A Sun Valley home goes up in flames. Truckee Meadows firefighters were called to Skaggs Circle Sunday. They say six people made it out safely though two had to be treated for minor injuries. They say the home was full of hoarders.
A Gardnerville man is accused of sexually assaulting a passenger on a plane. Federal authorities say Daniel Parkhurst alleged touched another person’s inner thigh without consent while on a Southwest plane from Seattle to Las Vegas on October 31, 2019. He faces up to 20 years in prison and a quarter-million-dollar fine.
One person is dead and another arrested following a motorcycle crash in west Reno. It happened Saturday night at West Fourth Street and Mayberry Drive. Police say 68-year-old Cheryl Stander of Verdi struck a motorcyclist and was charged with DUI causing death. The motorcycle rider was taken to Renown, where he later died. A person … Read more
Amid global coronavirus concerns, organizers of Burning Man say the event is still a go-for now. Organizers tell The Reno Gazette-Journal that they’re keeping an eye on developments, but expect the weeklong music festival in the Black Rock Desert to go forward, beginning August 30th. They’re encouraging participants to take precautions as they plan their … Read more
Governor Steve Sisolak has adopted emergency regulations related to the coronavirus outbreak. The regulation ensures Nevadans covered by health insurance policies regulated by the state can obtain medical treatment and prescriptions related to a COVID-19 diagnosis – at their normal cost. The measure prohibits a health insurer from charging a for an out-of-pocket visit for … Read more
Multiple people, including children, had to rescued from a major three-alarm fire at a Reno apartment complex. As many as 50 firefighters were called to the Southwest Village Apartments Thursday morning. They found heavy smoke and fire coming from windows of several second-floor units. No one was hurt. A dozen units are uninhabitable. The cause … Read more
We now have the name of a woman who died in a crash in Minden last week. Troopers say 70-year-old Laura Staugaard of Dayton was fatally ejected from an SUV that collided with another SUV on U.S. 395 south of Johnson Lane. Troopers say she wasn’t wearing a seatbelt.
The cost of diesel fuel could be going up in Lyon County. Commissioners are proposing a 5-cent per gallon increase in the diesel fuel tax. They say, currently, they receive no revenue from the diesel fuel tax-with a large chunk of proceeds going to the RTC. The $2.2 million in revenues the tax would go … Read more
Truckee Meadows firefighters stop a small brush fire from spreading. The quarter of an acre fire was sparked near North Valleys High School Thursday. The cause of the is under investigation. No one was hurt.
A Reno man faces 15 years in prison for his second drunk driving conviction. Devin martin was found guilty of driving under the influence on December 1st of last year when he was involved in an accident at Fourth Street and Morrill Avenue and fled. Police say his blood alcohol limit that night was four … Read more