SCOTT SONNER, Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Sierra's first winter storm of the season slowed travel Monday on snowy mountain highways, dumped rain across most of northern Nevada, caused temporary power outages around Reno and Lake Tahoe and triggered a strong wind advisory as far south as Las Vegas. Chains or snow tires were required on most mountain highways … [Read more...]
A trip to Hidden Valley Country Club
Food and drink in Northern Nevada is on fire. Restaurants, breweries, distilleries and hotels have been featured in Forbes, USA Today, Thrillist, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, San Jose Mercury News, Sacramento Bee, Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post… the list just goes on. At the Sparks Tribune we thought we’d jump in and talk about the food/drink/event scene in Northern … [Read more...]
Pack saves season with rally from 17-0 hole
Tribune photo by John Byrne - Defensive end Ian Seau (No. 8) celebrates his strip sack and fumble recovery in the fourth quarter of Saturday's 30-20 home win over Hawaii with defensive end Lenny Jones (No. 94). Seau had four sacks in the win. Once trailing 17-0, Nevada used a 30-3 scoring advantage in the final 35 minutes of play to race past Hawai’i on Homecoming Saturday … [Read more...]
NV Energy lowers rates
Rates for NV Energy customers have decreased for the second consecutive quarter of the year, the utility announced. Effective this month, residential and other customers will see an overall electric rate decrease of 4 percent. Natural gas rates will drop 7.41 percent overall across the various customer classifications. “The company’s previous investments in efficient, … [Read more...]
Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run accident
A pedestrian was killed early Monday morning in a hit-and-run accident on Victorian Avenue just east of Kietzke Lane, Sparks police reported. Police said officers found the male victim, a 55-year-old Sparks resident, in in the bike lane of eastbound Victorian Avenue after receiving a call of a man down in the road at about 3 a.m. Monday. The victim, police said, appeared to … [Read more...]
Sparks man gets life prison term for sexual assault
A Sparks man has been sentenced to life in prison for sexually assaulting a female patient at Saint Mary’s Hospital where he worked, Washoe County District Attorney Chris Hicks announced. Bryan Sandiego Samson, 33, who pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault in August, was sentenced last week in Washoe County District Court. The case against Samson began in 2014 … [Read more...]
Museum hosts Donner Party historic bus tour
The Sparks Heritage Museum is inviting people to join renowned local historian and storyteller Fred Horlacher for the Donner Party bus tour on Saturday, Oct. 17. A lecture on the first half of the Donner Party trek will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. Oct. 16 at the museum. Horlacher is a retired Nevada history teacher whose career is filled with accolades, including the … [Read more...]
Arrest made in shooting of 13-year-old Sparks boy
Sparks police have made an arrest in the case of a 13-year-old boy who was shot in the head while inside his apartment in what was described as a random drive-by shooting. Police said they arrested Jimmy Lopez-Valadez, 35, last week based a tip detectives received through the Secret Witness program. The suspect was booked into jail on charges of discharging a firearm from or … [Read more...]