Sparks

Nearly three dozen people camping at Sparks’ Gateway Park were forced to leave the area Wednesday as Sparks Police conducted a sweep to clean the park.

Sparks Police Officer Damon O’Connell today said homeless people who have been camping at Gateway Park are being asked to leave by tomorrow so the city can clean up the park.

Elected officials on Wednesday will meet to consider ways in which they might increase their influence over the Washoe County District Board of Health.

This Is Reno took a deeper look at how Washoe County, the City of Reno and the City of Sparks used their CARES Act funds for different priorities.

Eight area Walgreens stores are offering residents free COVID-19 testing thanks to a distribution of CARES Act funding from the cities of Reno and Sparks.

La Ciudad de Sparks ha lanzado una nueva página de Facebook diseñada específicamente para apoyar e informar a los residentes que hablan español dentro de la ciudad y la región.

A new exhibit at the Sparks Museum & Cultural Center details what happens before, during and after a wildfire.

Developers plan to invest $30 million in the former Lowe’s Home Improvement Center on Oddie Boulevard to create another multi-function “district” in the Truckee Meadows.

Sparks Police Department has yet to share any details about its investigation of officer George Forbush, and council candidates are split on the issue.

Candidates of the City of Sparks council weighed in Tuesday night on some of the big issues facing the region.