Local Stories for September 2012
Stories for Friday, September 28
Prescription drug round up tomorrow
This Saturday, local and federal agencies will once again partner together to sponsor the Prescription Drug Round Up event for Washoe County. Local law enforcement agencies – Reno Police Department, Sparks Police Department and Washoe County Sheriff’s Office – collaborate with the DEA as well as Join Together Northern ...
Stories for Thursday, September 27
Compassionate Samaritan helps rescue Wounded Warrior's lost dog
Because Kathie Mead of Verdi went out of her way to help a stray, an injured National Guardsman is back together with his long-lost companion dog. Senior Airman Wes Falconer was on his way home to Reno after being injured while on duty in Afghanistan when he adopted Hudson ...
Mop up continues on Carter Springs Fire
CARSON CITY -- Residents will continue to see smoke and fire crews working in the vicinity of the Carter Springs Fire as control is established over the following days. “Although the fire was considered contained on Monday, all that means is that we have established a line around the fire ...
Stories for Wednesday, September 26
New K-9 Unit for Sheriff's detention facility provided by Helen Close Foundation
RENO -- The Washoe County Sheriff’s Detention Facility will receive a new K-9 thanks to a generous $25,325.00 grant from Reno’s Helen Close Charitable Foundation. The Close Foundation grant was accepted, with appreciation, by the Washoe County Board of County Commissioners during today’s meeting. The grant will be used ...
Stories for Tuesday, September 25
Governor’s trade mission to China leads to deals for Reno companies
SHANGHAI -- Governor Brian Sandoval’s Trade Mission to the People’s Republic of China today announced two business agreements for companies from both Northern and Southern Nevada as well as a collaborative research agreement for the Desert Research Institute (DRI). In a joint venture initially valued at $500,000, Las Vegas-based Tate ...
Stories for Wednesday, September 19
BLOG: Airline fees making travel a costly proposition
Flying used to be a relatively simple process, at least financially. Once upon a time, you would pay for your ticket and never have to open up your wallet again until you reached your destination. However, in recent years, airlines have begun charging fees for products and services associated ...
"Great Nevada ShakeOut" earthquake drill registrations open
RENO -- Almost a half a million Nevadans are registered to participate in the annual statewide public earthquake drill, the Great Nevada Shakeout, and with one month to go the Nevada Seismological Laboratory would like 100,000 more people registered by Oct. 18. “We have schools participating from every county, including ...
Stories for Tuesday, September 18
Aces win Triple-A championship!
DURHAM, NC– Reno scored the game's first-eight runs and never trailed Tuesday night, knocking-off International League champion Pawtucket, 10-3, at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in the 2012 Gildan Triple-A National Championship. The victory caps the most successful season in Aces franchise history—a campaign that included a club-record 81 wins, the ...
Chinese development company readies plans in northern Nevada
Jackie Zhang didn’t stay up late crunching the numbers before he decided that China’s Xinyuan Real Estate Co. Ltd. should pay $7.4 million for a portfolio of residential properties in northern Nevada. “I’m not a Wall Street guy. Sometimes you judge an opportunity by instinct,” says Zhang, the anything-but-reserved managing ...
Street Vibrations ready to kickstart; expands to multiple venues
Hundreds of motorcycle enthusiasts have registered and are ready for Street Vibrations® Fall Rally featuring music, metal and motorcycles Sept. 19-23 in and around Reno, Sparks and Virginia City, Nevada. Thousands of additional motorcycle riders will join registered participants for the 18th annual Street Vibrations® Fall Rally, now the fourth ...
Stories for Monday, September 17
John Ascuaga’s Nugget adds safety precautions to Street Vibrations Event
SPARKS -- In an effort to avoid a tragedy similar to last year's, when one person ended up dead, John Ascuaga's Nugget will implement some changes to the annual Street Vibration Motorcycle Festival. Street Vibrations Motorcycle Festival is a celebration of music, metal and motorcycles, offering tours, live entertainment, ride-in ...
Chinese development company readies plans in northern Nevada
Jackie Zhang didn’t stay up late crunching the numbers before he decided that China’s Xinyuan Real Estate Co. Ltd. should pay $7.4 million for a portfolio of residential properties in northern Nevada. “I’m not a Wall Street guy. Sometimes you judge an opportunity by instinct,” says Zhang, the anything-but-reserved managing ...
Surprise discovery made at home of recluse
CARSON CITY -- A Carson City recluse whose body was found in his home at least a month after he died left only $200 in his bank account. But as Walter Samaszko Jr.'s house was being cleared for sale, officials made a surprise discovery: gold bars and coins valued ...
Suicidal man talked out of jumping off ledge
RENO -- Police officers were able to talk an apparent suicidal man from taking his life by jumping of a ledge on Sunday night. Sunday night at around 10:20, officers from the Reno Police Department responded to El Dorado Casino, located at 345 North Virginia, on a report ...
Stories for Friday, September 14
Reno Air Race disaster recounted from cockpits
STEAD -- Two-time champion Steve Hinton Jr. thought the National Championship Air Races would never run again. The 24-year-old pilot and son of a former six-time champ of the same name was convinced it was all over a year ago when tragedy struck like never before in the 48 years ...
Reno Air Race disaster recounted from cockpits
STEAD -- Two-time champion Steve Hinton Jr. thought the National Championship Air Races would never run again. The 24-year-old pilot and son of a former six-time champ of the same name was convinced it was all over a year ago when tragedy struck like never before in the 48 ...
Carson River cleanup day tomorrow; Community's help wanted
CARSON CITYY -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carson City District-Sierra Front Field Office, and the Kiwanis Club of Carson City invite local residents to join them in Carson City this Saturday for an annual cleanup of public land along the banks of the Carson River, Brunswick Canyon, ...
Stories for Thursday, September 13
Rosaries sent to corners of globe start in Nevada
GARDNERVILLE -- One of the best-known symbols of Catholicism is sent all over the world from a small church classroom in Gardnerville. About two dozen volunteers, known as Our Blessed Mother's Rosary Makers at St. Gall Catholic Church, make thousands of rosaries each year to fill the needs of ...
U.S., foreign contracts lead to U.S. Ordinance expansion
U.S. Ordnance, a weapons manufacturer based at Tahoe Reno Industrial Center, last week broke ground on a 22,000-square-foot expansion to house its quality assurance and assembly divisions. U.S. Ordnance Chief Executive Officer Curtis Debord says the expansion is one facet of a company-wide lean manufacturing program implemented several years ago ...
Washoe County reminds community to make a plan, assemble a kit, and stay informed
RENO -- This time each year, Americans are reminded of what they can do to prepare for disasters or emergencies. In honor of National Preparedness Month, each week in September, Washoe County Emergency Management will distribute personal preparedness tips to help you and your family be prepared: make an ...
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