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 performances. Live artists, a paint auction, and local DJ were also part of the grand opening celebration. “We are thrilled to bring this one-of-a-kind luxury living … [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 federal … [Read more...]
Aces Split with Sacramento; Final Homestand this Week
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 got the start for manager Chris Cron and was sharp from start to finish. The right-hander went five … [Read more...]
Soccer Begins at TMCC
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 after the ceremony. … [Read more...]
High School Football Begins Friday Night Across Northern Nevada
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 three Sparks schools will be in action Friday night to kickoff the 2019 season. While defending conference champion will open the Rob Hummel era away from … [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...]
Nevada News Briefs
Associated Press Missing Thumb Drive Contains Renown Health Patient Info RENO — The largest health care provider in northern Nevada says some of its patients’ private information was stored on a thumb drive that’s been missing since June 30. Renown Health said in a letter sent to patients on Friday the incident only affects an unspecified number of people who … [Read more...]