Yearly Archives: 2011
Influenza A arrives in Washoe County
WASHOE COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT NEWS RELEASEThe Washoe County Health District has received its first laboratory-confirmed report of influenza in the Truckee Meadows. Tests indicate...
The Caughlin Fire is 100 percent contained at 1,935 acres
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASEChief Mike Brown, Incident Commander of the Sierra Front Incident Management Team, reports that the Caughlin Fire is 100% contained at 1,935...
Senate Republican Caucus endorses Cegavske
SENATE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS NEWS RELEASEThe Senate Republican Caucus has announced its support of State Senator Barbara Cegavske of Las Vegas in her bid for...
Red Cross distributes food and cleaning supplies to help residents with cleanup
RED CROSS NEWS RELEASEThe Red Cross distributed cleaning supplies, water and snacks to residents returning to their homes after the Caughlin Fire this weekend.As...
Nevada’s public pension plan sees long term unfunded liability grow slightly in 2011
By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau: Nevada’s public employee pension plan saw its long-term funding ratio decrease slightly in the fiscal year ending June...
Bartley Ranch Regional Park closed due to fire damage
WASHOE COUNTY NEWS RELEASEWashoe County’s Bartley Ranch Regional Park in south Reno has been closed until further notice due to damage sustained during the...
Caughlin Fire update
EOC NEWS RELEASEMorning update (4:20 a.m.): Crews from across the region continued their efforts to secure property and the fire area throughout the...
Groundwater pumping plan now in hands of state engineer as marathon hearing concludes
By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau: The fate of an ambitious plan by the Southern Nevada Water Authority to pump more than 125,00-acre feet...
Contractors Auxiliary deployed to Caughlin Fire with tankers, heavy equipment and lighting
AGC NEWS RELEASEForty members of the Nevada AGC Contractors Auxiliary have been deployed to the Caughlin Fire complex in west Reno which has burned...
Sandoval statement on potential available state funds
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE STATEMENTCARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval made the following statement this afternoon after being briefed by the Department of Administration on possible...