A Douglas County man pleads no contest in what prosecutors are calling a racially-motivated assault. Thomas Morris is accused of shouting racial epithets and pointing a gun at his Hispanic neighbors, one of them elderly, in Indian Hills. The Record-Courier reports Morris is being held without bail pending sentencing in December.
The state Republican Party headquarters in Carson City has been vandalized again. This time, it happened at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday. Detectives say the vandals put tape over surveillance cameras and broke a window, but never went inside the facility. The building was also hit in three times in the summer. Secret Witness is offering a … Read more
A minor earthquake shook Cold Springs this morning. The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake at 2.3 on the Richter Scale. It originated off Red Rock Road. There’s no word of any damage or injuries. It follows a magnitude 3.0 earthquake that struck near Dayton Thursday.
If you need to get rid of sensitive papers, take them to the ‘Secure Your ID Day’ this weekend in Reno.From 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, October 17th you can take unwanted documents to the Atlantis Casino west parking lot, to have them shredded free of charge. You can bring up to 3 boxes … Read more
All staff members who came in contact with a colleague in Gov. Steve Sisolak’s office who tested positive for COVID-19 have completed quarantines and returned to work, according to aides to the governor on Thursday. None of the other staffers tested positive during the quarantines that began about two weeks ago. All received a negative … Read more
Kenneth Greenland and Brittany Griesel are facing three identity theft and fraud-related felony charges for using debit cards issued to others by California’s Employment Development Department. The two are among 10 individuals charged for offenses stemming from attempts to defraud unemployment systems in Arizona, California and Nevada. The charges range from identity theft to mail … Read more
A woman is dead in a crash in Washoe Valley. It happened early this morning on the onramp to southbound I-580 from Eastlake Boulevard. Troopers say the woman lost control and struck a concrete barrier and a cattle guard.
Small businesses hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic are getting relief from the state. A $20 million grant program is available to help small businesses and nonprofits meet operational expenses. The funds can also be used to buy PPE or to take other steps to make businesses safer. Eligible businesses have less than 50 employees and … Read more
The state is urging you to consider alternatives to traditional trick-or-treating this Halloween due to COVID-19. The urging comes as Governor Sisolak announced Halloween festivities at the Governor’s Mansion would be canceled this year to protect the health and safety of staff and Nevadans.
Washoe County adds three COVID-19 deaths for a total of 180. The latest deaths involve men with underlying health conditions–two in their 60s, and one in his 70s. The county added 178 new cases–that’s the second highest total in one day, and we saw more than 80 recoveries.