Baby hospitalized after drug exposure, father arrested by Washoe County deputies
A 9-month-old child is recovering in a Reno hospital after being exposed to multiple controlled substances, according to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded early Saturday morning to Renown Regional Medical Center after the child tested positive for methamphetamine, benzodiazepines, and...
Sparks Resident Found Guilty of Transporting and Selling Meth at High Desert
A jury has found Madelyn Alexis Macias, a 31-year-old from Sparks, Nevada, guilty of bringing methamphetamine into the grounds of High Desert State Prison. The verdict was reached on September 9th. Macias was convicted of two charges: transporting methamphetamine for the purpose of sale and introducing a controlled...
City of Reno seeks public input on live entertainment rules
The City of Reno is asking for public input on its live entertainment regulations through a series of virtual meetings and an online survey, as city staff gather feedback to present at a future Reno City Council meeting. The request follows a presentation at the June 11 Reno City Council...
Hospice home for veterans named after philanthropist in Nevada
The Cynthia Lake House opened in response to an urgent need for hospice care, especially for veterans living in rural communities outside of traditional hospice service areas.
This fried chicken shack is making a comeback in Reno’s Midtown district
A Reno fried chicken shack is going big — literally — as it reopens at a new Midtown location. Cluckers will reopen Tuesday, Sept. 23, at its new location on 18 Saint Lawrence Ave. The fried chicken restaurant is taking over the place previously occupied by Dopo Pizza & Pasta. Cluckers cited three reasons for the...
The UndocuPack Program at UNR Keeps Growing with Empathy Under the Leadership of Janet...
Above an image of a collection of sticky notes in the UndocuPack office at the University of Nevada, Reno, left by UndocuPack supporters. At 29, Janet Najera leads the undocumented student program at UNR, known as UndocuPack, which describes itself as offering “assistance with on-campus and community resource...
Faith & Insight: A great cloud of witnesses
“What are you going to believe? Me or your lyin’ eyes?”. More than once in scripture we are instructed to get the word of two or three witnesses in areas of lines being crossed. None of us probably have to go that far back in our life to a...
Local man organizes memorial golf tournament supporting veterans’ charity
In Washoe Valley, Toiyabe Golf Club served as the venue for the Al Porta Memorial Golf Tournament. The event remembers Al Porta, who was a World War II veteran, and raises money for a local veterans charity. The organizer, Tom Porta, says his friend gave him the idea. "My father...
Kaboom! Con in Carson City
Organizers say it is the city's only pop culture convention.
Beautiful weather for Reno-Sparks to close out Summer
Weather for the last weekend of Summer is looking great across the Reno-Sparks area! After a few days of cloudy conditions, the sunshine is back to welcome Saturday. Temperatures are right around average for this time of the year, which is 83 degrees. Reno's overnight low for Saturday morning is will be close to 56...

















