Former Nevada Senator Harry Reid wants to end all caucuses and go right to primaries. His statement came Sunday after Bernie Sanders’ primary win. Nevada’s first-in-the-west caucus shows the candidate’s strength-for the first-time in a state with a significant minority population, and Reid says the state’s diversity means it should be the first-in-the-nation primary.
The Washoe County DA says a Reno man must serve at least 15 years in prison for the fatal shooting of a man in west Sparks in 2018. Kareem Thomas Junior pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of Michael Frost. A judge sentenced him to up to 40 years in prison.
Explosives are found inside an abandoned home in Fallon. Fallon Police were forced to evacuate residents on the 600 block of Humboldt Street Friday while they safely recovered the materials.
The U.S. Interior Department is trying to ease restrictions on mining and grazing in Nevada and other western states. Last year, a federal judge blocked the Trump administration plans, claiming they could hurt the endangered sage grouse. Now their plans, include conservation efforts to protect the ground-dwelling bird.
A driver is killed in a wrong-way crash on I-80 that police say was caused by fleeing robbery suspects. Sparks police were called to the area near Rock Bouelvard, where they say a man and woman with guns stole a man’s wallet and fled. Police gave chase and the suspects fled the wrong-way up the … Read more
Ground will be broken next month on an indoor ice skating park in south Reno. News 4 reports Phase one of construction on the Reno Ice Project is estimated to cost $9.5 million. It includes a parking lot and landscaping as well as a 38,000 sq. ft. building which will house the NHL regulation rink, … Read more
A man faces a host of charges, including kidnapping after a six-hour standoff in Lassen County. Deputies say Maitland Carpenter was holding a person against their will at gunpoint inside a home in Susanville Friday.
Reno Police arrest a man in connection with a fatal hit-and-run. They say 49-year-old Richard Milburn mowed down a pedestrian Friday at South McCarran Boulevard and Longley Lane and fled the scene. The pedestrian died at the scene.
Pete Buttigieg’s campaign has questioned his third place finish in Nevada’s caucuses and called for the state’s Democratic party to release a more detaled breakdown of votes and address reports of more than 200 problems allocating votes in Saturday’s caucuses. But the Nevada State Democratic Party is suggesting that Buttigieg’s campaign seek a recount if … Read more
The Tahoe Douglas Visitors Authority will give an update Thursday to the Douglas County Board of Commissions on a proposed Tahoe South Events Center project . The proposal is to pledge $34.25 million in tax money for the project through 2045. Commissioners are being told the events center is needed to help reverse a steep … Read more