Six northern Nevada businesses are fined for not following COVID-19 rules. The Division of Industrial Relations says RAC Guns & Ammo and Winco Foods in Reno as well as 2 Walmarts and a Home Depot in Carson City, and Grocery Geeks in Dayton were fined. The specifics of their violations weren’t released.
A tree that struck electrical lines may have sparked a fire in Sparks. Firefighters were called to the 900 block of 6th Street last night, where they found heavy smoke coming from the attic of a home. Firefighters had to cut a hole in the roof to get the flames under control. No one was … Read more
Two people are hurt in a shooting in Northeast Reno. It happened on Sutro Street, not far from Hugh School, where police found several shell casings outside. At least two shops also hit a car’s windshield near Rita Cannan Elementary-where two victims were found. They were hospitalized. A University of Nevada Police K9 was also … Read more
Washoe County is reporting two new COVID-19 deaths, bringing the County’s total to 101. The latest deaths involve a woman in her 80’s and a woman in her 20’s. Both had underlying health conditions. Washoe County is also reporting 85 additional positive cases for a total of 3,895 and 75 recoveries for a total of … Read more
The Nevada Legislature’s emergency special session grew contentious Thursday during middle-of-the-night sparring over a proposal to cap tax deductions for mining businesses. The bill passed through the Assembly on a party line vote but fell one vote short of passing in the Senate, where a two-thirds majority is needed to increase taxes. The deduction cap … Read more
Washoe County Sheriff Deputies arrested Willard “Ross” Brymer, 53, for trespassing and prolific illegal dumping in the roadway of Klondike Drive at Aloha Way. For at least one year, Brymer lived in an illegally dumped recreational vehicle/camper on a half-mile stretch of Klondike Drive. Brymer was additionally charged as an ex-felon failing to register his … Read more
A woman who beat her parents to death in Sparks and set their home on fire was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences in prison without a chance for parole. Alexis Cynthia Alegria, 31, was also sentenced June 26 to 5 years to 15 years in prison for arson to run consecutive to the murder … Read more
Nevada Health Response reported new COVID-19 cases for a total of 30,468 in the state, 849 additional cases reported from the previous day. Also reporting that 618 people have died from the virus statewide, an increase of six deaths reported from the day before. One new death reported on Wednesday a man in his 70s … Read more
First comes fire-then comes the flood threat. Douglas County emergency officials are warning residents near Gardnerville, who were in the path of the Numbers Fire to gear up for possible flooding. They say fish Springs and Ruhenstroth are areas of concern after the fire burned bushes, trees, and shrubs that would normally keep debris from … Read more
Reno and Sparks police and the Washoe County sheriff’s office align over a new policy for officer-involved shootings. All three agencies say they will release body camera footage of these incidents to the public within two weeks of an incident. If an investigation takes longer, they’ll announce that to the public.