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Reno Police Department: 1 killed, 3 Wounded in Shooting
RENO — Reno police say one person is dead and three others wounded following a shooting Friday night.
No identities or information about the circumstances of the shooting were released immediately and police said in a statement that their investigation was ongoing.
Police said they were looking for a vehicle possibly involved in the incident. It was described by police as a 1994 white Jeep Cherokee with Nevada license plate 750G45.
Police Detain Ex-Driver Accused of Taking Bus in Nevada
RENO — Police have detained a former bus driver accused of taking a public bus and picking up passengers along a route in Reno, Nevada, officials said.
The man left the downtown station Thursday evening, said Abul Hassan, general manager of Keolis, a contractor that handles bus service. Officials did not release his name.
Staff noticed something was not right when the assigned driver of the bus did not check in with dispatch before starting the route, Hassan said. They began tracking the bus and contacted police.
A supervisor and police stopped the bus, which had fewer than a dozen passengers while traveling its normal route.
“The individual knew what they were doing,” Hassan said. “Why they were doing it is a mystery.”
The driver had been an employee of MV Transportation, the former contractor for the Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County. The commission switched to Keolis on June 30.
The driver had not applied to work for the new contractor, so he was no longer employed as a bus driver, Hassan said.
Reno police said they took the man into custody and he will undergo a mental health evaluation.
Divers Recover Body of Teen who Jumped off Lake Havasu Cliff
Authorities say they have recovered the body of a California teenager who apparently drowned after jumping off a cliff at Arizona’s Lake Havasu.
Officials say 16-year-old Chance Huerta was found Saturday, a day after he tried to flip off a cliff near Mohave Rock but landed wrong.
The Mohave County Sheriff’s Department says he briefly resurfaced at the site just north of Sand Bar, but then witnesses lost sight of him.
Dive teams began searching Friday night, and returned on Saturday morning.
The Victorville, California, teen was found using side scan sonar and recovered by divers.
Lake Havasu is a reservoir located near the borders with Nevada and California.
2nd Case of West Nile Reported in Southern Nevada
LAS VEGAS — A second human case of West Nile virus has been found in southern Nevada.
The Southern Nevada Health District said Monday that a woman under the age of 50 is hospitalized with a more serious neuroinvasive form of the illness.
The agency reported its first case for the year in April. That case involved a woman over 50 years old. She has since recovered.
No cases were reported in Clark County last year.
West Nile can spread through bites from infected mosquitoes that fed on infected birds.
Symptoms can be non-existent or mild. But the virus can lead to death.
Health officials say people can protect themselves from mosquito bites to decrease the risk. They can also get rid of any standing water around their homes.
Utah man, Florida man Convicted of Running Nevada Spice Ring
LAS VEGAS — A Utah man and a Florida man have been convicted of running a Nevada ring aimed at creating and selling synthetic marijuana known as “spice.”
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nevada announced Wednesday that Charles Burton Ritchie of Park City, Utah, and Benjamin Galecki of Pensacola, Florida, were convicted of 24 counts related to the manufacture of synthetic cannabinoids.
Prosecutors say the 48-year-old Ritchie and the 44-year-old Galecki were the owners and managers of Zencense Incenseworks, a company that manufactured smokable synthetic spice. Authorities say they marketed their products as “potpourri,” ‘’incense,” and “aromatherapy.”
Officials say Ritchie and Galecki rented a warehouse in Las Vegas to create spice products with the dangerous chemical XLR-11 from China.
Both men face 20 years to life in prison.
Mayor of West Wendover Endorses Julian Castro
WEST WENDOVER — The mayor of West Wendover, Nevada has endorsed former Obama administration housing secretary Julian Castro for president.
Castro’s campaign on Saturday announced the support of Mayor Daniel Corona while the Democratic presidential candidate visited the city on the border with Utah.
Corona said Castro, a former mayor of San Antonio, Texas, has proven himself as an “even-headed leader” who can bring people together.
Castro is the first candidate in the crowded 2020 Democratic field to visit West Wendover.
Fireworks, Fires Kept Police, Firefighters Busy in Vegas
LAS VEGAS — Fireworks and fires sparked by them kept police officers and firefighters busy overnight in metro Las Vegas.
Police say Las Vegas officers enforcing fireworks laws issued just over 100 citations in the metro area.
The Las Vegas fire department says firefighters responded to multiple fires, mostly of them outside buildings and mostly related to fireworks.
The Clark County Fire Department reports its firefighters responded to 168 fire calls between 5 p.m. Thursday and 1:30 a.m. Friday., with 13 of those for building fires with damages.
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