Associated Press Reno Man Wanted as Sex Offender in North Dakota Arrested RENO — The Nevada Highway Patrol has arrested a 56-year-old suspect in a park in south Reno who is wanted for failing to register as a sex offender in North Dakota. A state trooper says he had stopped at Anderson Park to give his canine a break Monday morning when a person with small … [Read more...]
New Luxury Apartments now Open at the Sparks Marina
John Byrne/Tribune FPI Community Director Heather Floyd shares a view from a third story apartment balcony at the Waterfront at the Marina grand opening Saturday. The Waterfront at the Marina Luxury Apartment Homes held its grand opening on Saturday with an event that included food, drinks, charcuterie and snow cones along with paddleboard yoga, beachball and silk dancer … [Read more...]
Nevada Judge Asked to Let New Wave of Retail Pot Shops Open
By Ken Ritter Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Attorneys for Nevada and some companies that won retail marijuana dispensary licenses last year told a judge Friday that mistakes might have been made, but tax officials are fairly enforcing a voter-approved initiative that legalized recreational cannabis. There would be no reason to stop the licensing process or order a … [Read more...]
Nevada Will Seek New Court Order to Remove Plutonium
By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — Nevada isn’t giving up its push to get the Trump administration to remove weapons-grade plutonium that was secretly shipped to a site near Las Vegas last year, learning from an appeals court defeat and planning a challenge that gets to the heart of the fight. State Attorney General Aaron Ford wrote in filings Thursday in … [Read more...]
Aces Split with Sacramento; Final Homestand this Week
John Byrne/Tribune Braden Shipley delivers a pitch during Reno’s 8-1 loss to Sacramento Sunday. The Reno Aces dropped the series finale against the Sacramento River Cats Sunday afternoon by a score of 8-1. Reno fell to 59-66 overall on the season and sat seven games back of Sacramento as of Sunday night after the four-game split with the first place club. Braden Shipley … [Read more...]
Soccer Begins at TMCC
John Byrne photos/TribuneJohn Byrne photos/Tribune TMCC President Karin Hilgersom cuts a ribbon alongside local RenoSparks officials for the school’s new soccer complex Saturday. The Lizards are a member of the National Junior College Athletics Association and are competing in the Scenic West Athletic Conference. Both the men’s and women’s teams played games at the new field … [Read more...]
High School Football Begins Friday Night Across Northern Nevada
John Byrne/Tribune Sparks High coach Brad Rose talks to a player during practice Monday. The Railroaders host Hug High Friday night to open the season. As the hot summer days begin the transition to cooler summer nights, another late August tradition will begin this week – the return of high school football. After a month of long days prepping on and off the field, all … [Read more...]
PGA’s Barracuda Seeks New Reno-Tahoe Home; Leaves Montreux
Associated Press RENO — The PGA Tour’s Barracuda Championship is looking for a new home after the private club that’s hosted the event since it began in Reno in 1999 pulled out. Montreux Golf & Country Club’s board of directors voted last week against holding the 2020 event at the mountain course between Reno and Lake Tahoe. Board Tim Slapnicka said the … [Read more...]