Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, along with 47 other states and the District of Columbia, have settled with Target Corporation for $18.5 million following the company’s 2013 data breach that affected more than 41 million customer payment card accounts and contact information for more than 60 million customers. Investigators discovered that sometime around November 12,…… MORE
All Students in Washoe County Will Get The Same Lunch
School board trustees reaffirmed Tuesday that students with overdue lunch accounts won’t be given a lunch different from other students. Trustees rejected giving unpaid students 25-cent cheese sandwiches for several reasons. They don’t want kids who can’t afford a lunch to be singled out and they’re concerned without a proper meal, kids won’t have the…… MORE
Fernley Family of Six Displaced by House Fire
Someone smoking in a garage appears to have led to a fire that destroyed a house in Fernley and displaced a family of six. According to officials with the North Lyon County Protection District the fire was reported about 3:30 Tuesday Afternoon. Flames started in a garage, where it appears someone had abandoned a smoldering…… MORE
Gas Line Break Closes Roads And Forces Evacuations
Roads were closed and business were evacuated after a gas line break in south Reno. It happened around 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon when a construction crew hit a two-inch line with some heavy equipment. The break was at the intersection of South Meadows and Gateway, all roads have reopened.… MORE
Nevada Assembly Votes in Support of Rooftop Solar Bill
Members of the Nevada Assembly gave bipartisan support to the push to make solar energy more accessible. Assembly Bill 405 would require Nevada companies to make rooftop solar contracts easier to understand and give broader rights to consumers. The bill would establish a system for residential users to share rooftop energy production with the power…… MORE
National Weather Service Warns of a Late Fire Season
According to the National Weather Service last winter brought the most precipitation on record in Reno and Northern California. Now while that record-setting precipitation may be delaying Nevada’s wildfire season a bit, it has also produced an abundance of vegetation that could burn later this summer. That’s according to State and federal land managers at…… MORE
Big Win for Nevada’s Rooftop Solar Industry
Rooftop solar customers, installers, and advocates of the industry applauded the Nevada Assembly for passing legislation to restore an industry that nearly left the state more than a year ago. Those changes also put solar out of financial reach for many Nevada consumers. Assembly Bill 405 passed with bipartisan support Tuesday, and makes investing in…… MORE
Senator Manendo Resigns as Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee
More victims are coming forward to allege that they were sexually harassed by a state senator from Las Vegas. Democratic Senator Mark Manendo is resigning his chairmanship of the Senate Transportation Committee while an independent investigation into the complaints continues. Manendo has denied wrongdoing. Senate Majority Leader Aaron Ford says he is committed to conducting…… MORE
Two Cases of Elk Poaching Have Been Closed
The Nevada Department of Wildlife has closed two elk poaching cases, under investigation for almost two years. Two Utah residents, 42 year old Amy Jo Summers and 69 year old Steven Frank Bennett, were both charged and convicted of possession of an unlawfully killed game animal. NDOW’s Ed Lyngar says Summers actually was caught in the…… MORE
National Weather Service Downgrades Flood Warning on Walker River
The National Weather Service in Reno has changed the forecast regarding flooding on the Walker River. The river is now forecasted to reach a peak of approximately 2500 cubic feet per second by Friday instead of the earlier forecast of 3,370 cubic feet. This change, according to the county, has provided emergency officials with some…… MORE
