Nevada’s Democratic Caucus race is tightening. Rich Hancock reports; http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/KKFT-011520-HANCOCK-NV%20Caucus%20Race.mp3 [recorded copy] A new Suffolk University/USA Today poll in Nevada shows former Vice President Joe Biden struggles to hold front-runner status versus Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. The Democratic contenders held their final debate Tuesday night in Des Moines before next weeks Iowa Caucuses. Nevada votes … Read more
Trial for an illegal immigrant accused of killing four people in northern Nevada has been pushed back until the end of August. Wilber Martinez-Guzman, who’s from El Salvador, is accused of killing two people in Reno and two others in Gardnerville. His attorney pushed for a trial delay because they say Martinez-Guzman may have an … Read more
Sparks can now hold jury trials on the municipal court level. The court can hear cases like misdemeanor domestic violence, which require jury trials because a conviction forfeits a defendant’s right to bear arms. Council voted 4 to 1 to conduct the trials. Reno made the same move last month.
We now have the name of a homeless man struck and killed along I-80. He is 44-year-old Raymond Rivera. Police say Rivera was hit while walking Sunday along I-80 westbound near Virginia Street.
We now have the name of a homeless man who was found dead in the Truckee River in Reno. 71-year-old George Manchester’s body was found near Riverside Drive and Booth Street Friday. His cause of death remains under investigation.
A convicted sex offender in California is arrested by U.S. Marshals in Reno. Agents say Adam Campbell violated his parole. He was nabbed at a motel on Sutro Street Monday. Agents say he has a history of failing to register as a sex offender.
In new court filings, the U.S. government says the state of Nevada continues to intentionally misrepresent the facts in an ongoing legal battle over the Energy Department’s secret shipment of weapons-grade plutonium to a site near Las Vegas. Nevada wants a federal judge to order removal of the highly radioactive material and issue an order … Read more
A Veterans Unit to open soon at Washoe County Jail. Veterans facing murder or other serious charge could not qualify to be part of the new unit at the Jail. But those who choose to participate will be placed in an area where there are men who served in the military just like themselves.
With Reno and Sparks still stuck in a housing crisis, home prices continue to rise in Washoe County. A recent report from the Reno Sparks Association of Realtors found median home prices have jumped 6% since this time last year. According to the most recent data, a single family home is priced at $399,000. Condominiums … Read more
Reno police say a man faces charges of murder and attempted murder after his arrest early Sunday morning. Police say 18-year-old Will Mendoza-Paniagua was booked into Washoe County Jail on Sunday on the two felony charges. Officials responded to the 3600 block of South Virginia Street on the report of a shooting. Two victims transported … Read more