A wildfire broke out Monday afternoon north of Sparks in the Hungry Valley area and was heading towards Spanish Springs, according to fire crews. The Hungry Fire had spread to 300 acres and was five percent contained as of Monday evening. … [Read more...]
Reed Improves to 3-0 with win over Galena
Reed turned the ball over early in the first quarter of Friday’s game at Galena and gave up a pair of passing touchdowns over 30 yards shortly after, but that was about all that went wrong for the visitors that night. The Raiders went on to score the next 56 points of the game to beat the Grizzlies 56-12.After going down 12-0 in the first quarter, Elijah Tua-Tolliver got … [Read more...]
Reed Falls to Wooster
Reed junior Taylor Hernandez returns a serve on Thursday during a 3-0 loss to Wooster. The girls are 7-8 on the season and have matches against Douglas and Bishop Manogue this week. … [Read more...]
Is this You? YouTube Mechanic
Trina Machacek I changed the oil in my yellow 1991 Chevy Tracker. After being the “helper bee” for the past 42 years it was time for me to step up to the plate and give this a go by myself. I had no doubt I could do it. No doubt I wouldn’t run over myself. No doubt—if I messed up some kind person would fix whatever I might screw up. With those no doubts I headed out one … [Read more...]
Sparks Man Dies in Balcony Fall After Shootout with Police
Associated Press GULF SHORES, Ala. — Alabama investigators say a Nevada man died Monday in a fall from a balcony after a 4 a.m. shootout with officers. Sgt. Jason Woodruff says 38-year-old Russell Mallette (MAL-et) of Sparks, Nevada, fled to a condominium after a traffic stop. Police said Mallette attacked an officer in the building, grabbed his gun and shot it. … [Read more...]
September 4, 2019
Nevada News Briefs
Associated Press Authorities Say Death at Burning Man Festival ‘suspicious’ RENO — A man’s death at the Burning Man festival is being ruled as suspicious. The Washoe County Medical Examiner’s Office on Friday identified the man found dead in a medical tent as Shane Billingham. Pershing County sheriff’s officials did not release a cause of death, age or … [Read more...]
US Files Gender Discrimination Suit Against Reno Car Dealer
By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — Civil rights lawyers for the U.S. government have filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against a Reno car dealership they say has created a workplace hostile to women. Champion Chevrolet intentionally engaged in unlawful employment practices for at least three years, according to the lawsuit filed Thursday by the Equal … [Read more...]