John Byrne Photos/Tribune Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a rally in the gymnasium of Sparks High School in Sparks Friday night as he kicked off a two-day campaign swing in the early caucus state. By Scott Sonner SPARKS — Former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday blamed President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from a nuclear … [Read more...]
Nevada News Briefs
Winter Storms Bound for Sierra, Lake Tahoe this Week RENO — The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a series of winter weather advisories and watches up and down the Sierra’s eastern front as a series of storms make their way into the region. A winter weather advisory went into effect at 4 p.m. Monday for parts of California along the Nevada line north of Reno. … [Read more...]
Prater Way Set to Get $5 Million Facelift
John Byrne/Tribune RTC project manager Judy Tortelli explains the new upgrades Prater Way will get when its $5 million project is completed late this year. Last week on Thursday, Washoe County’s Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) hosted a community open house at Dilworth STEM Academy to share information about the upcoming Prater Way Roadway Rehabilitation … [Read more...]
Group Seeks Postponement of Planned Roundup of Wild Horses
RENO — A group that advocates for protection of wild horses says a federal agency didn’t provide adequate notice of a weeks-long roundup planned to begin Monday in eastern Nevada and western Utah and is asking for a postponement. The American Wild Horse Campaign said in a statement Friday that the Bureau of Land Management was violating the public’s First Amendment rights … [Read more...]
City Council Highlights
The following are highlights from the Jan. 13 Sparks City Council Meeting: General Business The Sparks City Council approved Mayor Ron Smith’s recommendations to appoint Debbi Engebritson and Sara Toney to the Arts and Culture Advisory Committee to serve a two-year term, expiring November 6, 2021. Council accepted the $34,140 grant from Firehouse Subs to purchase three … [Read more...]
Area Crime News
Reno Arrest in Killing of Missing 75-Year-Old Man RENO — A Reno man has been jailed without bail on an open murder charge after a suspected homicide victim was found dead inside an apartment just west of downtown Reno. Reno police say 36-year-old Darnell Smith was arrested Thursday after officers responded to a report of suspicious circumstances and found the victim’s … [Read more...]
Democratic 2020 Candidates vie for Unions, Latinos in Nevada
By Michelle L. Price LAS VEGAS — Democratic presidential candidates descended on Nevada on Saturday in an attempt to build relationships with Latino voters and win the coveted endorsement of the powerful casino workers’ Culinary Union. Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg, both running as Midwestern moderates who’ve warned against liberal plans to move the U.S. to a … [Read more...]
Former Washoe County Superintendent not Selected for West Prep Academy Principal Position
By Jackie Valley The Nevada Independent The Washoe County School District’s ousted superintendent, Traci Davis, won’t be taking the principal job at West Prep Academy in Las Vegas. The Clark County School District confirmed in October that Davis had been recommended for the principal position at West Prep Academy by the school organizational team and Superintendent … [Read more...]