The Washoe County D.A has declared war on habitual criminals. A Reno man will serve at least five years, after his latest guilty plea, for a December Burglary and for passing a forged document. 48 year old John Robin Parisi has eight felony convictions over a 30 year career in crime. The sentence of the…… MORE
Rash of RV Propane Tank Robberies in Sparks
The Sparks Police Department says that officers have noticed a spike in thefts of RV propane tanks and batteries. They say the items have been taken from RVs parked in driveways and on city streets at a variety of locations. At one location a dark colored SUV was seen in the area of a theft.…… MORE
Suspect Arrested in Pizzeria Robbery
Reno police have made an arrest connected to an armed robbery Wednesday at the Godfather’s pizza on Booth Street. RPD, using surveillance video from a nearby businesses, were able to identify the getaway vehicle and used that to find the driver. Police identified Juan Manuel Lopez-Mercado as the suspect.… MORE
Heads Rolling At Transportation Agency
A Reno man who was arrested three times for DUI, and still held onto his job as an investigator for the Nevada Transportation Authority, has now been arrested for attempting to buy heroin. 36 year old Robert Reasoner also faces charges for a car crash earlier this year in Carson City, that he ran from.…… MORE
State of Education in Washoe County
Washoe County School District Superintendent Traci Davis delivered her “State of Education” address at Depoali Middle school Wednesday, talking about progress being made at our educational institutions. Some of the highlights included in the address are the up turn in graduation numbers in the district. Six high schools in Washoe County had grad rates of…… MORE
Latest Tourism Numbers Released
The Nevada Division of Tourism has come out with the latest tourism numbers for 2016, and the statistics show that more money is being spent in Nevada by tourists now than ever before. Travel spending is up $1.4 billion dollars compared to 2015. Almost a half million Nevadans work in the industry, and tourism job…… MORE
Illegal Cabs a Problem in Nevada
More illegal cabs and more passenger ripoffs, the administrator of the Nevada Taxicab Authority testified at the Senate Transportation Committee, that’s what we got from the new ride sharing companies like UBer and Lyft. Ronald Grogan says they’ve found drivers with no licenses, and no insurance, and in one case a ride share driver using…… MORE
Some Nevada Bridges Need Work
Most bridges in the state of Nevada are described as “good to fair” condition. But there are about 31 that are in poor condition, according to Reid Kaiser, NDOT assistant operations director. He says they’re still in good shape, but need some work to make them perfect. The cost to upgrade the bridges is about 133…… MORE
Sex Trafficker Gets 16 Years in Prison
A sex trafficker has been sentenced to 16 years in prison. 36 year old Akporode Uwedjojevwe of Michigan, pleaded guilty in November to one count of Sex Trafficking and one count of coercion. He was arrested in April, 2015 by SET detectives who had responded to a report of a sexual assault that had just…… MORE
Wanted Man Arrested in Washoe Valley
A search for a wanted man that started Tuesday night, was wrapped up Wednesday morning with the arrest of Carlos Mendoza. The incident that got Deputies on the mans trail, actually started about 9:30, February 14th, as a domestic violence call. When Washoe County Deputies arrived, Mendoza had disappeared into the hills near New Washoe…… MORE
