From Reno Gazette-Journal… Sparks Middle School shooting: Video details eyewitness account from inside school 10:18 AM Kyle Nucum, 13, said he witnessed another student shoot his teacher at Sparks Middle School Monday morning.
Carson City, NV – October 21, 2013, Governor Brian Sandoval this morning issued the following statement after learning of the shooting at Sparks Middle School: “I was deeply saddened to learn of the horrific shooting at Sparks Middle School this morning. My administration is receiving regular updates and the Nevada Highway Patrol is assisting at […]
Sparks, NV…UPDATE on Sparks Middle School Incident – Sparks Middle and Agnes Risley are closed – Parent unification for Sparks Middle School Students is at Sparks High School-820 15th Street – Photo ID required. It is being reported that two people have been killed and two are in critical condition. It is believed the suspect […]
Reno, CA…In a remarkable interfaith gesture, leaders of various religions and denominations blessed the new building of a Jewish synagogue in Reno on October 10 evening. Religious leaders of Roman Catholic, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Baha’i, United Methodist, Presbyterian, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Unification Church traditions participated in the dedication ceremony […]
Reno, NV…(Update..Found Safe) The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is currently searching for a missing 13-year-old boy last seen in the Lemmon Valley area on Tuesday, October 8. The missing juvenile is considered to be endangered due to an immediate need for life-sustaining medication. The missing juvenile is identified as Nathan Ward (photo attached). He was […]
Reno, NV…The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office reports that an 83-year-old woman who had been the subject of a multi-day search in west Reno was found safe this morning and returned to her family. Helen “Elaine” Haines was located on the north side of the Truckee River just west of McCarran about 8:30 a.m. Sunday morning. […]
Reno, NV… The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is advising Red Rock Area residents whose phone numbers have a “969” prefix that their phone provider, Rural Telephone Company, is currently experiencing technical difficulties and about 150-200 customers are unable to make phone calls outside their immediate area. This includes “911” emergency calls. The Sheriff’s Office advises […]
Reno, NV…The “I-80” Challenge began on July 24th and is off to a good start in Nevada and so far the Nevada Highway Patrol has been able to accomplish the main goal of no fatalities on Interstate 80. It has been two days since the start of the Challenge and Nevada Highway Patrol, has investigated […]
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office joined the Nevada Highway Patrol, Reno Police Department and Sparks Police Department in a two-week “Joining Forces” DUI Enforcement campaign earlier this month. From June 28 through July 12, 2013, the Sheriff’s Office and other participating agencies conducted around the clock saturation patrols and a DUI checkpoint on the 4th […]
Sun Valley, NV…The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Detective Division arrested Henry “Hank” Dempsey, age 33, of Sun Valley on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 on four counts of Sexual Assault on a Child Under the Age of 14 and four counts of Lewdness with a Child Under the Age of 14. These assaults involved two female […]
