A standoff between a distraught person barricaded in a vehicle and Sparks Police on the side of Pyramid Highway early Tuesday, closed the road for hours, and left one person dead. Sparks police got a call around 4:45 in the morning on reports of someone with a gun inside their vehicle on BLM land in…… MORE
Whooping Cough in Carson City
Carson City Health & Human Services says there’s a outbreak of pertussis, also known as whooping cough in the Carson City and Douglas County areas. Whooping cough is a serious respiratory infection with several symptoms including runny or stuffy nose, sneezing, mild cough, and infants could exhibit pauses in their breathing. If you have these…… MORE
Economic Impact of Solar Jobs
The Solar Foundation released data on the number of solar jobs in Nevada by city, county, and congressional district, revealing the economic impact of the industry on the Silver State. Nevada now ranks fourth in solar jobs and second in solar jobs per capita, with 8,371 workers in the solar industry. According to the statewide…… MORE
Casino Revenue Declines in February
The Nevada Gaming Control Board says revenue from Nevada casinos was down nearly 4.5% in February compared with February of 2016. The board announced Tuesday that casinos won $945.6 million from gamblers last month. Substantially more than 57% of that, $542 million, was on the Las Vegas Strip, where winnings declined 5% from February 2016 to…… MORE
Murder Suspect Bound For Trial in California
A man suspected in the 1976 murder of UNR coed Michelle Mitchell has been bound over for trial in San Mateo County, CA, in two murders there in 1976. Sixty-eight-year-old Rodney Halbower will stand trial for the murders of 18-year-old Veronica Cascio and 17-year-old Paula Baxter. The San Mateo County District Attorney says Halbower is suspected in…… MORE
Mansion Burglary Remains Under Investigation
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate a burglary at Winters Mansion on Old 395 in Washoe Valley. Deputies say the call came from an alarm system about 4AM yesterday. Surveillance video showed there were two people inside the property before law enforcement arrived. Deputies surrounded the property and tried to make contact with…… MORE
Inmate Walks Away From Work Detail
The Nevada Department of Corrections is looking for a minimum security inmate who walked from a work detail at the Stewart Conservation Camp in Carson City. 49-year-old Martin Eric Joseph was sentenced in December 2014. He was serving 19 to 48 months for Grand Larceny. He was approved for parole in 2015 but violated it…… MORE
Federal Flood Help Approved
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will provide funds to help Nevada communities recover from ongoing flooding that resulted from severe winter storms in February. FEMA designated as eligible Douglas County, including the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California within the State of Nevada, Elko including the South Fork Band of Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone,…… MORE
Flood Project Begins in the Stead Area
The City of Reno is continuing emergency flood-protection measures for the industrial buildings that surround Silver Lake in the Stead area. The City of Reno is deploying “HESCO” barriers in anticipation of snowmelt runoff from Peavine Mountain within the West Lemmon Valley watershed, which feeds Silver Lake. These protection measures will assist in preventing flooding…… MORE
Meet and Greet Some Real Heroes
Join the Reno-Tahoe International Airport and the High Fives Foundation in welcoming 22 injured U.S. military veterans and athletes, seven of whom are local, as they begin a week-long adaptive ski program, Military to the Mountains, taking place at Squaw Valley Ski Resort. Each of the military veterans was critically injured during their service to…… MORE
