found last month outside Heller’s office. The letter was found days before Heller was set to cast a key vote…MORE

UNR President Condemns “Corrosive” Demonstrations of Racism

UNR President Marc Johnson released a statement after one of the white supremacist marchers was identified as a University of Nevada student. Johnson says , “Racism and white supremacist movements have a corrosive effect on our society. These movements do not represent our values as a university. We denounce any movement that targets individuals due…MORE

UNR College Republicans Condemn Racism

University of Nevada College Republicans have also released a statement about the “Alt-Right” violence in Virginia, since one of the groups members, Peter Cvjetanovich was identified as a participant. The group says, “The values expressed by the participants of the riots are not reflective of our organization, and that those dangerous beliefs will never have a…MORE

Hungry Valley Fire Believed to be Human Caused

Fire officials believe a fire that burned 42 acres yesterday evening in the Hungry Valley area was human-caused. The Hungry Valley Fire broke out around 5:30 in the area of Chickadee Drive and Hungry Valley Road. Air and ground resources responded from the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District and from the Bureau of Land Management.…MORE

Classic Car Destroyed in Garage Fire

Saturday, the Reno Fire Department responded to the 6800 block of Sharlands Avenue in northwest Reno on the report of a car on fire inside a garage. Crews saw black smoke billowing from the garage when they arrived on scene. The owner of the home lost his classic Mustang that he was prepping to cruise…MORE

Hot August Nights Arrest Statistics Released

Hot August Nights is over, and the Reno Police Department has released arrest statistics. There were nine felony arrests during the festivities. All nine of those were for possession of a controlled substance. There were a total of 42 arrests including three for using marijuana in public. That’s exactly double the 21 arrests last year.…MORE

Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Violent Robbery

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help identifying several people of interest in a violent robbery. Deputies were called to the Harrah’s Resort in Stateline a little after 3:00 yesterday morning to a report of a stabbing and robbery. They arrived to find a person with serious stab wounds on a sidewalk near…MORE

The RTC Begins Work on Sparks Boulevard, Delays Possible

The RTC has started work on Sparks Boulevard. The project includes pavement patching, sealing and striping work between Interstate 80 and Pyramid Highway. To minimize traffic impacts, patching will be done at night between 7 pm and 6 am. Most of the rest of the work will be in the daytime, 7 am to 7…MORE

Douglas County Students Head Back to School

The official end of summer in the Douglas County School District is today, as school is back in session. The Douglas County Sheriff Office wants you to be particularly alert for children, watch your speed in school zones, and don’t pass a school bus when it is stopped with its flashers on. Up at the…MORE