Washoe County, NV. January 03, 2011. Waste Management announced today the first “Residential Dump Days” to be held in 2011 at the WM Transfer Stations in Reno. The dates for the first event are Saturday, January 8th, and Sunday, January 9th. Residential Dump Days are held solely at the Transfer Stations in Reno – Lockwood […]
Incline Village, NV….December 30, 2010. With the new year fast approaching, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Washoe County Emergency Management are encouraging all Americans to make emergency preparedness one of their New Year’s resolutions for the coming year. Resolve to be Ready in 2011 is a nationwide effort to urge individuals, families, businesses […]
Alpine Meadows, CA…Update 7am 12/30/10….The search will continue this morning. Updates to come as we receive……The Search is still on for a snowboarder who went out of bounds at Alpine Meadows Ski Resort. Shawnte Marie Willis, 25, of Tahoma, had been missing since 1:30 p.m. yesterday afternoon when she was last seen boarding off the […]
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE: The winter storm experienced over the past day dropped 12-18 inches of snow at lake level. This snowfall had high moisture content and has caused significant downed trees and power lines through the south shore area. The power outage experienced has left many Sierra Pacific Power customers without power, as of 5:00 […]
As New Year’s Eve approaches, the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office asks the community to celebrate responsibly so that a festivity does not turn into a tragedy due to a thoughtless or irresponsible act. Discharging a firearm into the air is illegal, as well as being dangerous and potentially deadly. A person discharging a firearm in […]
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Incline Village, NV….The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, Reno Police Department, Nevada Highway Patrol and the Sparks Police Department will be placing additional personnel on patrol this New Year’s Eve as part of the statewide DUI Enforcement campaign. These additional enforcement patrols are being conducted to help ensure that all motorists have a safe holiday weekend. […]
On December 12th at approximately 8:46 p.m., the Sheriff’s Office responded to Pyramid Lake on a report of a missing boater. The missing boater was accompanied by two other’s while canoeing in Pyramid Lake when their boat capsized. Two persons were able to swim to safety, the third identified as Dustin Mason did not. Sheriff’s […]
Lake Tahoe Area…Power is coming back on today for up to 10,000 Nevada Energy Customers who were without power due to the recent storm. The culprits were trees and limbs coming into contact with or knocking down power lines. The major outages occurred early this morning and the bulk of the outages have been in […]
The Air Quality Management Division (AQMD) of the Washoe County District Health Department wants everyone in the Truckee Meadows to have a wonderful holiday. That is why we are asking that residents refrain from burning wrapping paper, cardboard boxes and Christmas trees. “As tempting as it may be to quickly clean up the paper by […]
