Litter Checkup
Washoe County gets a passing grade when it comes to keeping our communities clean. Volunteers for "Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful" conducted its annual litter survey.
Washoe County gets a passing grade when it comes to keeping our communities clean. Volunteers for "Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful" conducted its annual litter survey.
An Incline Lake family had the scare of their life Thursday morning, and a maintenance worker at a Sparks apartment complex finds a rocket propelled grenade.
The triple digit-temperatures mean thousands of people are cranking up their air conditioners, to take a break from this sweltering heat.
The mid-summer heat can present some very real problems for senior citizens and others with low incomes and Newschannel 8 wants to help.
You hear a lot about heat stroke on hot days. The fact is that heat stroke is very rare.
The London attacks are bringing to light...the need for more bomb sniffing dogs in Northern Nevada.
Citing uncertainty prompted by a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling, California health officials suspended a program on Friday that had begun providing patients who smoke marijuana for medicinal reasons with state-issued identification cards.
The Fallon Naval Air Station held a mock disaster drill Friday designed to test the base's ability to respond to an incident with a number of casualties.
In the wake of London's terrorist attacks, some American rail passengers complain that more needs to be done to protect our trains.
Nevada's U-S Senator Harry Reid was in Reno today when he heard about the bombings in London. His first reaction is one of sympathy, but also a need to make sure the transportation industry is meeting security demands.
The increased alert level means extra security measures here in Reno. Extra precautions are being taken by the Regional Transportation Commission. R-T-C officials say the decision to raise the terror alert to orange, means they will be ramping up security for at least the next few days. They don't want to give too many details, because they don't want to tip off the terrorists. And they say the best defense...is for everything to look like business as usual.
More than 500 girl scouts embark to Camp Wasiu II from Northern Nevada and Eastern California each summer. But, after last winter's snow storm, the girls have to sell more than cookies to get their camp back to normal.
Desperate Londoners hunted for missing relatives on Friday after suspected al Qaeda bombers killed more than 50 people in rush-hour blasts
Graffiti costs tax payers here in Washoe County hundreds of thousands of dollars each year....and is one of the most common complaints that police recieve. A teenager who is facing serious charges for graffiti sheds some light on why a growing number of teens are getting into it.
A Reno man--and his female partner from California--have been indicted on federal charges of multi-state child prostitution. Investigators say sometime in the first two weeks of May, the two girls, one fourteen and one sixteen, sold sex on these local streets. But it didn't just happen in Reno. Police say this team traveled, hitting major cities in Nevada and California.
A local town is about to lose it's one and only bank. For the first time in 23 years, Virginia City will lose the Bank of America branch that serves the surrounding community.
The father of a man shot in a standoff in Wadsworth last week is still seeking answers.The deadly shooting happened in Wadsworth, on the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation, during the serving of an arrest warrant.
Seven Reno neighborhoods could be getting an extensive makeover. The Reno Redevelopment Agency says if city council approves the proposal, they estimate that it will result in $174 million in new revenue.
Two big wildfires are burning in central northern Nevada Tuesday night. They're both just south of Interstate 80 between Dunphy and the Beowawe exit.
Some pundits say U.S. Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales, has risen to the top of the President's short list. But, other pundits will say that it's too early to tell and that a list means nothing. After all, O'Connor's appointment took many by surprise; her name hadn't really been considered before President Reagan selected her.
New details about a shooting which happened at the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation in Wadsworth last Friday.
There are thousands of inmates in Nevada's prisons. Most of them will eventually be released. When they are, having a marketable skill can make the difference between a productive citizen, or a continuing danger to society.
Reno police say they were disgusted to hear a group of teens were stealing American flags off yards and houses in Northwest Reno.
Do you feel safe walking the streets of Downtown Reno? Well, whether or not you believe in Angels, a couple come out here at night to help you feel a little safer walking in your own neighborhood.
AAA says more than 360,000 Nevadans and more than 5.6 million Californians will travel somewhere during the weekend. A hot spot for both states lies between us at Lake Tahoe, and the congestion has already begun.
