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Monthly Archives: May, 2012

Regent Ron Knecht confirms he was let go from his state job, says no cause given

By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau: Board of Regents candidate Ron Knecht confirmed today he was let go from his state job with the...

Candidates for state education board seat bring diverse backgrounds to race

By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau: With education reform a top priority of Gov. Brian Sandoval, the new alignment of the state Board of...

Sheriff’s Office to conduct child ID event in observance of Missing Children’s Day Saturday

WCSO NEWS RELEASEThe Washoe County Sheriff's Office in partnership with the National Center for Missing AND Exploited Children wants to remind the public that...

City of Reno hires Special Events Program Manager

The City of Reno is pleased to announce Alexis Hill as the Special Events Program Manager.Today, Hill begins her employment with the City of Reno after...

Owner of Jimmy Beans Wool Tries to Stop a Killer!

Laura Zander & local knitwear designers take aim at heart disease with new book, Knit Red; meet and greet and book signing set for June...

Patty Sheehan & Friends Pro-Am postponed

SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASEThe Patty Sheehan Foundation announces the Patty Sheehan & Friends Pro-Am, in partnership with The Legends Tour, slated for June 1, 2012...

Red Cross Volunteers Busy With Several Recent House Fires

Northern Nevada Red Cross volunteers have been working overtime helping the residents of several single family home fires.Reno volunteers responded and supported families involved in...

Guard helicopters douse Topaz Ranch Estates wildfire

CARSON CITY – More than a dozen Soldiers from the Nevada Army National Guard's 1/168th MEDEVAC unit are on hand flying UH-60 Black Hawk...

University of Nevada, Reno scientists confirm Sierra Nevada Medieval megadroughts

The erratic year-to-year swings in precipitation totals in the Reno-Tahoe area conjures up the word “drought” every couple of years, and this year is...

Fuelwood permit sales for Tahoe Basin begin first week of June

South Lake Tahoe, Calif.  –The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) will begin the sale of fuelwood permits at our south...

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