Associated Press NV Energy seeks $30 million in rate cuts in Nevada Oct. 1 RENO — Nevada’s largest utility has filed a request for more than $30 million in rate reductions for ratepayers beginning in October. Under the request filed with the state Public Utilities Commission, ratepayers in northern Nevada would enjoy about a $24.1 million savings and those in southern … [Read more...]
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Woman could get Life for Killing Involving Custody Dispute RENO — A 40-year-old woman convicted of killing a man involved in a child custody dispute with her could be sentenced to spend the rest of her life in prison when sentenced April 9 in state District Court in Reno. A jury on Jan. 31 convicted Katherine Fletcher of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon in the … [Read more...]
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Police: Man in Nevada Walmart Store had Concealed Weapons SPARKS — Police in northern Nevada say a man was arrested last Wednesday inside a Walmart store with several weapons, including a shotguns, two handguns and a large hunting knife, the Police Department said. A concerned person’s call alerted authorities to man wearing a military style vest with a bandolier of … [Read more...]
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NHP Probes Pedestrian Death on US 50 Northeast of Dayton CARSON CITY — The Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating the death of a pedestrian who was hit by a vehicle over the weekend on U.S. Highway 50 in Lyon County near Dayton. The patrol says the male victim whose name has not been released had gotten off his ATV and was in the travel lane he was hit Sunday evening … [Read more...]
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Ski Resort Employee Dies after being Injured on Trail SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — An employee of a ski resort on the California-Nevada border has died after what the resort called a “serious incident” on a trail. Christopher John Nicholson, 36, of South Lake Tahoe, Calif. was killed on Saturday, KOLO-TV reported. He was injured on the expert trail in Mott Canyon on … [Read more...]
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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...]
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Nevada touts Reno as Best Place for New Air Force Squadron RENO — Gov. Steve Sisolak and Nevada’s entire congressional delegation are trying to persuade the Air Force to make the Nevada Air National Guard Base in Reno the home for a new regional air squadron to respond to emergencies and disasters. Sisolak, Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen led a letter to … [Read more...]
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Woman’s Body Found Outside Sparks; No Foul Play Suspected SPARKS — Police in Northern Nevada were investigating after a woman’s body was found on Christmas Eve on the outskirts of Sparks. Officers said they don’t believe foul play was involved. Sgt. John Vasquez said in a statement that the unidentified woman’s body was found Tuesday afternoon in the hills northeast of … [Read more...]