Northern Nevada
State needs to fill hundreds of jobs
The state government is having trouble filling more than 1400 jobs on it’s website One issue may be a perception of low pay for government workers or that there is a pay freeze on. To make the process easier, testing hours in Carson Cityare being expanded, and applicants face fewer ...
Washoe County Fire services final budget gets approval
RENO -- After more than two years of financial uncertainty due to the Great Recession, loss of $7 million in revenues and the dire prospect of Truckee Meadows and Sierra Fire Protection Districts' fire station closures, the new TMFPD/SFPD Consolidated Fire District is now financially sustainable. Earlier today the Washoe ...
Police subdue man's attempted suicide plan
RENO -- Reno Police arrived in time to save the life of a suicidal subject at south Reno on Friday afternoon. Last Friday at around 2:15 p.m., officers of the Reno Police Department were dispatched to 4180 Rewana Way on a report of a suicidal subject armed with a ...
2 bodies found at scene of Spanish Springs fire
SPANISH SPRINGS -- Authorities say the bodies of two adults have been found at the scene of a house fire, and their suspicious deaths are under investigation. Washoe County sheriff's spokesman Armando Avina says the bodies of an adult man and adult woman were found inside a garage fully ...
Welcome to Nevada, Mr. Superintendent
Education reformers tend to get flattened in Nevada. James Guthrie knew as much when he became the state's new superintendent of schools last month. To be run down on his third day of work just seemed a bit soon. While Guthrie was walking from his building to the governor's office, ...
American Cancer Society cautions Nevadans about skin cancer
LAS VEGAS -- Temperatures are rising in Nevada - and so are skin cancer rates. The American Cancer Society (ACS) wants to make sure people stay safe this summer. Yolanda Wide, ACS health initiatives coordinator, recommends wearing sunscreen with a skin protection factor (SPF) of at least 30 when outdoors, ...
'Click it or Ticket' campaign kicks off today
Coinciding with the Memorial Day weekend, the annual nationwide “Click it or Ticket” seat belt awareness and enforcement campaign begins today and goes through June 3, 2012. During this two-week timeframe, state troopers, sheriff’s deputies, and police officers will be joining forces and placing a high priority on this vitally ...
Man killed by Reno police identified
Law authorities have released the name of the man killed by a Reno Police officer on Friday. The Washoe County Sheriff's Office, who is handling the shooting investigation, identified the man as Jace Herndon, 41, of Reno. However, WCSO has not released any other details. Reports state that Herndon was ...
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