Argenta Not Expected to Re-Open Until Fall of 2021 Courtesy Photo Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak tours the Downunder Cafe in the Argenta dorm on the University of Nevada, Reno campus last week. The dorm was badly damaged by a natural gas explosion on July 5. By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — The first look at the damage inside provided to local media since a … [Read more...]
Nevada News Briefs
Associated Press Children Injured After Bounce House Blown into Power Lines RENO — Authorities say strong winds blew an inflatable bounce house with three children inside into powerlines, causing electricity to be temporarily cut off to thousands of people in Nevada. The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office says the bounce house was uplifted about 10 feet (3 meters) and got … [Read more...]
Nevada Supreme Court Rejects Biela’s Latest Death Row Appeal
By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — The Nevada Supreme Court has denied a Reno man’s latest bid to get off death row for the 2008 rape and killing of a 19-yearold college student that became one of the highest-profile cases in the city’s history. The justices unanimously rejected James Biela’s motion for a rehearing of the appeal they denied in April seeking a new … [Read more...]
Wildfire Destroys 1 Home North of Reno, Burns 2 Square Miles
Associated Press John Byrne/Tribune RENO — More than 200 firefighters have managed to contain about half of a Northern Nevada wildfire that has burned nearly 2 square miles (5 sq. kilometers) of mostly rangeland and destroyed a home north of Reno. The Sierra Front dispatch center said Monday the Jasper Fire is 45 percent contained and should be fully contained by … [Read more...]
Summer Meals still Available for Children
Low-income children who depend on free lunch and breakfast at school can be at risk of hunger during the summer break when school meals are not available. Approximately 30,000 students, 45%, of students in Washoe County School District, qualify for free lunch at school. Many don’t know where to turn for a good meal in the summer. The Food Bank of Northern Nevada joins … [Read more...]
Family: California Camper Got Lost After Being Chased by Man
Associated Press BIG PINE, Calif. — A woman found Monday after going missing from a remote campground in California’s White Mountains said she got lost when she was chased by a man with a knife, according to her family. Search and rescue teams found Sheryl Powell just hours after they found her small dog about 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) from her last known location, the … [Read more...]
Earthquakes Shake up Yucca Mountain Nuke Dump Talk in Nevada
Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Recent California earthquakes that rattled Las Vegas have shaken up arguments on both sides of a stalled federal plan to entomb nuclear waste beneath a long-studied site in southern Nevada. Wyoming Republican Sen. John Barrasso said this week his legislation to jumpstart the process to open the Yucca Mountain project is based on studies that … [Read more...]
Former Senator Discovers National Debt
Now safely ensconced in retirement for two years, former Nevada Democratic Sen. Harry Reid has suddenly discovered the country is spending more money than it reaps in taxes, driving up the national debt. “We have a president who seems not to care about the debt,” Reid told Sam Shad on the “Nevada Newsmakers” program late this past month, adding, “We are already past the … [Read more...]