16 year old Christian Scott of Reno has been convicted of 1st Degree Murder for the killing of a 16 year old Reno boy. It’s the crime that occurred at Pat Baker Park in late December 2015. The DA’s office sought and was granted adult certification of the defendant, prior to the start of the…… MORE
Meet The City Manager Candidates
The Reno City Council is urging residents to attend a special meeting of the Wednesday, March 8th, at 10 a.m. at Reno City Hall. The Council plans to make a City Manager selection at the meeting. The finalists are Sabra Smith Newby and Mark Scott. Both are scheduled participate in a public meet-and-greet event on…… MORE
NHP Investigating Two Fatal Accidents
The Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal accident that occurred in Cold Springs early Thursday morning. According to the NHP, the accident happened on northbound U.S. 395 near the Cold Springs Valley exit just before 12:30. The driver apparently went off the road and hit a road sign. Washoe County Sheriffs Office is assisting…… MORE
Plane Crash at Carson Airport
The pilot of a small plane was flown to Renown Regional Medical Center after his plane went down in Carson City. Sheriff Ken Furlong says it happened about 12:50PM Wednesday. The pilot, a Carson City resident, had just taken off from the airport but turned around and crashed at the north side of the property.…… MORE
The Latest Snow Pack Numbers
Hydrologists with the Natural Resources Conservation Services took their measurements at the top of Mt. Rose Highway Wednesday morning… or, they attempted to take their measurements. The snow on Mt. Rose is so dense and compacted the tube used to measure the snow depth wouldn’t pass all the way through to the ground; a first…… MORE
FBI Serves Warrant at Reno Home
The Federal Bureau of Investigation served a search warrant at a Reno home Wednesday morning and it turned into a “barricaded situation.” The FBI called out the Reno special weapons and tactics team and entered the home after failed negotiations and found a body inside. Several nearby homes were evacuated during the operation in the…… MORE
Complaint Filed Against Attorney General
The Nevada Democratic Party has filed a state ethics complaint against Attorney General Adam Laxalt and has asked the Gaming Control Board and FBI for relevant records of a secret recording of Laxalt, made by board Chairman A.G. Burnett. The documents, first reported by the Associated Press, come as Laxalt has all but cleared the…… MORE
Weekly Wages Are on The Rise
Weekly wages in Nevada are growing, and the Department of Employment and Training, says that reflects an improved labor market in the state. In the third quarter of last year workers earned an average of $950 dollars a week, that’s more than a ten percent gain over the same period in 2015. DETR Economist Jeremy…… MORE
Union Membership on The Decline
Union membership hit the lowest levels in Nevada, since statistics started being analyzed in 1989, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Union members were 12.1 percent of the workforce last year, down from 14.3 percent in 2015. Besides the 146 thousand union members, 36 thousand workers are covered by an employee association or represented…… MORE
Do We Need a State Treasurer?
Assemblyman Elliot Anderson has a money saving idea for the state. He wants to abolish the elected offices of State Treasurer and State Controller. He stated at a hearing, that both jobs are ministerial, and that neither of the posts have any real discretionary authority, or a reason for the office given modern accounting resources.…… MORE
