The following are highlights from the February 10, 2020 Sparks City Council Meeting. General Business City Manager Neil Krutz announced the following boards and commissions vacancies: – Sparks Building Code Board of Appeals for the two-year term beginning 03/21/2020. Candidates with the required electrical engineering experience may apply until Friday, Feb 28. – … [Read more...]
Nevada News Briefs
Police: Man in Nevada Walmart Store had Concealed Weapons SPARKS — Police in northern Nevada say a man was arrested last Wednesday inside a Walmart store with several weapons, including a shotguns, two handguns and a large hunting knife, the Police Department said. A concerned person’s call alerted authorities to man wearing a military style vest with a bandolier of … [Read more...]
Nevada impressive in first exhibition
In the first of two exhibition games this season the University of Nevada men’s basketball team used several runs to down Cal State East Bay 81-52 on Saturday night at Lawlor Events Center. Junior Jalen Harris tied for game-high honors with 21 points making 6-of-13 shots from the field, 3-of-5 from behind the arc. Senior guard Nizré Zouzoua scored 16 points and made 2-of-3 … [Read more...]
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Sen. Bernie Sanders home in Vermont after heart attack
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is back at his Vermont home after being treated for a heart attack in Las Vegas. The plane carrying the 78-year-old senator arrived in Vermont just before 6 p.m. Saturday, one day after he was released from a hospital. As he left the airport he told reporters “I’m feeling great, thank you.” He was then … [Read more...]
FBI, Sheriff ’s Deputies ID Suspect in Reno bank Robbery
Associated Press RENO — Sheriff’s deputies and the FBI are continuing to search for a suspect in a bank robbery Friday north of Reno. The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office identified the suspect Monday as 32-year-old Albert Diaz-Ordaz, Jr. Investigators say no weapon was visible when he allegedly entered the Wells Fargo Bank on Sun Valley Boulevard at about 1 p.m. … [Read more...]
No. 16 Oregon Routs Nevada 77-6
By Anne M. Peterson Associated Press John Byrne/Tribune The Oregon defense got to Nevada quarterback Carson Strong throughout the game on Saturday as Oregon clobbered the Wolf Pack, 77-6. EUGENE, Ore. — With a romp over Nevada, No. 16 Oregon got back on track. Justin Herbert threw for 310 yards and five touchdowns before heading to the sideline in the third … [Read more...]
$10,000 Reward Offered for Arrest of Wild Burro Killers
By John Rogers Associated Press Someone has been killing the wild burros of California's Mojave Desert, and the Bureau of Land Management is offering up to $10,000 to anyone who can help catch the culprit or culprits. Over the past three months, 42 burro carcasses containing gunshot wounds have been found scattered along a 60-mile (95-kilometer) stretch of Interstate 15, … [Read more...]