BURLINGTON, Vt. — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is back at his Vermont home after being treated for a heart attack in Las Vegas. The plane carrying the 78-year-old senator arrived in Vermont just before 6 p.m. Saturday, one day after he was released from a hospital. As he left the airport he told reporters “I’m feeling great, thank you.” He was then … [Read more...]
FBI, Sheriff ’s Deputies ID Suspect in Reno bank Robbery
Associated Press RENO — Sheriff’s deputies and the FBI are continuing to search for a suspect in a bank robbery Friday north of Reno. The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office identified the suspect Monday as 32-year-old Albert Diaz-Ordaz, Jr. Investigators say no weapon was visible when he allegedly entered the Wells Fargo Bank on Sun Valley Boulevard at about 1 p.m. … [Read more...]
Nevada News Briefs
Associated Press 2 Killed, 1 Hurt in Lyon County Crash that Closed US 95-A SILVER SPRINGS — The Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating a head-on crash in Lyon County that killed two people over the weekend and shut down a state highway for several hours. The patrol says two people in a southbound Chevrolet Sonic died in the crash with a pickup truck at about … [Read more...]
Nevada News Briefs
Associated Press Sparks Marina Victim Identified as Reno Man, 69 SPARKS — Authorities have identified the dead man found floating this week in the Sparks Marina. The Regional Medical Examiner’s Office said Thursday 69-year-old Peter Wehrlin of Reno was pronounced dead at the scene Tuesday morning. The cause and manner of his death are still under … [Read more...]
Reed Falls to Wooster
John Byrne/Tribune Reed junior Taylor Hernandez returns a serve on Thursday during a 3-0 loss to Wooster. The girls are 7-8 on the season and have matches against Douglas and Bishop Manogue this week. … [Read more...]
Traffic Troubles
John Byrne/Tribune Road crews began the installation of an 18-inch steel natural gas main last week on Sparks Boulevard as part of a project that is expected to last 12 weeks. Several traffic detours are in place Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., including the closure of the southbound inside lane of Sparks Boulevard from south … [Read more...]
Music demonstrates the sadness and hope of a Holocaust survivor
By Steve Ranson Special to the Tribune Steve Ranson Screenwriter and director Robert Lucchesi, right, asked Sparks resident Mitka Kalinski questions about his life in 1940s Germany during World War II at a recent event in Reno. The heart-piercing tone rippled throughout the room, reflective of a man who spent his youth in Nazi concentration camps and as a household … [Read more...]
State Champion
John Byrne/Tribune Reed’s Matt Williams took home the state title in the boys 110 hurdle event with a time of 14:31. Williams also won first in the boys high jump event with a personal record jump of 6-07.00, and took third in the triple jump. … [Read more...]