Washoe County is one of eight counties with an elevated transmission risk of COVID-19, according to the state. What got us here-an 8 percent positivity rate, higher than the 7 percent maximum the state wants to see as well as twice the amount of cases per 100,000 people than the county should have. Because of … Read more
The city of Sparks is slapped with a lawsuit over a fatal police-involved shooting. The parents of 18-year-old Miciah Lee filed the lawsuit, claiming excessive force, negligence, and wrongful death. Lee’s shooting in January of 2020 was justified by the DA’s office in June, after investigators say Lee tried to grab a gun during a … Read more
A shooting by Washoe County sheriff’s deputies last year in Lemmon Valley is justified by the DA’s office. Police shot Maurice Garcia on February 4th of 2019-after he got drunk at a Super Bowl Party and stabbed his sister and her friend. Police shot him after they say he pointed a gun at them. He … Read more
Five Las Vegas men are indicted on charges of installing skimming devices on gas pumps in several places, including Reno. The men face charges of device fraud and aggravated identity theft. They say the men compromised as many as 2,500 credit and debit cards – using stolen information to make new credit applications, during their … Read more
A new trade report finds gambling in the U.S. fell 79 percent in the second quarter of this year. The American Gaming Association says the significant drop in revenue is due to casino closures tied to COVID-19-calling the virus the most significant economic challenge the gambling industry has ever faced, coming off a record year. … Read more
Nevada’s biggest daily jump in coronavirus fatalities has pushed the state’s COVID-19 death toll past 1,000, a grim milestone that Gov. Steve Sisolak said Thursday should reinforce the seriousness of the pandemic and the need to do more to help slow its spread. The state’s cumulative positivity rate remained virtually unchanged at 10.5%. It’s generally … Read more
The California Highway Patrol stopped a Reno man Wednesday night near Doyle, Calif., and thought he might have been involved in a violent crime. The Washoe County Sheriff’s office and Reno Police Department checked an address in the 3600 block of Grant Drive in Reno and found a dead woman. The Lassen County Sheriff’s Office … Read more
A woman who spent 35 years in prison for a murder she didn’t commit before she was exonerated by DNA evidence will receive $3 million under a settlement approved by the Reno City Council. Cathy Woods was wrongfully convicted for the 1976 murder of University of Nevada, Reno student Michelle Mitchell.
The Washoe County School District announced Thursday suspected positive cases of COVID-19 at Hug and Wooster high schools. According to the school district, the schools are being thoroughly cleaned. The district said they will be taking proactive measures and excluding some employees and students from the building before an official confirmation of a positive case … Read more
A woman, who spent 35 years in prison for a crime she didn’t commit, is getting $3 million from the city. Reno City Council approved the settlement with Cathy Woods, who was cleared of the crime amid DNA evidence. Council members apologized to Woods and said they won’t ever be able to truly right the … Read more