Monthly Archives: April, 2023
Lawmakers slam governor’s office for leaving budget hole in fund for crime victims
Lawmakers scolded the governor’s office for failing to provide a solution to fix a $2.3 million budget shortfall for program that provides financial assistance for domestic violence and sexual assault survivors.
School trustees approve infrastructure, capital plansÂ
Washoe County School District Trustees on Tuesday approved close to $1.5 million to move some of its modular buildings in order to alleviate overcrowding.
Commissioners kick the can on library board vacancy, re-hear elections review contract for third time
A vacancy on the Washoe County Library Board of Trustees had 22 applicants but remains unfilled after Washoe’s Board of County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday.
Assemblyman: Companies still illegally towing poor people’s cars, despite 2021 law
Nevada lawmakers two years ago made it illegal for towing companies to remove cars from apartment complexes and homeowners association neighborhoods solely for having expired registration.
DRI: Climate change impacting stream flows
Climate change is here, and scientists continue to discover new ways that the world around us is changing.
Reno Iron Works appeals to Supreme Court to continue construction near SPCA facility
Reno Iron Works last week filed a motion with the Nevada Supreme Court seeking to have Washoe County Judge Kathleen Sigurdson’s order to stop construction overturned
Sparks council approves hiring law firm to defend firefighter who injured woman feeding cats (video)
Sparks firefighter Timothy Egan was sued last month after an incident in December that left an older woman suffering a brain injury, according to court documents.
District considers changes to Pine Middle School
Pine Middle School will follow others, like O’Brien, with big changes to its building or format.
Five things to do this week: Paint, tequila, jazz
Composer Joel Ross takes the stage alongside the university's faculty jazz ensemble, the Manzanita Quintet as they kick-off the 2023 Reno Jazz Festival.
Nevada data indicates sharp increase in suicides among two groups: 18 to 24, and over 65
Suicide is the second leading cause of death for people 8-17, 18-24, and 25-44 years of age — and more people died in Nevada by suicide (603) than by homicides (217) or transportation deaths (380) combined in 2020, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.
