Local Stories for December 2011
Stories for Tuesday, December 6
Last inmates to leave Nevada State Prison next month
CARSON CITY -- The aging Nevada State Prison will be emptied of its last 140 inmates and 73 staff members on Jan. 9, nearly three months before the closure date authorized by legislators, the state's top prison official said Monday. Corrections Director Greg Cox told the state Board of Prison ...
'Santa Paws' benefitting local dog shelters
The 2nd annual Santa Paws Project by Reno Bulldog Club is collecting goods for local rescue groups. This year, the groups who will benefit are: * Northern Nevada Bulldog Rescue * Chihuahua Rescue of Truckee Meadows * SPCA of Northern Nevada * United States Wolf Refuge The bins are located ...
Economists & NV business owners: public land means jobs
LAS VEGAS - Protecting public lands gives an economic and jobs boost to Nevada and other Western states. That's the message in a letter from more than 100 economists and academics to President Obama. They're urging him to make a greater federal investment in public lands as a way to ...
Stories for Monday, December 5
3 Downtown bars cited for selling alcohol to minors
RENO -- A task force put together by the Reno Police Department conducted an alcohol compliance check in and around the downtown area and cited 3 bars for selling alcohol to minors. On December 2, 2011, Detectives of the regional Street Enforcement Team (S.E.T.) conducted an undercover alcohol compliance check ...
Stories for Thursday, December 1
Consumer advocates: Smart meters could increase electric rates
CARSON CITY – A trio of consumers got an early start in telling the state Public Utilities Commission that the installation of smart meters by Nevada Power Co. would result in higher electric rates for customers and especially hurt the elderly. “With smart meters, rates will go up,’’ said Rana ...
The Reno Bike Project to give out free bikes to kids in need
In the spirit of giving back to the community the Reno Bike Project (RBP) has partnered with the Children’s Cabinet to give free bikes to children in need. This fall, community members have generously donated many kids’ bikes to RBP. To get ready for the Free Wheels for the ...
Downtown Enforcement Team targeting panhandling in downtown Reno
Reno— A task team created the Reno Police department is focusing on eliminating panhandling in and around the downtown Reno. The Reno Police Department’s Downtown Enforcement Team (DET) is using multiple tactics to address panhandling. Over the course of the last year, officers have focused on crime analysis along with ...
Victim of alcohol-related collision succumbs to injuries
The victim-driver of an alcohol-related head-on collision that happened last month, 51-one-year-old Reiko Hervin of Wellington, passed away at Renown Regional Medical Center yesterday afternoon. On Sunday evening, November 6th, at approximately 6:41 pm, Ms. Hervin was driving her silver 2006 Toyota Scion sedan east on State Route 207 ...
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