Sparks City Council Member Joe Rodriguez was arrested early Saturday morning on suspicion of drunk driving after a crash in a state vehicle. He was taken into custody at 3:10 a.m Saturday, Feb. 21, on a charge of DUI above the legal limit, according to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office inmate search. The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is leading the investigation. His … [Read more...]

The Nevada Press Association issued the following press release on the case of a Las Vegas journalist being ejected from a court room for refusing a judge's order to restrict their reporting. PRESS RELEASE The Nevada Press Association is deeply troubled by the removal of Las Vegas Review-Journal reporters and a photographer from a Clark County courtroom Wednesday after … [Read more...]

Nevada Humanities, in partnership with the Nevada Museum of Art and the Reno chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), presents a special screening of Tadashi Nakamura’s film Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement—a 55-minute documentary that chronicles the life of Los Angeles-born artist, dancer, singer, author, and activist Nobuko Miyamoto, who was sent to the … [Read more...]

The Sparks City Attorney’s Office announced that its prosecutor secured a conviction for Juan Mena of one count of Domestic Battery stemming from an incident that occurred on October 12, 2025.    On October 12, 2025, officers responded to a domestic disturbance at a residence in Sparks, Nevada.  Officers were dispatched to the residence after a female called … [Read more...]

CARSON CITY, Nev. – With more than three million visits to the system in 2025, the Nevada Department of Transportation reminds motorists to use Nevada Travel Info for highway information in the new year.  In 2025, more than 3,036,248 web site visits and 63,493 calls were made to Nevada Travel Info for up-to-the-minute highway conditions.  In the new year, … [Read more...]

The Nevada Office of Traffic Safety released its December 2025 Statewide Fatal Report, and the numbers are lower compared to last year. In December 2025, 30 lives were claimed on Nevada’s roadways compared to 33 in December 2024. According to preliminary data, there were 381 road fatalities in Nevada in 2025, compared to 420 this time last year, marking a decrease of … [Read more...]

Drivers traveling on Sparks Boulevard should plan for significant traffic impacts beginning Monday, January 5, as crews begin a major roadway widening phase on the Sparks Boulevard Project that will require concurrent 24/7 lane closures in both directions. The inside northbound and southbound lanes on Sparks Boulevard between Springland/O’Callaghan Drive and Baring … [Read more...]

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Mark Amodei released the following statement after celebrating the annual Capitol Christmas Tree lighting. This year’s tree was selected from the Carson Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, marking the first time Nevada has been represented in this tradition.  “Watching a tree, grown in the heart of Nevada’s Second … [Read more...]