Police: Description of Vehicle in Fatal Hit-and-Run Revised RENO — Reno police say investigators have revised the description of a suspect vehicle in the hit-and-run death Tuesday of a 14-year-old girl. Police said Saturday that investigators remain “fairly certain” that the suspect vehicle is a 1988 to 1993 GMC 1500 standard-cab pickup but that better quality video … [Read more...]
Sen. Harris pickets with union, rallies Reno students
By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — Sen. Kamala Harris, D-California, told supporters in the early caucus state of Nevada Thursday she expects impeachment proceedings to move quickly in the House because of growing evidence President Donald Trump has committed crimes against the United States. “I don’t think it’s going to take very long because it’s a pretty tight … [Read more...]
UNR, TMCC Probe White Nationalist Flyers on Campus
Associated Press RENO — Officials at the University of Nevada, Reno are investigating after white supremacist fliers were posted on several campus buildings. School officials say multiple posters expressing white nationalist ideology were found last Tuesday in about five buildings. Eloisa Gordon-Mora, the university’s diversity and inclusion officer, says they … [Read more...]
Boiler Failure Triggered Gas Explosion at Nevada Dorm
By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — A “catastrophic failure” in a basement boiler triggered the July 5 natural gas explosion that blew out windows and walls at a dormitory at the University of Nevada, Reno, the state fire marshal said Thursday. The blast left eight people with minor injuries and has shut down the dorm for two years and a neighboring residence hall … [Read more...]
Cody Martin drafted by Hornets; Caroline signs deal with Lakers
University of Nevada senior guard Cody Martin was selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the 36th pick in the 2019 NBA Draft Thursday. Martin returns to his home state as he is from Mocksville, N.C. Martin is the first Wolf Pack player selected in the NBA Draft since Luke Babbitt and Armon Johnson were taken in the 2010 NBA Draft. Babbitt was the 16th pick of the first round … [Read more...]
Jordan Brown leaving Nevada for Arizona
Former Nevada player Jordan Brown announced on Twitter Friday that he will be transferring out of the program and has committed to the University of Arizona. “I want to begin by thanking the city of Reno for filling Lawlor every night and making it a great atmosphere for my first year of college,” Brown wrote. “The love and support you showed us was something I’ll never … [Read more...]
Kickoff times, TV info set for pair of Pack football road games
Kickoff times and TV information for a pair of Nevada football road games this fall have been announced. Nevada’s first road game of the season, at Oregon in Autzen Stadium on Sept. 7, will kick off at 4:30 p.m. (PT) and will be broadcast on Pac-12 Networks. It marks Nevada’s first game against Oregon since 2011. The Wolf Pack’s final non-conference game of the 2019 … [Read more...]
Wolf Pack eliminated by Rebels in semis of Mountain West tourney
Nevada’s (30-26) run in the Mountain West championships came to an end on Saturday afternoon after intrastate rival UNLV (29-28) hit a walkoff bomb in the ninth inning to defeat the Wolf Pack 6-5. Nevada’s Conor Allard tied the game in the seventh inning with a solo shot, but the Rebel’s Max Smith homered on the first pitch he saw in the bottom of the ninth to advance UNLV to … [Read more...]