Reno NV

On Mar. 12, the City of Reno held a press conference to provide updates on an ongoing investigation into the Reno Police Department (RPD). Earlier in the week, city staff confirmed they had placed Chief Kathryn Nance and five more unidentified members of the department on leave, pending a review of potential policy...

SPARKS, Nevada — Residents of the master-planned residential neighborhood Wingfield showed up in force at a community meeting to express their opposition to a plan to turn part of a neighboring golf course into a housing development. Hundreds of people packed the cafeteria of Sky Ranch Middle School in Sparks last...

Reno, Nev. – Christina M. Hixson Park. RENO, Nev. – Nevada Softball (18-10, MW 2-1) secured the 9-4 series win over Boise State (13-17, MW 1-2) on Sunday at Christina M. Hixson Park. Boise State opened the game with two runs in the first, but Nevada immediately responded...

Patrón Tequila’s Agave master to host a pairing dinner at Edgewood’s Brooks’ Bar & Deck on Friday, March 20.

Motorists traveling eastbound on Moana Lane should plan for an alternate route near South Virginia Street. Construction work is underway at the busy intersection of Moana Lane and South Virginia in Reno, fully closing one side of the road for several weeks. Work started Monday, March 16, to repair the existing...

Leaders from across Reno, Sparks and Washoe County are meeting Monday morning to talk about the region’s approach to homelessness and the future of the advisory board that helps guide those efforts. The Community Homelessness Advisory Board is scheduled to meet at 9 a.m. Monday inside the Washoe County...

An investigation is underway after a wrong-way crash injured a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper on I-80 near downtown Reno on Saturday night. The crash happened just after 9:15 p.m. on I-80 east, just east of Virginia Street. NHP says a preliminary investigation shows that the unidentified trooper was heading east...

Editor’s note: The Carson City District Attorney’s Office provides the Appeal with monthly sentencing reports for serious crimes when available. On Feb. 2, Eric Lavato, a Carson City resident, appeared for sentencing on two charges of battery by prisoner, probationer or parolee, a category B felony. The defendant was...

Right now, it’s the "paw-fect" time to give a big dog a "fur-ever" home. The Nevada Humane Society (NHS) is waiving adoption fees for large dogs at its shelters. Jerleen Bryant, CEO for the Nevada Humane Society, said that means "free adoptions for any large breed dog over 50 pounds that has been here two weeks or...

A group gathered at the Believe Sign in Reno on Sunday for what they called a March for Justice. They said they are protesting the way the government is handling the Epstein files and are demanding that they release more of the redacted files. "Rich men who use their power...